diff --git a/jalopy/project.xml b/jalopy/project.xml
index 78abf199..98aaa337 100644
--- a/jalopy/project.xml
+++ b/jalopy/project.xml
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
       <version>1.2.8</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>oro</groupId>