diff --git a/logging/Category.cpp b/logging/Category.cpp
index 54256df6..3638aef3 100644
--- a/logging/Category.cpp
+++ b/logging/Category.cpp
@@ -30,60 +30,6 @@ void Category::log(log4cpp::Priority::Value priority,
     }
 }
 
-void Category::debug(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::DEBUG))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::DEBUG, message);
-}
-
-void Category::info(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::INFO))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::INFO, message);
-}
-
-void Category::notice(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::NOTICE))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::NOTICE, message);
-}
-
-void Category::warn(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::WARN))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::WARN, message);
-}
-
-void Category::error(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::ERROR))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::ERROR, message);
-}
-
-void Category::crit(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::CRIT))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::CRIT, message);
-}
-
-void Category::alert(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::ALERT))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::ALERT, message);
-}
-
-void Category::emerg(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::EMERG))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::EMERG, message);
-}
-
-void Category::fatal(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
-{
-    if (isPriorityEnabled(log4cpp::Priority::FATAL))
-        _logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::FATAL, message);
-}
-
 
 void Category::_logUnconditionally2(log4cpp::Priority::Value priority,
                                     const RTT::rt_string& message) throw()
@@ -149,7 +95,7 @@ log4cpp::Category* Category::createOCLCategory(const std::string& name,
 
 CategoryStream Category::getRTStream(log4cpp::Priority::Value priority)
 {
-    return CategoryStream(this, isPriorityEnabled(priority) ? 
+    return CategoryStream(this, isPriorityEnabled(priority) ?
                           priority : log4cpp::Priority::NOTSET);
 }
 
diff --git a/logging/Category.hpp b/logging/Category.hpp
index 34220057..ccfb2e2c 100644
--- a/logging/Category.hpp
+++ b/logging/Category.hpp
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ class Category : public log4cpp::Category
 public:
     virtual void log(log4cpp::Priority::Value priority, 
                      const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void debug(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void info(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void notice(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void warn(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void error(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void crit(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void alert(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void emerg(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
-    void fatal(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw();
+    void debug(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::DEBUG, message); }
+    void info(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::INFO, message); }
+    void notice(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::NOTICE, message); }
+    void warn(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::WARN, message); }
+    void error(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::ERROR, message); }
+    void crit(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::CRIT, message); }
+    void alert(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::ALERT, message); }
+    void emerg(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::EMERG, message); }
+    void fatal(const RTT::rt_string& message) throw() { log(log4cpp::Priority::FATAL, message); }
 
     /**
      * Returns a stream-like object into which you can log