diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.java
index ea6de1a45a..2b1cba3b05 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.java
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
@@ -41,9 +38,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
  */
 public class HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite implements HandlerMethodArgumentResolver {
 
-	@Deprecated
-	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
-
 	private final List<HandlerMethodArgumentResolver> argumentResolvers = new LinkedList<>();
 
 	private final Map<MethodParameter, HandlerMethodArgumentResolver> argumentResolverCache =