diff --git a/open-metadata-implementation/pom.xml b/open-metadata-implementation/pom.xml
index 37d9154c48a..ca9074ce680 100644
--- a/open-metadata-implementation/pom.xml
+++ b/open-metadata-implementation/pom.xml
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@
         <module>user-interfaces</module>
     </modules>
 
+    <dependencies>
+    <!-- Use slf4f-simple anywhere as logging implementation in TEST scope only -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/open-metadata-resources/open-metadata-archives/open-metadata-types/pom.xml b/open-metadata-resources/open-metadata-archives/open-metadata-types/pom.xml
index d3edaa44c82..8a6a708178b 100644
--- a/open-metadata-resources/open-metadata-archives/open-metadata-types/pom.xml
+++ b/open-metadata-resources/open-metadata-archives/open-metadata-types/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
         </dependency>
 
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/open-metadata-test/open-metadata-fvt/open-types-fvt/pom.xml b/open-metadata-test/open-metadata-fvt/open-types-fvt/pom.xml
index 20ea92b2f3f..c6cf0f260ae 100644
--- a/open-metadata-test/open-metadata-fvt/open-types-fvt/pom.xml
+++ b/open-metadata-test/open-metadata-fvt/open-types-fvt/pom.xml
@@ -31,4 +31,14 @@
         <module>open-types-test</module>
     </modules>
 
+    <dependencies>
+    <!-- Use slf4f-simple anywhere as logging implementation in TEST scope only -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 282a2799644..b862fc1fbf7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3360,17 +3360,6 @@
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
-    <!-- Most dependencies pushed down to keep components minimal -->
-    <dependencies>
-        <!-- Use slf4f-simple anywhere as logging implementation in TEST scope only -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
     <build>
 
         <pluginManagement>