diff --git a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds.c b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds.c
index 9e6d58603..957a57bb5 100644
--- a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds.c
+++ b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ int32 CFE_ES_DeleteCDS(const char *CDSName, bool CalledByTblServices)
     /* Output the message to syslog once the CDS registry resource is unlocked */
     if (LogMessage[0] != 0)
     {
-        CFE_ES_SYSLOG_APPEND(LogMessage);
+        CFE_ES_WriteToSysLog("%s", LogMessage);
     }
 
     return Status;
diff --git a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds_mempool.c b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds_mempool.c
index 4f02386fc..589dcac48 100644
--- a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds_mempool.c
+++ b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_cds_mempool.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int32 CFE_ES_CDSBlockWrite(CFE_ES_CDSHandle_t Handle, const void *DataToWrite)
     /* Do the actual syslog if something went wrong */
     if (LogMessage[0] != 0)
     {
-        CFE_ES_SYSLOG_APPEND(LogMessage);
+        CFE_ES_WriteToSysLog("%s", LogMessage);
     }
 
     return Status;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int32 CFE_ES_CDSBlockRead(void *DataRead, CFE_ES_CDSHandle_t Handle)
     /* Do the actual syslog if something went wrong */
     if (LogMessage[0] != 0)
     {
-        CFE_ES_SYSLOG_APPEND(LogMessage);
+        CFE_ES_WriteToSysLog("%s", LogMessage);
     }
 
     return Status;
diff --git a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_log.h b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_log.h
index cac9267c7..6dfb7c55b 100644
--- a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_log.h
+++ b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_log.h
@@ -85,26 +85,6 @@
  */
 #define CFE_ES_SYSLOG_READ_BUFFER_SIZE (3 * CFE_ES_MAX_SYSLOG_MSG_SIZE)
 
-/**
- * \brief Self-synchronized macro to call CFE_ES_SysLogAppend_Unsync
- *
- * Calls CFE_ES_SysLogAppend_Unsync() with appropriate synchronization.
- * It will acquire the shared data lock and release it after appending the log.
- *
- * This is implemented as a macro such that the "__func__" and "__LINE__" directives
- * will reflect the actual place that the append was done, rather than where this
- * wrapper was defined.
- *
- * \sa CFE_ES_SysLogAppend_Unsync()
- */
-#define CFE_ES_SYSLOG_APPEND(LogString)              \
-    {                                                \
-        CFE_ES_LockSharedData(__func__, __LINE__);   \
-        CFE_ES_SysLogAppend_Unsync(LogString);       \
-        CFE_ES_UnlockSharedData(__func__, __LINE__); \
-        OS_printf("%s", LogString);                  \
-    }
-
 /**
  * \brief Indicates no context information Error Logs
  *