diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
index ea58acf603b..005f171b881 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>