diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 9d0693d..e5ef3a4 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void fclose_and_log(FILE* file) {
         return;
     }
     std::system_error e = std::system_error(errno, std::generic_category(), "fclose()");
-    log("Failed to close a file", std::move(e));
+    log(std::string("Failed to close a file: ") + e.what());
 }
 
 static bool write(const std::string& ptr, FILE* file) {
diff --git a/event_loop.cpp b/event_loop.cpp
index aa4d968..bcd89a1 100644
--- a/event_loop.cpp
+++ b/event_loop.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static inline void write_config_and_update_structures(const Config& config) {
     try {
         write_config(config);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        log("Failed to write config", e);
+        log(std::string("Failed to write config: ") + e.what());
         return;
     }
 }
diff --git a/log.cpp b/log.cpp
index 7da6e4a..f3b872c 100644
--- a/log.cpp
+++ b/log.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,3 @@ void log(std::string entry, time_t time) {
 void log(std::string entry) {
     log(std::move(entry), time(nullptr));
 }
-
-void log(std::string action, const std::exception& e, time_t time) {
-    log(action + ": " + e.what(), time);
-}
-
-void log(std::string action, const std::exception& e) {
-    log(std::move(action), e, time(nullptr));
-}
diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
index 3d70c78..00c5d2a 100644
--- a/log.h
+++ b/log.h
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ extern std::string log_entries;
 
 void log(std::string entry, time_t time);
 void log(std::string entry);
-void log(std::string action, const std::exception& e, time_t time);
-void log(std::string action, const std::exception& e);
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 35f4a92..6b2ec33 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int main(int, char**) {
         io.Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(fonts.first.c_str(), config.normal_font_size);
         monospace_font = io.Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(fonts.second.c_str(), config.monospace_font_size);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        log("Failed to get fonts", e);
+        log(std::string("Failed to get fonts: ") + e.what());
     }
 #endif
     if (!monospace_font) {