diff --git a/checkstyle/project.xml b/checkstyle/project.xml
index cf4f7f05..f3bc037f 100644
--- a/checkstyle/project.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/project.xml
@@ -138,13 +138,5 @@
         <classloader>root</classloader>
       </properties>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.8</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>