diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/agent-jmxfetch.gradle b/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/agent-jmxfetch.gradle
index 40cd4bab16..4596bc32b0 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/agent-jmxfetch.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/agent-jmxfetch.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ plugins {
 apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/java.gradle"
 
 dependencies {
-  compile('com.datadoghq:jmxfetch:0.34.0')
+  compile('com.datadoghq:jmxfetch:0.34.0') {
+    exclude group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-slf4j-impl'
+    exclude group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-core'
+    exclude group: 'org.slf4j', module: 'slf4j-api'
+  }
   compile deps.slf4j
   compile project(':dd-trace-api')
 }