diff --git a/common/logging/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/common/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctions.kt b/common/logging/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/common/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctions.kt
index 3064fce1cc..2304b164d0 100644
--- a/common/logging/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/common/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctions.kt
+++ b/common/logging/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/common/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctions.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package net.corda.common.logging
 
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.Message
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.SimpleMessage
 import java.util.*
 //Returns an iterator that traverses all the exception's cause chain stopping in case of loops (an exception caused by itself)
@@ -28,18 +26,6 @@ fun Throwable.walkExceptionCausedByList() : Iterator<Throwable> {
     }
 }
 
-fun Message.withErrorCodeFor(error: Throwable?, level: Level): Message {
-
-    return when {
-        error != null && level.isInRange(Level.FATAL, Level.WARN) -> {
-            val logMessage = this.formattedMessage
-            val message = error.walkExceptionCausedByList().asSequence().mapNotNull(Throwable::message).joinToString(" - ")
-            CompositeMessage("$logMessage - $message [errorCode=${error.errorCode()}, moreInformationAt=${error.errorCodeLocationUrl()}]", format, parameters, throwable)
-        }
-        else -> this
-    }
-}
-
 fun Throwable.errorCodeLocationUrl() = "https://errors.corda.net/${CordaVersion.platformEditionCode}/${CordaVersion.semanticVersion}/${errorCode()}"
 
 fun Throwable.errorCode(hashedFields: (Throwable) -> Array<out Any?> = Throwable::defaultHashedFields): String {
diff --git a/common/logging/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/commmon/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctionsTest.kt b/common/logging/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/commmon/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctionsTest.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 971f02c13e..0000000000
--- a/common/logging/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/commmon/logging/ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctionsTest.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package net.corda.commmon.logging
-
-import com.natpryce.hamkrest.assertion.assertThat
-import com.natpryce.hamkrest.contains
-import net.corda.common.logging.withErrorCodeFor
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.SimpleMessage
-import org.junit.Test
-import kotlin.test.assertEquals
-
-class ExceptionsErrorCodeFunctionsTest {
-    private companion object {
-        private const val EXCEPTION_MESSAGE = "This is exception "
-        private const val TEST_MESSAGE = "This is a test message"
-        private fun makeChain(previous: Exception?, ttl: Int): Exception {
-            val current = TestThrowable(ttl, previous)
-            return if (ttl == 0) {
-                current
-            } else {
-                makeChain(current, ttl - 1)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test(timeout=5_000)
-    fun `error code for message prints out message and full stack trace`() {
-        val originalMessage = SimpleMessage(TEST_MESSAGE)
-        val exception = makeChain(null, 10)
-        val message = originalMessage.withErrorCodeFor(exception, Level.ERROR)
-        assertThat(message.formattedMessage, contains(TEST_MESSAGE.toRegex()))
-        for (i in (0..10)) {
-            assertThat(message.formattedMessage, contains("$EXCEPTION_MESSAGE $i".toRegex()))
-        }
-        assertEquals(message.format, originalMessage.format)
-        assertEquals(message.parameters, originalMessage.parameters)
-        assertEquals(message.throwable, originalMessage.throwable)
-    }
-
-    private class TestThrowable(index: Int, cause: Exception?) : Exception("$EXCEPTION_MESSAGE $index", cause)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/constants.properties b/constants.properties
index 97602c1d30..e353a5b6f2 100644
--- a/constants.properties
+++ b/constants.properties
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jerseyVersion=3.1.6
 servletVersion=4.0.1
 assertjVersion=3.12.2
 slf4JVersion=2.0.12
-log4JVersion=2.23.0
+log4JVersion=2.24.3
 okhttpVersion=4.12.0
 nettyVersion=4.1.115.Final
 fileuploadVersion=2.0.0-M1