diff --git a/javadoc/pom.xml b/javadoc/pom.xml
index d5240311c47..0a9937012d1 100644
--- a/javadoc/pom.xml
+++ b/javadoc/pom.xml
@@ -404,13 +404,6 @@
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
       <artifactId>infinispan-client-hotrod</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <!-- this is depending on an old log4j version which have this issue https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3241 -->
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <!-- to make infinispan-common source sane -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/jetty-ee9/test-ee9-sessions/test-ee9-infinispan-sessions/pom.xml b/jetty-ee9/test-ee9-sessions/test-ee9-infinispan-sessions/pom.xml
index f3248e15073..9798658a485 100644
--- a/jetty-ee9/test-ee9-sessions/test-ee9-infinispan-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee9/test-ee9-sessions/test-ee9-infinispan-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
       <artifactId>infinispan-client-hotrod</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <!-- this is depending on an old log4j version which have this issue https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3241 -->
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
diff --git a/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-common/pom.xml b/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-common/pom.xml
index 09bdfc92721..e499d258dd4 100644
--- a/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-common/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-common/pom.xml
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
       <artifactId>infinispan-client-hotrod</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <!-- this is depending on an old log4j version which have this issue https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3241 -->
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
diff --git a/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote-query/pom.xml b/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote-query/pom.xml
index e676e9004e5..6e4c66fb05b 100644
--- a/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote-query/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote-query/pom.xml
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
       <artifactId>infinispan-client-hotrod</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <!-- this is depending on an old log4j version which have this issue https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3241 -->
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
diff --git a/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote/pom.xml b/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote/pom.xml
index 0abff9dc9b2..947646d9162 100644
--- a/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-integrations/jetty-infinispan/jetty-infinispan-remote/pom.xml
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
       <artifactId>infinispan-client-hotrod</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <!-- this is depending on an old log4j version which have this issue https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3241 -->
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>