diff --git a/ion/Makefile b/ion/Makefile
index 811326c28..459b8cbeb 100644
--- a/ion/Makefile
+++ b/ion/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ SFLAGS += -Iion/include -DKD_CONFIG_H=1
 include ion/src/$(PLATFORM)/Makefile
 
 objs += $(addprefix ion/src/shared/, \
-  c.o \
   events.o \
-  log_integer.o \
+  log_uint32.o \
 )
 
 tests += $(addprefix ion/test/,\
diff --git a/ion/include/ion/c.h b/ion/include/ion/c.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d28430ec6..000000000
--- a/ion/include/ion/c.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef ION_C_H
-#define ION_C_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-void ion_log_print_string(const char * message);
-void ion_log_print_integer(uint32_t integer);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/ion/include/ion/log.h b/ion/include/ion/log.h
index ee5c4de1c..c6f1ace0e 100644
--- a/ion/include/ion/log.h
+++ b/ion/include/ion/log.h
@@ -1,15 +1,28 @@
 #ifndef ION_LOG_H
 #define ION_LOG_H
 
+// Ion offers a C-compatible logging API
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-namespace Ion {
-namespace Log {
+#ifdef DEBUG
 
-void print(const char * message);
-void print(uint32_t number);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
 
+void ion_log_string(const char * message);
+void ion_log_uint32(uint32_t integer);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 }
-}
+#endif
+
+#else
+
+#define ion_log_print_string(m) ((void)0)
+#define ion_log_print_uint32(i) ((void)0)
+
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ion/src/blackbox/Makefile b/ion/src/blackbox/Makefile
index 0e2ba8f2f..2a2f48899 100644
--- a/ion/src/blackbox/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/blackbox/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ objs += $(addprefix ion/src/shared/, \
   events.o \
   events_stdin.o \
   log_printf.o \
-  log_integer.o \
   power.o \
 )
 
diff --git a/ion/src/device/log.cpp b/ion/src/device/log.cpp
index 2b6a25a99..25ee1e7e2 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/log.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/device/log.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // This is achieved by writing to the ITM register, which is sent through the
 // Cortex Debug bus
 
-void Ion::Log::print(const char * message) {
+void ion_log_string(const char * message) {
   char character = 0;
   while ((character = *message++) != 0) {
     if (ITM.TER()->get(0)) {
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/c.cpp b/ion/src/shared/c.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 12feeab32..000000000
--- a/ion/src/shared/c.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#include <ion.h>
-#include <ion/c.h>
-
-void ion_log_print_integer(uint32_t i) {
-  Ion::Log::print(i);
-}
-
-void ion_log_print_string(const char * message) {
-  Ion::Log::print(message);
-}
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/log_printf.cpp b/ion/src/shared/log_printf.cpp
index f30643ea8..9459269f7 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/log_printf.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/log_printf.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <ion/log.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-void Ion::Log::print(const char * message) {
+void ion_log_string(const char * message) {
   printf("%s", message);
   fflush(stdout);
 }
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/log_integer.cpp b/ion/src/shared/log_uint32.cpp
similarity index 68%
rename from ion/src/shared/log_integer.cpp
rename to ion/src/shared/log_uint32.cpp
index a54278146..c25241d95 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/log_integer.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/log_uint32.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include <ion/log.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
-void Ion::Log::print(uint32_t i) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+
+void ion_log_uint32(uint32_t i) {
   char buffer[9];
   for (int j=0; j<8; j++) {
     uint8_t v = (i & 0xF);
@@ -9,5 +10,7 @@ void Ion::Log::print(uint32_t i) {
     i = i >> 4;
   }
   buffer[8] = 0;
-  print(buffer);
+  ion_log_string(buffer);
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/liba/src/malloc.c b/liba/src/malloc.c
index cb26a78df..433624040 100644
--- a/liba/src/malloc.c
+++ b/liba/src/malloc.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <private/memconfig.h>
 
 #if LIBA_LOG_DYNAMIC_MEMORY
-#include <ion/c.h>
+#include <ion/log.h>
 #endif
 
 extern char _heap_start;