diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.item/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.item/pom.xml
index 2602b7db764..1ef7299e606 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.item/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.item/pom.xml
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.persistence/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.persistence/pom.xml
index 02c9b4f40c5..fed0013020a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.persistence/pom.xml
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/pom.xml
index 9655da3b367..98d324d3d8c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/pom.xml
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/pom.xml
index ef108b12f91..aded9d54b4b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/pom.xml
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/pom.xml
index 5b19e647b98..f78a777b6be 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/pom.xml
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.thing/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.thing/pom.xml
index 3b1a32c3c38..050a2cde628 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.thing/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.thing/pom.xml
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-for-model.version}</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f19973047c7..f002fcf30cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     <karaf.tooling.version>4.4.6</karaf.tooling.version>
     <sat.version>0.16.0</sat.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.12</slf4j.version>
-    <slf4j-for-model.version>2.0.12</slf4j-for-model.version>
     <xtext.version>2.35.0.M1</xtext.version>
     <spotless.version>2.43.0</spotless.version>
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