diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-api/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-api/pom.xml
index 8bbfc8bfa975..ae4f2c862f95 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-api/pom.xml
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
@@ -79,24 +75,6 @@
       <groupId>org.cache2k</groupId>
       <artifactId>cache2k-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
-      <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
-      <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
-      <artifactId>gt-opengis</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-
-    <!-- SMPP -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jsmpp</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jsmpp</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -109,22 +87,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- Test -->
-
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
+      <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
+      <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
-      <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
+      <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hisp.dhis.rules</groupId>
@@ -150,16 +119,6 @@
       <groupId>org.locationtech.jts.io</groupId>
       <artifactId>jts-io-common</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hamcrest-library</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.github.benas</groupId>
-      <artifactId>random-beans</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson</artifactId>
@@ -181,6 +140,45 @@
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+
+    <!-- SMPP -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jsmpp</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsmpp</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Test -->
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
+      <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hamcrest-library</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.github.benas</groupId>
+      <artifactId>random-beans</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-external/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-external/pom.xml
index d9d41359a23a..7c5143079bf4 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-external/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-external/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- Other -->
 
@@ -54,7 +58,6 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.api-client</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-api-client</artifactId>
@@ -68,6 +71,14 @@
       <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test -->
 
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/pom.xml
index 4b740c096d70..fb0162757082 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -48,13 +48,11 @@
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-ehcache</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.vladmihalcea</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-types-52</artifactId>
       <version>${hibernate-types.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mchange</groupId>
       <artifactId>c3p0</artifactId>
@@ -115,6 +113,10 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
@@ -144,7 +146,18 @@
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.cache2k</groupId>
+      <artifactId>cache2k-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <rootDir>../../</rootDir>
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-jdbc/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-jdbc/pom.xml
index 56a42b8c1fa4..f127f9ce3cc4 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -28,22 +28,18 @@
 
     <!-- Other -->
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
       <artifactId>classmate</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hibernate-spatial</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hisp</groupId>
       <artifactId>quick</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test -->
 
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml
index 97ef99a3e5cd..91697efa1584 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
+      <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <rootDir>../../</rootDir>
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e5711164943a..000000000000
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#THIS FILE IS NEEDED UNTIL WE FIX FOLLOWING WARNING
-#
-#SLF4J: Class path contains multiple SLF4J bindings.
-#SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/home/ivo/.m2/repository/org/slf4j/slf4j-simple/1.7.30/slf4j-simple-1.7.30.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
-#SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/home/ivo/.m2/repository/org/apache/logging/log4j/log4j-slf4j-impl/2.14.1/log4j-slf4j-impl-2.14.1.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
-#SLF4J: See http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#multiple_bindings for an explanation.
-#SLF4J: Actual binding is of type [org.slf4j.impl.SimpleLoggerFactory]
-#
-#This shows that we are actually using slf4j simplelogger in these
-#modules instead of log4j2. This means  our log4j2 configuration has no
-#effect, not in tests, not in production.
-#
-#We should quiet down the build until we fix the root cause. By default
-#SimpleLogger's level is INFO. The adds noise we have to ignore when
-#looking for warnings/errors. It most likely also adds to the test
-#duration as it puts pressure on Surefire's forks/inter-process
-#communication which uses unix pipes.
-#
-org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=warn
-org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true
-org.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS
-org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showThreadName=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-web-api-test/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-web-api-test/pom.xml
index 76f03fd76e39..9c20dc8bae78 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-web-api-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-web-api-test/pom.xml
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@
       <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index 80f1e2b8dd26..6a092d6d6b64 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -688,6 +688,11 @@
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <rules>
+                                <bannedDependencies>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-simple</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                </bannedDependencies>
                                 <banDuplicatePomDependencyVersions/>
                                 <requireMavenVersion>
                                     <version>${minimum-maven.version}</version>
@@ -881,6 +886,10 @@
                         <groupId>org.hisp.dhis.parser</groupId>
                         <artifactId>dhis-antlr-expression-parser</artifactId>
                     </exclusion>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
                 </exclusions>
             </dependency>