diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index af1efcf46..6f831b359 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
-#include <cstdio>
 #include <memory>
 #include <thread>
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -275,22 +274,6 @@ Backend* GetBackend(const std::string& backend_name) {
     return Impl::Instance().GetBackend(backend_name);
 }
 
-void LogMessage(Class log_class, Level log_level, const char* filename, unsigned int line_num,
-                const char* function, const char* format, ...) {
-    auto filter = Impl::Instance().GetGlobalFilter();
-    if (!filter.CheckMessage(log_class, log_level))
-        return;
-    std::array<char, 4 * 1024> formatting_buffer;
-    va_list args;
-    va_start(args, format);
-    vsnprintf(formatting_buffer.data(), formatting_buffer.size(), format, args);
-    va_end(args);
-    Entry entry = CreateEntry(log_class, log_level, filename, line_num, function,
-                              std::string(formatting_buffer.data()));
-
-    Impl::Instance().PushEntry(std::move(entry));
-}
-
 void FmtLogMessageImpl(Class log_class, Level log_level, const char* filename,
                        unsigned int line_num, const char* function, const char* format,
                        const fmt::format_args& args) {
diff --git a/src/common/logging/log.h b/src/common/logging/log.h
index 83851e5ca..581a0de58 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/log.h
+++ b/src/common/logging/log.h
@@ -98,19 +98,6 @@ enum class Class : ClassType {
     Count              ///< Total number of logging classes
 };
 
-/// Logs a message to the global logger.
-void LogMessage(Class log_class, Level log_level, const char* filename, unsigned int line_num,
-                const char* function,
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-                _Printf_format_string_
-#endif
-                const char* format,
-                ...)
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-    __attribute__((format(printf, 6, 7)))
-#endif
-    ;
-
 /// Logs a message to the global logger, using fmt
 void FmtLogMessageImpl(Class log_class, Level log_level, const char* filename,
                        unsigned int line_num, const char* function, const char* format,
@@ -125,27 +112,6 @@ void FmtLogMessage(Class log_class, Level log_level, const char* filename, unsig
 
 } // namespace Log
 
-#define LOG_GENERIC(log_class, log_level, ...)                                                     \
-    ::Log::LogMessage(log_class, log_level, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, __VA_ARGS__)
-
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-#define LOG_TRACE(log_class, ...)                                                                  \
-    LOG_GENERIC(::Log::Class::log_class, ::Log::Level::Trace, __VA_ARGS__)
-#else
-#define LOG_TRACE(log_class, ...) (void(0))
-#endif
-
-#define LOG_DEBUG(log_class, ...)                                                                  \
-    LOG_GENERIC(::Log::Class::log_class, ::Log::Level::Debug, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_INFO(log_class, ...)                                                                   \
-    LOG_GENERIC(::Log::Class::log_class, ::Log::Level::Info, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_WARNING(log_class, ...)                                                                \
-    LOG_GENERIC(::Log::Class::log_class, ::Log::Level::Warning, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_ERROR(log_class, ...)                                                                  \
-    LOG_GENERIC(::Log::Class::log_class, ::Log::Level::Error, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_CRITICAL(log_class, ...)                                                               \
-    LOG_GENERIC(::Log::Class::log_class, ::Log::Level::Critical, __VA_ARGS__)
-
 // Define the fmt lib macros
 #define NGLOG_GENERIC(log_class, log_level, ...)                                                   \
     ::Log::FmtLogMessage(log_class, log_level, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, __VA_ARGS__)