diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 78846a521d..75da6ff583 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ subprojects { subProject ->
         // appropriately inject the common dependencies into each sub-project
         dependencies {
 		    compile( libraries.logging )
-            compile( libraries.slf4j_api )
             testCompile( libraries.junit )
             testCompile( libraries.atomikos )
+            testRuntime( libraries.slf4j_api )
             testRuntime( libraries.slf4j_simple )
             testRuntime( libraries.jcl_slf4j )
             testRuntime( libraries.jcl_api )
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 4fc1c2b712..dcfdee470b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
     // common
     compile gradleApi()
     compile localGroovy()
-    compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.6.0'
+    // compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.6.0'
     compile 'org.apache.ant:ant:1.7.0'
     compile 'org.apache.maven:maven-ant-tasks:2.1.0'