diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 356bb11..c731b56 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,17 +35,15 @@ subprojects {
 
     configurations {
         asciidoclet
-        wagon
     }
 
     dependencies {
         testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:${project.property('junit.version')}"
-        testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:${project.property('junit.version')}"
         testImplementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${project.property('log4j.version')}"
         testImplementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-jul:${project.property('log4j.version')}"
         testImplementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:${project.property('log4j.version')}"
+        testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:${project.property('junit.version')}"
         asciidoclet "org.xbib:asciidoclet:${project.property('asciidoclet.version')}"
-        wagon "org.apache.maven.wagon:wagon-ssh:${project.property('wagon.version')}"
     }
 
     compileJava {
diff --git a/elx-http/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/http/HttpAction.java b/elx-http/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/http/HttpAction.java
index 2d647c8..57e0dc8 100644
--- a/elx-http/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/http/HttpAction.java
+++ b/elx-http/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/http/HttpAction.java
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ public abstract class HttpAction<R extends ActionRequest, T extends ActionRespon
 
     public abstract GenericAction<R, T> getActionInstance();
 
-    /*public final ActionFuture<T> execute(HttpActionContext<R, T> httpActionContext) {
-        PlainActionFuture<T> future = PlainActionFuture.newFuture();
-        //HttpActionFuture<T, T> future = new HttpActionFuture<>();
-        execute(httpActionContext, future);
-        return future;
-    }*/
-
     final void execute(HttpActionContext<R, T> httpActionContext, ActionListener<T> listener) throws IOException {
         try {
             ActionRequestValidationException validationException = httpActionContext.getRequest().validate();
@@ -66,11 +59,12 @@ public abstract class HttpAction<R extends ActionRequest, T extends ActionRespon
             RequestBuilder httpRequestBuilder =
                     createHttpRequest(httpActionContext.getUrl(), httpActionContext.getRequest());
             Request httpRequest = httpRequestBuilder.build();
-            logger.log(Level.DEBUG, "action = {} request = {}", this.getClass().getName(), httpRequest.toString());
             httpRequest.setResponseListener(fullHttpResponse -> {
-                logger.log(Level.DEBUG, "got response: " + fullHttpResponse.status().code() +
-                        " headers = " + fullHttpResponse.headers().entries() +
-                        " content = " + fullHttpResponse.content().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    logger.log(Level.DEBUG, "got response: " + fullHttpResponse.status().code() +
+                            " headers = " + fullHttpResponse.headers().entries() +
+                            " content = " + fullHttpResponse.content().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+                }
                 httpActionContext.setHttpResponse(fullHttpResponse);
                 if (fullHttpResponse.status().equals(HttpResponseStatus.OK)) {
                     listener.onResponse(parseToResponse(httpActionContext));
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ec849f4..6b7b5a6 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ xbib-netty-http.version = 4.1.35.0
 
 # test
 junit.version = 5.4.2
-wagon.version = 3.3.2
 asciidoclet.version = 1.6.0.0
 
 org.gradle.warning.mode = all
diff --git a/gradle/publish.gradle b/gradle/publish.gradle
index 8675487..4b652e4 100644
--- a/gradle/publish.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish.gradle
@@ -5,22 +5,6 @@ ext {
     scmDeveloperConnection = 'scm:git:git://github.com/jprante/elx.git'
 }
 
-task xbibUpload(type: Upload, dependsOn: build) {
-    group = 'publish'
-    configuration = configurations.archives
-    uploadDescriptor = true
-    repositories {
-        if (project.hasProperty("xbibUsername")) {
-            mavenDeployer {
-                configuration = configurations.wagon
-                repository(url: uri(project.property('xbibUrl'))) {
-                    authentication(userName: xbibUsername, privateKey: xbibPrivateKey)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 task sonaTypeUpload(type: Upload, dependsOn: build) {
     group = 'publish'
     configuration = configurations.archives