diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04d0c28a5a..1db81f3c59 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -324,6 +324,24 @@
         <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
         <version>${commons-logging-version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>avalon-framework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>avalon-framework</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>logkit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logkit</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+            <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>