diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c3916e85b..0646f16e94 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@ libraries = [
         logging:        'org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging:3.0.0.Beta5',
         logging_tools:  'org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging-tools:1.0.0.Beta4',
         slf4j_api:      'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:' + slf4jVersion,
-        slf4j_simple:   'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:' + slf4jVersion,
+        slf4j_log4j12:  'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:' + slf4jVersion,
         jcl_slf4j:      'org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:' + slf4jVersion,
         jcl_api:        'commons-logging:commons-logging-api:99.0-does-not-exist',
         jcl:            'commons-logging:commons-logging:99.0-does-not-exist',
 
         // testing
-        atomikos:       'com.atomikos:transactions-jdbc:3.7.0',
         junit:          'junit:junit:4.8.2',
         jpa_modelgen:   'org.hibernate:hibernate-jpamodelgen:1.1.1.Final',
         shrinkwrap_api: 'org.jboss.shrinkwrap:shrinkwrap-api:1.0.0-alpha-6',
@@ -121,9 +120,8 @@ subprojects { subProject ->
         dependencies {
 		    compile( libraries.logging )
             testCompile( libraries.junit )
-            testCompile( libraries.atomikos )
             testRuntime( libraries.slf4j_api )
-            testRuntime( libraries.slf4j_simple )
+            testRuntime( libraries.slf4j_log4j12 )
             testRuntime( libraries.jcl_slf4j )
             testRuntime( libraries.jcl_api )
             testRuntime( libraries.jcl )
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/SqlStatementLogger.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/SqlStatementLogger.java
index 2b6f85a8e2..89aec68f26 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/SqlStatementLogger.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/SqlStatementLogger.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class SqlStatementLogger {
 				statement = formatter.format( statement );
 			}
 		}
-        LOG.debugf(statement);
+        LOG.debug( statement );
 		if ( logToStdout ) {
 			System.out.println( "Hibernate: " + statement );
 		}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java
index fbe4b527b2..c10ebd0f62 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class QueryTranslatorImpl implements FilterTranslator {
 
         if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			ASTPrinter printer = new ASTPrinter( SqlTokenTypes.class );
-            LOG.debugf(printer.showAsString(w.getAST(), "--- SQL AST ---"));
+            LOG.debug( printer.showAsString( w.getAST(), "--- SQL AST ---" ) );
 		}
 
 		w.getParseErrorHandler().throwQueryException();
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class QueryTranslatorImpl implements FilterTranslator {
 	void showHqlAst(AST hqlAst) {
         if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			ASTPrinter printer = new ASTPrinter( HqlTokenTypes.class );
-            LOG.debugf(printer.showAsString(hqlAst, "--- HQL AST ---"));
+            LOG.debug( printer.showAsString( hqlAst, "--- HQL AST ---" ) );
 		}
 	}