diff --git a/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go b/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go
index 113b6467e5..ea34d529ab 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go
@@ -161,13 +161,6 @@ func generateProject(ctx *Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Add Log4j 2 SLF4J binding as default logging impl
-	ctx.Maven.Project.AddDependency(maven.Dependency{
-		GroupID:    "org.apache.logging.log4j",
-		ArtifactID: "log4j-slf4j-impl",
-		Scope:      "runtime",
-	})
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/builder/builder_steps_test.go b/pkg/builder/builder_steps_test.go
index 30cfdbaf07..61f622c343 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/builder_steps_test.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/builder_steps_test.go
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ func TestGenerateJvmProject(t *testing.T) {
 				GroupID:    "org.apache.camel",
 				ArtifactID: "camel-properties",
 			},
-			{
-				GroupID:    "org.apache.logging.log4j",
-				ArtifactID: "log4j-slf4j-impl",
-				Scope:      "runtime",
-			},
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -308,11 +303,6 @@ func TestGenerateGroovyProject(t *testing.T) {
 				GroupID:    "org.apache.camel",
 				ArtifactID: "camel-groovy",
 			},
-			{
-				GroupID:    "org.apache.logging.log4j",
-				ArtifactID: "log4j-slf4j-impl",
-				Scope:      "runtime",
-			},
 		},
 	)
 }