diff --git a/distributions/demo-server/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/distributions/demo-server/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c8dce47f..000000000
--- a/distributions/demo-server/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2018 The Data Transfer Project Authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-# SLF4J logging configuration
-
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, consoleAppender
-log4j.appender.consoleAppender=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.consoleAppender.layout=org.datatransferproject.logging.EncryptingLayout
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d7ed9cdd0..95882afc9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ okHttpVersion=3.9.1
 azureKeyVaultVersion=1.0.0
 javaDockerContainer=openjdk:11
 jerseyVersion=2.26
-log4jVersion=2.17.0
 apacheHttpVersion=4.5.6
 
 # ossrhUsername=