diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c8cb071ac..a59ce086a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1469,25 +1469,6 @@ pub fn __private_api_log(
     );
 }
 
-// WARNING: this is not part of the crate's public API and is subject to change at any time
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub fn __private_api_log_lit(
-    message: &str,
-    level: Level,
-    &(target, module_path, file, line): &(&str, &'static str, &'static str, u32),
-) {
-    logger().log(
-        &Record::builder()
-            .args(format_args!("{}", message))
-            .level(level)
-            .target(target)
-            .module_path_static(Some(module_path))
-            .file_static(Some(file))
-            .line(Some(line))
-            .build(),
-    );
-}
-
 // WARNING: this is not part of the crate's public API and is subject to change at any time
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub fn __private_api_enabled(level: Level, target: &str) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 7b87501f4..aed6fdeff 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@
 /// ```
 #[macro_export(local_inner_macros)]
 macro_rules! log {
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, $message:expr) => ({
-        let lvl = $lvl;
-        if lvl <= $crate::STATIC_MAX_LEVEL && lvl <= $crate::max_level() {
-            // ensure that $message is a valid format string literal
-            let _ = __log_format_args!($message);
-            $crate::__private_api_log_lit(
-                $message,
-                lvl,
-                &($target, __log_module_path!(), __log_file!(), __log_line!()),
-            );
-        }
-    });
     (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
         let lvl = $lvl;
         if lvl <= $crate::STATIC_MAX_LEVEL && lvl <= $crate::max_level() {