**[Sam Brannen](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=sbrannen)** opened **[SPR-14431](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-14431?redirect=false)** and commented ## Status Quo #19000 removed all support for log4j 1.x; however, Spring's test suite actually used log4j (see all `src/test/resources/log4j.properties` files). ## Deliverables 1. [x] Introduce test runtime dependencies on log4j 2 where applicable. 2. [x] Convert existing `log4j.properties` files to the `log4j2-test.xml` format. --- **Affects:** 5.0 M1 **Issue Links:** - #19000 Drop deprecated dependencies on Log4j, JRuby, JExcel, Burlap, Commons Pool/DBCP **Referenced from:** commits https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/adfea826ccbdd4119d945767bf31b0fa36182212, https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/1391248ea6cc5e5ce6a8e8fec1268a9304419b53