diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
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--- a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd" >
-<log4j:configuration>
-	<appender name="stdout" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
-		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
-			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p [%-50c{4}] - %m%n" />
-
-		</layout>
-	</appender>
-
-	<root>
-		<priority value="debug" />
-		<appender-ref ref="stdout" />
-	</root>
-</log4j:configuration>
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