diff --git a/bom/test-index/pom.xml b/bom/test-index/pom.xml
index 1a0feb771..6525164d8 100644
--- a/bom/test-index/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/test-index/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
           <groupId>junit</groupId>
           <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>