diff --git a/include/h.h b/include/h.h
index 5e3b62c76..28377e1f8 100644
--- a/include/h.h
+++ b/include/h.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ extern char *extban_conv_param_nuh(char *);
 extern Ban *is_banned(Client *, Channel *, int, char **, char **);
 extern Ban *is_banned_with_nick(Client *, Channel *, int, char *, char **, char **);
 
-extern void ircd_log(int, FORMAT_STRING(const char *), ...) __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)));
 extern Client *find_client(char *, Client *);
 extern Client *find_name(char *, Client *);
 extern Client *find_nickserv(char *, Client *);
diff --git a/include/modules.h b/include/modules.h
index bbe291af0..5883e18d2 100644
--- a/include/modules.h
+++ b/include/modules.h
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ int hooktype_tkl_add(Client *client, TKL *tkl);
  */
 int hooktype_tkl_del(Client *client, TKL *tkl);
 
-/** Called when something is logged via the ircd_log() function (function prototype for HOOKTYPE_LOG).
+/** Called when something is logged via the unreal_log() function (function prototype for HOOKTYPE_LOG).
  * @param flags			One of LOG_*, such as LOG_ERROR.
  * @param timebuf		The time buffer, such as "[2030-01-01 12:00:00]"
  * @param buf			The text to be logged
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 590e20253..6ff7dc057 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -98,25 +98,6 @@ SpamfilterTargetTable spamfiltertargettable[] = {
 /** IRC Statistics (quite useless?) */
 struct IRCStatistics ircstats;
 
-/** Main IRCd logging function.
- * @param flags		One of LOG_* (eg: LOG_ERROR)
- * @param format	Format string
- * @param ...		Arguments
- * @note This function is safe to call at all times. It provides
- *       protection against recursion.
- */
-void ircd_log(int flags, FORMAT_STRING(const char *format), ...)
-{
-	va_list vl;
-	char buf[2048];
-
-	va_start(vl, format);
-	ircvsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), format, vl);
-	va_end(vl);
-
-	unreal_log_raw(ULOG_ERROR, "unknown", "UNKNOWN", NULL, buf);
-}
-
 /** Returns the date in rather long string */
 char *long_date(time_t clock)
 {
diff --git a/src/send.c b/src/send.c
index 44b673f26..34b93f043 100644
--- a/src/send.c
+++ b/src/send.c
@@ -789,8 +789,8 @@ void sendto_ops_and_log(FORMAT_STRING(const char *pattern), ...)
 	ircvsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), pattern, vl);
 	va_end(vl);
 
-	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "%s", buf);
 	sendto_umode(UMODE_OPER, "%s", buf);
+	unreal_log_raw(ULOG_ERROR, "unknown", "UNKNOWN", NULL, buf);
 }
 
 /** Send a message to all locally connected users with specified user mode.