diff --git a/lang/csharp/Continental.eCAL.Core/ecal_clr.cpp b/lang/csharp/Continental.eCAL.Core/ecal_clr.cpp
index 80aeece79a..8d380fbd90 100644
--- a/lang/csharp/Continental.eCAL.Core/ecal_clr.cpp
+++ b/lang/csharp/Continental.eCAL.Core/ecal_clr.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void Logger::SetLogLevel(LogLevel level_)
 
 void Logger::Log(System::String^ message_)
 {
-  ::eCAL::Logging::Log(StringToStlString(message_));
+  ::eCAL::Logging::Log(log_level_info, StringToStlString(message_));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lang/python/core/ecal/core/core.py b/lang/python/core/ecal/core/core.py
index 990e7f37c9..10eba7002c 100644
--- a/lang/python/core/ecal/core/core.py
+++ b/lang/python/core/ecal/core/core.py
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ def log_setlevel(level):
   :type level: int
 
   """
-  return _ecal.log_setlevel(level)
+  print("[WARNING] 'log_setlevel(int)' is deprecated. All logs will have the log level 'all' until the new API is introduced.")
+  return None
 
 
 def log_setcoretime(time):
diff --git a/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.cpp b/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.cpp
index a1e73e3a02..13a29efa3e 100644
--- a/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.cpp
+++ b/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.cpp
@@ -273,20 +273,12 @@ bool ecal_get_description(const char* topic_name_, const char** topic_desc_, int
   return(ret);
 }
 
-/****************************************/
-/*      log_setlevel                    */
-/****************************************/
-void log_setlevel(const int level_)
-{
-  eCAL::Logging::SetLogLevel(eCAL_Logging_eLogLevel(level_));
-}
-
 /****************************************/
 /*      log_message                     */
 /****************************************/
-void log_message(const char* message_)
+void log_message(const int level_, const char* message_)
 {
-  eCAL::Logging::Log(message_);
+  eCAL::Logging::Log(eCAL_Logging_eLogLevel(level_), message_);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.h b/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.h
index a42fd52f05..d426b4af7f 100644
--- a/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.h
+++ b/lang/python/core/src/ecal_clang.h
@@ -193,22 +193,12 @@ bool ecal_get_type_encoding(const char* topic_name_, const char** topic_encoding
 **/
 bool ecal_get_description(const char* topic_name_, const char** topic_desc_, int* topic_desc_len_);
 
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  logging                                                              */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/**
- * @brief Sets the log level.
- *
- * @param level_  The level.
-**/
-void log_setlevel(int level_);
-
 /**
  * @brief Log a message (with current log level).
  *
  * @param message_  The log message string.
 **/
-void log_message(const char* message_);
+void log_message(int level_, const char* message_);
 
 /*************************************************************************/
 /*  publisher                                                            */
diff --git a/lang/python/core/src/ecal_wrap.cxx b/lang/python/core/src/ecal_wrap.cxx
index 56e00d5698..dc0f5e3690 100644
--- a/lang/python/core/src/ecal_wrap.cxx
+++ b/lang/python/core/src/ecal_wrap.cxx
@@ -227,21 +227,6 @@ PyObject* shutdown_processes(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* /*args*/)
   Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
-/****************************************/
-/*      log_setlevel                    */
-/****************************************/
-PyObject* log_setlevel(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args)
-{
-  int level = 0;
-
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &level)) 
-    return nullptr;
-
-  log_setlevel(level);
-
-  Py_RETURN_NONE;
-}
-
 /****************************************/
 /*      log_message                     */
 /****************************************/
@@ -252,12 +237,11 @@ PyObject* log_message(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &message)) 
     return nullptr;
 
-  log_message(message);
+  log_message(255, message);
 
   Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
-
 /****************************************/
 /*      pub_create                      */
 /****************************************/
@@ -1322,7 +1306,6 @@ static PyMethodDef _ecal_methods[] =
   {"shutdown_process_uname",        shutdown_process_uname,        METH_VARARGS,  "shutdown_process_uname(unit_name)"},
   {"shutdown_processes",            shutdown_processes,            METH_NOARGS,   "shutdown_processes()"},
 
-  {"log_setlevel",                  log_setlevel,                  METH_VARARGS,  "log_setlevel(level)"},
   {"log_message",                   log_message,                   METH_VARARGS,  "log_message(message)"},
 
   {"pub_create",                    pub_create,                    METH_VARARGS,  "pub_create(topic_name, topic_type, topic_encoding, topic_desc)"},