diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs
index a93485085e..17e187b7ae 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             // this only gets called when an assembly can't be resolved
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve;
         }
-
-        private static readonly Regex Log4NetAssemblyPattern = new Regex("log4net, Version=([\\d\\.]+?), Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=\\w+$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-        private const string Log4NetReplacement = "log4net, Version=2.0.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=669e0ddf0bb1aa2a";
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// This is used to do an assembly binding redirect via code - normally required due to signature changes in assemblies
         /// </summary>
@@ -30,12 +27,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// <returns></returns>
         private static Assembly CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
         {
-            //log4net:
-            if (Log4NetAssemblyPattern.IsMatch(args.Name) && args.Name != Log4NetReplacement)
-            {
-                return Assembly.Load(Log4NetAssemblyPattern.Replace(args.Name, Log4NetReplacement));
-            }
-
             //AutoMapper:
             // ensure the assembly is indeed AutoMapper and that the PublicKeyToken is null before trying to Load again
             // do NOT just replace this with 'return Assembly', as it will cause an infinite loop -> stackoverflow