diff --git a/hail/build.gradle b/hail/build.gradle
index 1312dd1ed6e..d3111dc7eaa 100644
--- a/hail/build.gradle
+++ b/hail/build.gradle
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ dependencies {
         transitive = false
     }
 
-    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '2.0.7'
-
     def elasticMajorVersion = System.getProperty("elasticsearch.major-version", "7")
     if (elasticMajorVersion != "7" && elasticMajorVersion != "8") {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("elasticsearch.major-version must be 7 or 8")