diff --git a/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c b/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c
index c0fa33fa6..ba78041c8 100644
--- a/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c
+++ b/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ void epicsShareAPI epicsShareAPI iocLogFlush (void)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * logClientSendMessage ()
+ */
+static void logClientSendMessage ( logClientId id, const char * message )
+{
+    if ( !iocLogDisable ) {
+        logClientSend (id, message);
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * iocLogClientDestroy()
  */
@@ -149,3 +159,4 @@ logClientId epicsShareAPI logClientInit (void)
 {
     return iocLogClientInit ();
 }
+
diff --git a/src/libCom/log/logClient.c b/src/libCom/log/logClient.c
index 6671d2785..cd832b60c 100644
--- a/src/libCom/log/logClient.c
+++ b/src/libCom/log/logClient.c
@@ -569,16 +569,6 @@ void epicsShareAPI logClientShow (logClientId id, unsigned level)
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * logClientSendMessage (); deprecated
- */
-void logClientSendMessage ( logClientId id, const char * message )
-{
-    if ( !iocLogDisable ) {
-        logClientSend (id, message);
-    }
-}
-
 /*
  * iocLogPrefix()
  */
diff --git a/src/libCom/log/logClient.h b/src/libCom/log/logClient.h
index 1797bbb20..3b3f63add 100644
--- a/src/libCom/log/logClient.h
+++ b/src/libCom/log/logClient.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI iocLogPrefix(const char* prefix);
 /* deprecated interface; retained for backward compatibility */
 /* note: implementations are in iocLog.c, not logClient.c */
 epicsShareFunc logClientId epicsShareAPI logClientInit (void);
-epicsShareFunc void logClientSendMessage (logClientId id, const char *message);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }