diff --git a/aspects/pom.xml b/aspects/pom.xml
index 7f32733385..f95e7785c4 100644
--- a/aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/aspects/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
     <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
     <name>Spring Security - Aspects</name>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
             <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index 08fd67fd1a..c293e329b9 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e4ebb4ac3d..a0650bc714 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@
             <artifactId>ehcache</artifactId>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-collections</artifactId>
diff --git a/ldap/pom.xml b/ldap/pom.xml
index 0ab59502db..126751e874 100644
--- a/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.ldap</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-ldap-core</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>ldapsdk</groupId>
           <artifactId>ldapsdk</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e33842cc2b..d80263d0f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -482,12 +482,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
                 <version>${spring.version}</version>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -596,12 +590,6 @@
                 <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
                 <version>1.8.0.10</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-                <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1.1</version>
-                <optional>true</optional>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/contacts/pom.xml b/samples/contacts/pom.xml
index 258966da13..0187bb6328 100644
--- a/samples/contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/contacts/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@
             <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
@@ -75,6 +85,23 @@
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/ldap/pom.xml b/samples/ldap/pom.xml
index 0cc0ffd9e3..8fa1fccabc 100644
--- a/samples/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -53,10 +59,26 @@
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.8</version>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/pom.xml b/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
index aca1f0ca8d..1fcde958aa 100644
--- a/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
             <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
@@ -58,6 +68,23 @@
             <artifactId>standard</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>