diff --git a/src/app-utils/gnc-sx-instance-model.c b/src/app-utils/gnc-sx-instance-model.c
index 583a8d26d6..527420ab73 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/gnc-sx-instance-model.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/gnc-sx-instance-model.c
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@
 #include "gnc-ui-util.h"
 #include "qof.h"
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.app-util.sx"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.app-util.sx"
 
 static GObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c
index 003fd5b0cc..8cd03f02be 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@
 
 #include "gnc-gconf-utils.h"
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.backend.file.sx"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.backend.file.sx"
 
 /**
  * The XML output should look something like:
diff --git a/src/engine/SX-book.c b/src/engine/SX-book.c
index cadeb8807a..193afff16b 100644
--- a/src/engine/SX-book.c
+++ b/src/engine/SX-book.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 #include "SX-book-p.h"
 #include "gnc-event.h"
 
-static QofLogModule log_module = GNC_MOD_SX;
+#undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.engine.sx"
 
 /* XXX this whole file is crufty, it doesn't really use entities
  * in the most efficient/best way */
diff --git a/src/engine/SchedXaction.c b/src/engine/SchedXaction.c
index d8a4cdab6a..5311e2e71d 100644
--- a/src/engine/SchedXaction.c
+++ b/src/engine/SchedXaction.c
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
 #include "Transaction.h"
 #include "gnc-engine.h"
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.engine.sx"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.engine.sx"
 
 /* Local Prototypes *****/
 
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-frequency.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-frequency.c
index dcd74f8141..9d5cd5aa51 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-frequency.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-frequency.c
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
 #include "gnc-frequency.h"
 #include "gnc-ui-util.h"
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.gui.frequency"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.gui.frequency"
 
 /** Private Defs ********************/
 
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-html-graph-gog.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-html-graph-gog.c
index 0f23b40cf4..f7e9e0aa50 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-html-graph-gog.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-html-graph-gog.c
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@
  * - general graph cleanup
  **/
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.gui.html.graph.gog"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.gui.html.graph.gog"
 
 static int handle_piechart(gnc_html * html, GtkHTMLEmbedded * eb, gpointer d);
 static int handle_barchart(gnc_html * html, GtkHTMLEmbedded * eb, gpointer d);
diff --git a/src/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c b/src/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c
index 17e1a685a5..10b7f28928 100644
--- a/src/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c
+++ b/src/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c
@@ -64,10 +64,8 @@
 #include <langinfo.h>
 #endif
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.gui.sx.editor"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.gui.sx.editor"
 
 static gint _sx_engine_event_handler_id = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-sx-list.c b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-sx-list.c
index 26a1418fcb..41b99b256a 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-sx-list.c
+++ b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-sx-list.c
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@
 #include "gnc-book.h"
 #include "dialog-sx-editor.h"
 
-/* This static indicates the debugging module that this .o belongs to.  */
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.gui.plugin-page.sx-list"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.gui.plugin-page.sx-list"
 
 #define PLUGIN_PAGE_SX_LIST_CM_CLASS "plugin-page-sx-list"
 #define GCONF_SECTION "window/pages/sx_list"
diff --git a/src/register/register-core/formulacell.c b/src/register/register-core/formulacell.c
index 251e9a0595..32fd1bf19c 100644
--- a/src/register/register-core/formulacell.c
+++ b/src/register/register-core/formulacell.c
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 #include "basiccell.h"
 #include "formulacell.h"
 
-#define LOG_MOD "gnc.register.core.formulacell"
-static QofLogModule log_module = LOG_MOD;
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
-#define G_LOG_DOMAIN LOG_MOD
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "gnc.register.core.formulacell"
 
 static void gnc_formula_cell_init( FormulaCell *fc );