diff --git a/maven/poi-scratchpad.pom b/maven/poi-scratchpad.pom
index b2639d1f25..d1b4392de1 100644
--- a/maven/poi-scratchpad.pom
+++ b/maven/poi-scratchpad.pom
@@ -64,17 +64,5 @@
        <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
        <version>@VERSION@</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1</version>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.13</version>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>