diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a7547610e..868b7015a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1365,39 +1365,10 @@ pub fn logger() -> &'static dyn Log {
 
 // WARNING: this is not part of the crate's public API and is subject to change at any time
 #[doc(hidden)]
-#[cfg(not(feature = "kv_unstable"))]
 pub fn __private_api_log(
     args: fmt::Arguments,
     level: Level,
     &(target, module_path, file, line): &(&str, &'static str, &'static str, u32),
-    kvs: Option<&[(&str, &str)]>,
-) {
-    if kvs.is_some() {
-        panic!(
-            "key-value support is experimental and must be enabled using the `kv_unstable` feature"
-        )
-    }
-
-    logger().log(
-        &Record::builder()
-            .args(args)
-            .level(level)
-            .target(target)
-            .module_path_static(Some(module_path))
-            .file_static(Some(file))
-            .line(Some(line))
-            .build(),
-    );
-}
-
-// WARNING: this is not part of the crate's public API and is subject to change at any time
-#[cfg(feature = "kv_unstable")]
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub fn __private_api_log(
-    args: fmt::Arguments<'_>,
-    level: Level,
-    &(target, module_path, file, line): &(&str, &'static str, &'static str, u32),
-    kvs: Option<&[(&str, &dyn kv::ToValue)]>,
 ) {
     logger().log(
         &Record::builder()
@@ -1407,7 +1378,6 @@ pub fn __private_api_log(
             .module_path_static(Some(module_path))
             .file_static(Some(file))
             .line(Some(line))
-            .key_values(&kvs)
             .build(),
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 008f74e25..ae6080d9b 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -29,75 +29,29 @@
 /// ```
 #[macro_export(local_inner_macros)]
 macro_rules! log {
-    // log!(target: "...", "...")
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, $e:expr) => (
-        $crate::log_impl!(target: $target, $lvl, ($e));
-    );
-
-    // log!(target: "...", "...", args...)
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, $e:expr, $($rest:tt)*) => (
-        $crate::log_impl!(target: $target, $lvl, ($e) $($rest)*);
-    );
-
-    // log!("...", args...)
-    ($lvl:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => (
-        $crate::log!(target: __log_module_path!(), $lvl, $($arg)+);
-    )
-}
-
-#[macro_export(local_inner_macros)]
-#[doc(hidden)]
-macro_rules! log_impl {
-    // End of macro input
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, ($message:expr)) => {{
+    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, $message:expr) => ({
         let lvl = $lvl;
         if lvl <= $crate::STATIC_MAX_LEVEL && lvl <= $crate::max_level() {
+            // ensure that $message is a valid format string literal
+            let _ = __log_format_args!($message);
             $crate::__private_api_log_lit(
                 $message,
                 lvl,
                 &($target, __log_module_path!(), __log_file!(), __log_line!()),
             );
         }
-    }};
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, ($($arg:expr),*)) => {{
+    });
+    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
         let lvl = $lvl;
         if lvl <= $crate::STATIC_MAX_LEVEL && lvl <= $crate::max_level() {
             $crate::__private_api_log(
-                __log_format_args!($($arg),*),
+                __log_format_args!($($arg)+),
                 lvl,
                 &($target, __log_module_path!(), __log_file!(), __log_line!()),
-                None,
-            );
-        }
-    }};
-
-    // // Trailing k-v pairs containing no trailing comma
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, ($($arg:expr),*) { $($key:ident : $value:expr),* }) => {{
-        let lvl = log::Level::Info;
-        if lvl <= $crate::STATIC_MAX_LEVEL && lvl <= $crate::max_level() {
-            $crate::__private_api_log(
-                __log_format_args!($($arg),*),
-                lvl,
-                &(__log_module_path!(), __log_module_path!(), __log_file!(), __log_line!()),
-                Some(&[$((__log_stringify!($key), &$value)),*])
             );
         }
-    }};
-
-    // Trailing k-v pairs with trailing comma
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, ($($e:expr),*) { $($key:ident : $value:expr,)* }) => (
-        $crate::log_impl!(target: $target, $lvl, ($($e),*) { $($key : $value),* });
-    );
-
-    // Last expression arg with no trailing comma
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, ($($e:expr),*) $arg:expr) => (
-        $crate::log_impl!(target: $target, $lvl, ($($e,)* $arg));
-    );
-
-    // Expression arg
-    (target: $target:expr, $lvl:expr, ($($e:expr),*) $arg:expr, $($rest:tt)*) => (
-        $crate::log_impl!(target: $target, $lvl, ($($e,)* $arg) $($rest)*);
-    )
+    });
+    ($lvl:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => (log!(target: __log_module_path!(), $lvl, $($arg)+))
 }
 
 /// Logs a message at the error level.
@@ -306,11 +260,3 @@ macro_rules! __log_line {
         line!()
     };
 }
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __log_stringify {
-    ($($args:tt)*) => {
-        stringify!($($args)*)
-    };
-}
diff --git a/tests/macros.rs b/tests/macros.rs
index 34c89811f..da397c3a5 100644
--- a/tests/macros.rs
+++ b/tests/macros.rs
@@ -27,19 +27,10 @@ fn with_args_expr_context() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn kv() {
-    info!("hello {}", "cats", {
-        cat_1: "chashu",
-        cat_2: "nori",
-    });
-}
+fn with_named_args() {
+    let cats = "cats";
 
-#[test]
-fn kv_expr_context() {
-    match "chashu" {
-        cat_1 => info!("hello {}", "cats", {
-            cat_1: cat_1,
-            cat_2: "nori",
-        }),
-    };
+    info!("hello {cats}", cats = cats);
+    info!("hello {cats}", cats = cats,);
+    info!("hello {cats}", cats = cats,);
 }