diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 621cf01735..0000000000
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, A1
-
-log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-
-log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/log4jstructuraldp.properties b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/log4jstructuraldp.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bc2bfe4b9..0000000000
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/log4jstructuraldp.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-# Root logger 
-log4j.rootLogger=INFO, file, stdout
-
-# Write to console
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 617917dca2..c404714347 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
     <logger name="net.sf.jmimemagic" level="WARN" />
 
-    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>