diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a31ae595..5f724318 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,17 +50,9 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.15</version>
+      <version>1.2.16</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion><groupId>javax.mail</groupId><artifactId>mail</artifactId></exclusion>
-        <exclusion><groupId>javax.jms</groupId><artifactId>jms</artifactId></exclusion>
-        <exclusion><groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId><artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId></exclusion>
-        <exclusion><groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId><artifactId>jmxri</artifactId></exclusion>
-        <exclusion><groupId>oro</groupId><artifactId>oro</artifactId></exclusion>
-        <exclusion><groupId>junit</groupId><artifactId>junit</artifactId></exclusion>
-      </exclusions> 
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
@@ -76,8 +68,6 @@
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <exclusions>
-        <exclusion><groupId>oro</groupId>
-                   <artifactId>oro</artifactId></exclusion>
         <exclusion><groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId><artifactId>jmxri</artifactId></exclusion>
         <exclusion><groupId>oro</groupId><artifactId>oro</artifactId></exclusion>
         <exclusion><groupId>junit</groupId><artifactId>junit</artifactId></exclusion>