diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/pom.xml b/qqq-backend-core/pom.xml
index f8da0a96..d7c1e4cf 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/pom.xml
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/pom.xml
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@
          <artifactId>quartz</artifactId>
          <version>2.3.2</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-         <version>2.0.9</version>
-      </dependency>
 
       <!-- Common deps for all qqq modules -->
       <dependency>