diff --git a/gradle/javaProject.gradle b/gradle/javaProject.gradle
index 0369850a5159..38af182d3096 100644
--- a/gradle/javaProject.gradle
+++ b/gradle/javaProject.gradle
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ dependencies {
         implementation 'org.ow2.asm:asm-util:7.1'
         implementation 'org.ow2.asm:asm-tree:7.1'
         implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.11.7'
-        implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.26'
         implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.12.4'
         implementation 'org.testng:testng:6.14.3'
         implementation 'org.wso2.carbon.messaging:org.wso2.carbon.messaging:2.3.7'