diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b34222f3e..7b5562aa0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@
 			<url>http://repo.mcstats.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
 		</repository>
 
-		<!-- sgdc3 HikariCP Log4J Repo -->
-		<repository>
-			<id>hikaricp-log4j-releases</id>
-			<url>http://nexus-sgdc3.rhcloud.com/nexus/content/repositories/hikaricp-log4j-releases/</url>
-		</repository>
-
 	</repositories>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -195,12 +189,12 @@
 			<artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
 			<version>2.4.1</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7.12</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -229,6 +223,12 @@
 			<artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
 			<version>1.5.4</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<artifactId>activation</artifactId>
+					<groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>