diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4f296e3..7358c71 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group = "com.sigmaflare"
 archivesBaseName = "binancej"
-version = '1.0.2-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '1.0.3'
 ext.isReleaseVersion = !version.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
 
 // Add default values for OSSRH
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.6'
     compile group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.5.5'
 
-    compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.25'
-    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-slf4j-impl', version: '2.11.0'
-
-
-
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '2.18.3'
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/GeneralUtilities.java b/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/GeneralUtilities.java
index 9b79b1f..98c276f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/GeneralUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/GeneralUtilities.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import com.sigmaflare.binancej.exceptions.BinanceServiceException;
 import com.sigmaflare.binancej.exceptions.BinanceServiceUnreachableException;
 import com.sigmaflare.binancej.exceptions.UnexpectedErrorException;
 import lombok.Builder;
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.apache.http.StatusLine;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.Constant.NO_RESPONSE_TEXT;
 import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.Constant.NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED;
 import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.HttpRequests.buildGetRequestFromEndpoint;
 
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.HttpRequests.buildGetRequestFromEndpoint;
  * GeneralUtilities is a container class for methods that interact with the infrastructure
  * on the Binance side. Methods like server health and exchange information are found here.
  */
-@Slf4j
 public class GeneralUtilities extends BaseBinanceApi {
     private static final String PING_URL = "/api/v1/ping";
     private static final String TIME_URL = "/api/v1/time";
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ public class GeneralUtilities extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }
@@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ public class GeneralUtilities extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }
@@ -143,7 +138,6 @@ public class GeneralUtilities extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/MarketData.java b/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/MarketData.java
index 6dc763b..5eb311c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/MarketData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sigmaflare/binancej/MarketData.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import com.sigmaflare.binancej.exceptions.BinanceServiceException;
 import com.sigmaflare.binancej.exceptions.BinanceServiceUnreachableException;
 import com.sigmaflare.binancej.exceptions.UnexpectedErrorException;
 import lombok.Builder;
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.apache.http.StatusLine;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.Constant.NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED;
 import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.Constant.SYMBOL_AND_INTERVAL_MUST_BE_SUPPLIED;
 import static com.sigmaflare.binancej.HttpRequests.buildGetRequestFromEndpoint;
 
-@Slf4j
 public class MarketData extends BaseBinanceApi {
     private static final String ORDER_BOOK_URL = "/api/v1/depth";
     private static final String CANDLESTICK_URL = "/api/v1/klines";
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ public class MarketData extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }
@@ -337,7 +334,6 @@ public class MarketData extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }
@@ -378,7 +374,6 @@ public class MarketData extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }
@@ -422,7 +417,6 @@ public class MarketData extends BaseBinanceApi {
                 HttpEntity httpEntity = closeableHttpResponse.getEntity();
 
                 if (httpEntity == null) {
-                    log.error(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT, request.getURI().toASCIIString());
                     throw new BinanceServiceUnreachableException(
                         String.format(NO_RESPONSE_TEXT_FORMATTED, request.getURI().toASCIIString()), null);
                 }