diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
index b2a6975964..b429339417 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -8,34 +8,13 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot Logging with Log4J2</description>
 
-    <!-- this needs to use the boot parent directly in order to not inherit logback dependencies -->
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <dependencyManagement>
-        <dependencies>
-            <!-- for junit5 to successfully be able to discover junit4 tests, we need 4.12+ version of -->
-            <!-- junit:junit in the classpath. hence forcing the latest 4.13.2 available version for -->
-            <!-- junit5 compatibility -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>junit</groupId>
-                <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>${junit.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
-                <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -62,7 +41,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -96,10 +74,6 @@
         <start-class>com.baeldung.springbootlogging.SpringBootLoggingApplication</start-class>
         <spring-boot-starter-log4j.version>1.3.8.RELEASE</spring-boot-starter-log4j.version>
         <gelfj.version>1.1.16</gelfj.version>
-        <lombok.version>1.18.24</lombok.version>
-        <!-- used only in dependency management to force this version, not included as a direct dependency -->
-        <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-        <junit-jupiter.version>5.8.1</junit-jupiter.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
     </properties>