diff --git a/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/src/test/resources/logback.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a31b7f71ca..0000000000
--- a/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-Copyright 2010 Harald Wellmann
- 
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
- 
-http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- 
--->
-<configuration>
- 
-  <!-- log to System.out on console -->
-  <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-    <encoder>
-      <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n</pattern>
-    </encoder>
-  </appender>
-   
-  <!-- log to file test.log -->
-  <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
-    <file>target/test.log</file>
-    <encoder>
-      <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n</pattern>
-    </encoder>
-  </appender>
-   
-  <root level="WARN">
-    <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
-    <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
-  </root>
-  <logger name="org.ops4j.pax.exam" level="INFO"/>
-   
-</configuration>
diff --git a/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml b/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
index 07a7734d9c..5bb4308797 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
         <asm.version>9.8</asm.version>
         <depends-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</depends-maven-plugin.version>
         <javax.inject.version>1</javax.inject.version>
-        <logback.version>1.5.16</logback.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.api.version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.api.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.version>1.1.15-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.version>
diff --git a/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml b/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
index 886dfad89f..a4f948469a 100644
--- a/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <depends-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</depends-maven-plugin.version>
         <easymock.version>5.5.0</easymock.version>
-        <logback.version>1.5.18</logback.version>
         <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
@@ -322,18 +321,6 @@
             <version>${pax-url.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-            <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${logback.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>${logback.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.tinybundles</groupId>
             <artifactId>tinybundles</artifactId>