diff --git a/include/cantera/base/global.h b/include/cantera/base/global.h
index 95720f61b..45819c8dc 100644
--- a/include/cantera/base/global.h
+++ b/include/cantera/base/global.h
@@ -266,21 +266,6 @@ inline void writelog(const std::string& msg, int loglevel)
     }
 }
 
-//!  Write a message to the screen.
-/*!
- * The string may be of any
- * length, and may contain end-of-line characters. This method is
- * used throughout %Cantera to write log messages.
- *
- *  This routine is part of the interface suite whose behavior changes
- *  with the interface. The interface suite has been moved to the
- *  class logger and inherited classes of logger.
- *
- * @param msg  c character string to be written to the screen
- * @ingroup textlogs
- */
-void writelog(const char* msg);
-
 //! Write a formatted message to the screen
 /*!
  * Using the printf formatting of C, write a message to the screen
diff --git a/src/base/application.cpp b/src/base/application.cpp
index 08faa1fd9..9a5f01f91 100644
--- a/src/base/application.cpp
+++ b/src/base/application.cpp
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ void Application::Messages::logerror(const std::string& msg)
     logwriter->error(msg) ;
 }
 
-// Write a message to the screen
-void Application::Messages::writelog(const char* pszmsg)
-{
-    logwriter->write(pszmsg) ;
-}
-
 // Write a message to the screen
 void Application::Messages::writelog(const std::string& msg)
 {
diff --git a/src/base/application.h b/src/base/application.h
index 73c5a6009..cb7163ad9 100644
--- a/src/base/application.h
+++ b/src/base/application.h
@@ -149,17 +149,6 @@ protected:
         //! Write an end of line and flush output
         void writelogendl();
 
-        //!  Write a message to the screen.
-        /*!
-         * The string may be of any
-         * length, and may contain end-of-line characters. This method is
-         * used throughout %Cantera to write log messages.
-         *
-         * @param pszmsg  c character string to be written to the screen
-         * @ingroup textlogs
-         */
-        void writelog(const char* pszmsg) ;
-
         //! Write an error message and quit.
         /*!
          *  The default behavior is
@@ -516,19 +505,6 @@ public:
         pMessenger->writelogendl();
     }
 
-    //!  Write a message to the screen.
-    /*!
-     * The string may be of any
-     * length, and may contain end-of-line characters. This method is
-     * used throughout %Cantera to write log messages.
-     *
-     * @param pszmsg  c null terminated string to be written to the screen
-     * @ingroup textlogs
-     */
-    void writelog(const char* pszmsg) {
-        pMessenger->writelog(pszmsg);
-    }
-
     //! Write an error message and quit.
     /*!
      *  The default behavior is
diff --git a/src/base/global.cpp b/src/base/global.cpp
index 962e6ba29..22bb40521 100644
--- a/src/base/global.cpp
+++ b/src/base/global.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ void writelog(const std::string& msg)
     app()->writelog(msg);
 }
 
-void writelog(const char* msg)
-{
-    app()->writelog(msg);
-}
-
 void writelogf(const char* fmt,...)
 {
     enum { BUFSIZE = 2048 } ;