diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml
index f47aab8d3..c9e8d94d4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-kafka-test</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<!-- Added back since Kafka still depends on it, but it has been removed by Boot due to EOL -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.17</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-test</artifactId>
@@ -121,4 +114,4 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>