diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index a77bff499791..38ca4f0131a3 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.13.0</version> <!-- [vulnerable 2.14.1] latest 2.22.0 -->
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
@@ -511,7 +506,6 @@
       <artifactId>pentaho-encryption-support</artifactId>
       <version>${encryption-support.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>