diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
index 62872c283c..01b6772450 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
       <dependency id="LightInject.Annotation" version="[1.1.0,1.999999)" />
       <dependency id="LightInject.Mvc" version="[2.0.0,2.999999)" />
       <dependency id="LightInject.WebApi" version="[2.0.0,2.999999)" />
-      <dependency id="log4net" version="[2.0.8,2.999999)" />
-      <dependency id="Log4Net.Async" version="[2.0.4,2.999999)" />
       <dependency id="Lucene.Net.Contrib" version="[3.0.3,3.999999)" />
       <dependency id="Markdown" version="[2.2.1,2.999999)" />
       <dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin" version="[2.2.1,2.999999)" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 3954267118..b6c2db5bdc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject" Version="5.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject.Annotation" Version="1.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject.Web" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Log4Net.Async" Version="2.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin" Version="2.2.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" Version="5.2.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies" Version="4.0.0" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
index fc70e6ae9e..1ed84a04cf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta025" />
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject" Version="5.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject.Annotation" Version="1.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Log4Net.Async" Version="2.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Lucene.Net" Version="3.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Lucene.Net.Contrib" Version="3.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Core" Version="2.2.1" />
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="SharpZipLib" Version="0.86.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Umbraco.SqlServerCE" Version="4.0.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="4.4.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Cache\CacheRefresherComponentTests.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index db6d974fc2..b552d37ce8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta025" />
     <PackageReference Include="ImageProcessor.Web" Version="4.9.2.19" />
     <PackageReference Include="ImageProcessor.Web.Config" Version="2.4.1.19" />
-    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Log4Net.Async" Version="2.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Lucene.Net.Contrib" Version="3.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin" Version="2.2.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" Version="5.2.6" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 581c0ae815..2e2513a4e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject.Annotation" Version="1.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject.Mvc" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="LightInject.WebApi" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Log4Net.Async" Version="2.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Markdown" Version="2.2.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin" Version="2.2.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" Version="5.2.6" />
@@ -1580,4 +1578,4 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="SerializationAssembly" ItemName="SerializationAssembly" />
     </SGen>
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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