diff --git a/build.versions b/build.versions
index 53ef1c04a8..a4e1c28bdb 100644
--- a/build.versions
+++ b/build.versions
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # common dependency versions
 aspectj.version=1.6.8.RELEASE
-slf4j.version=1.5.3
 junit.version=4.9.0
 testng.version=5.12.1
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.context/ivy.xml
index 999e97802b..e8871930a5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/ivy.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/ivy.xml
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@
 		<dependency org="org.beanshell" name="com.springsource.bsh" rev="2.0.0.b4" conf="optional, beanshell->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.codehaus.groovy" name="com.springsource.org.codehaus.groovy" rev="1.6.5" conf="optional, groovy->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.codehaus.jsr166-mirror" name="com.springsource.jsr166" rev="1.7.0" conf="provided->compile"/>
-		<!-- the following works -->
-		<dependency org="org.hibernate" name="com.springsource.org.hibernate.validator" rev="4.1.0.GA" conf="optional->compile"/>
-		<!-- the following upgrade to 4.2.0.Final *should* work, but results in NoClassDefFound errors for net.sf.ehcache.store.MemoryStoreEvictionPolicy
 		<dependency org="org.hibernate" name="com.springsource.org.hibernate.validator" rev="4.2.0.Final" conf="optional->compile"/>
-		-->
 		<dependency org="org.joda" name="com.springsource.org.joda.time" rev="1.6.0" conf="optional->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.jruby" name="com.springsource.org.jruby" rev="1.4.0" conf="optional, jruby->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.asm" rev="latest.integration" conf="compile->compile"/>
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@
 		<dependency org="org.easymock" name="com.springsource.org.easymock" rev="2.5.1" conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.junit" name="com.springsource.org.junit" rev="${junit.version}" conf="test->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="org.hamcrest" name="com.springsource.org.hamcrest" rev="1.1.0" conf="test->runtime"/>
-		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="${slf4j.version}" conf="test->runtime"/>
+		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="1.6.1" conf="test->runtime"/>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </ivy-module>
diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.orm/ivy.xml
index 2b12a1f0c9..bf107a7239 100644
--- a/org.springframework.orm/ivy.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.orm/ivy.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		<dependency org="org.easymock" name="com.springsource.org.easymock" rev="2.5.1" conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.hsqldb" name="com.springsource.org.hsqldb" rev="1.8.0.9" conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.junit" name="com.springsource.org.junit" rev="${junit.version}" conf="test->runtime"/>
-		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="${slf4j.version}" conf="test->runtime"/>
+		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="1.5.3" conf="test->runtime"/>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </ivy-module>
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.test/ivy.xml
index 403e382061..1bd3614c67 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/ivy.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.test/ivy.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		<dependency org="org.hibernate" name="com.springsource.org.hibernate" rev="3.3.1.GA" conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.hsqldb" name="com.springsource.org.hsqldb" rev="1.8.0.9" conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.junit" name="com.springsource.org.junit" rev="${junit.version}" conf="optional->compile"/>
-		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="${slf4j.version}" conf="test->compile"/>
+		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="1.5.3" conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.beans" rev="latest.integration" conf="optional->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.context" rev="latest.integration" conf="optional->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.core" rev="latest.integration" conf="optional->compile"/>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/ivy.xml
index 8a870e56bf..c15efda0b2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/ivy.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/ivy.xml
@@ -103,11 +103,8 @@
                     conf="test->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="javax.transaction" name="com.springsource.javax.transaction" rev="1.1.0" conf="provided->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="javax.validation" name="com.springsource.javax.validation" rev="1.0.0.GA" conf="test->compile"/>
-		<dependency org="org.hibernate" name="com.springsource.org.hibernate.validator" rev="4.1.0.GA" conf="test->runtime"/>
-		<!-- causes NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.hibernate.validator.engine.ConfigurationImpl
 		<dependency org="org.hibernate" name="com.springsource.org.hibernate.validator" rev="4.2.0.Final" conf="test->runtime"/>
-		-->
-		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="${slf4j.version}" conf="test->runtime"/>
+		<dependency org="org.slf4j" name="com.springsource.slf4j.jcl" rev="1.6.1" conf="test->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="org.joda" name="com.springsource.org.joda.time" rev="1.6.0" conf="test->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="org.mortbay.jetty" name="com.springsource.org.mortbay.jetty.server" rev="6.1.9"
                     conf="test->compile"/>