diff --git a/appc-config/appc-config-adaptor/provider/pom.xml b/appc-config/appc-config-adaptor/provider/pom.xml
index 859b24a..a5c90e4 100644
--- a/appc-config/appc-config-adaptor/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-config/appc-config-adaptor/provider/pom.xml
@@ -70,20 +70,10 @@
 			<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-        <dependency>
-         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-	 <version>${logback.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.att.eelf</groupId>
             <artifactId>eelf-core</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/appc-config/appc-config-audit/provider/pom.xml b/appc-config/appc-config-audit/provider/pom.xml
index e9c6b90..59baa05 100644
--- a/appc-config/appc-config-audit/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-config/appc-config-audit/provider/pom.xml
@@ -74,19 +74,8 @@
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-	 <version>${logback.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.att.eelf</groupId>
             <artifactId>eelf-core</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                     <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/appc-config/appc-config-generator/provider/pom.xml b/appc-config/appc-config-generator/provider/pom.xml
index fd5eacd..2718735 100644
--- a/appc-config/appc-config-generator/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-config/appc-config-generator/provider/pom.xml
@@ -94,20 +94,10 @@
                 <artifactId>commons-collections</artifactId>
                 <version>3.2.2</version>
           </dependency>
-         <dependency>
-           <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-           <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-	   <version>${logback.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.att.eelf</groupId>
             <artifactId>eelf-core</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                 <exclusion>
-                      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                 </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/appc-config/appc-data-services/provider/pom.xml b/appc-config/appc-data-services/provider/pom.xml
index b383133..92468db 100644
--- a/appc-config/appc-data-services/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-config/appc-data-services/provider/pom.xml
@@ -62,21 +62,10 @@
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-                <dependency>
-                     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                     <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-	             <version>${logback.version}</version>
-                </dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.att.eelf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>eelf-core</artifactId>
-                       <exclusions>
-                            <exclusion>
-                                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                                 <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                            </exclusion>
-                        </exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/appc-config/appc-encryption-tool/provider/pom.xml b/appc-config/appc-encryption-tool/provider/pom.xml
index 3ce00be..1959093 100644
--- a/appc-config/appc-encryption-tool/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-config/appc-encryption-tool/provider/pom.xml
@@ -66,19 +66,8 @@
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-	 <version>${logback.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.att.eelf</groupId>
             <artifactId>eelf-core</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                 <exclusion>
-                     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                     <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                 </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-configuration</groupId>
diff --git a/appc-config/appc-flow-controller/provider/pom.xml b/appc-config/appc-flow-controller/provider/pom.xml
index 4a6da1f..f3cd09b 100644
--- a/appc-config/appc-flow-controller/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-config/appc-flow-controller/provider/pom.xml
@@ -69,19 +69,8 @@
             <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-yaml</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-	    <version>${logback.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.att.eelf</groupId>
             <artifactId>eelf-core</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors</groupId>