diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45af8aff4f..b2794d0c07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@
 				<artifactId>curator-test</artifactId>
 				<version>2.9.1</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7.21</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 				<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier-core/pom.xml
index b93aa2187c..f68a3c9924 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.contract</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-verifier-testing-utils</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>