diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
index 3efd660a9ec..3c437c93282 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class ir_cron(osv.osv):
                 method(cr, uid, *args)
                 if _logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
                     end_time = time.time()
-                    _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, '%.3fs (%s, %s)' % (end_time - start_time, model_name, method_name))
+                    _logger.debug('%.3fs (%s, %s)' % (end_time - start_time, model_name, method_name))
             except Exception, e:
                 self._handle_callback_exception(cr, uid, model_name, method_name, args, job_id, e)
 
diff --git a/openerp/sql_db.py b/openerp/sql_db.py
index 931804ad17e..57e9ed2e7ef 100644
--- a/openerp/sql_db.py
+++ b/openerp/sql_db.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class Cursor(object):
             delay = mdt.now() - now
             delay = delay.seconds * 1E6 + delay.microseconds
 
-            _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, "query: %s", self._obj.query)
+            _logger.debug("query: %s", self._obj.query)
             self.sql_log_count+=1
             res_from = re_from.match(query.lower())
             if res_from:
@@ -254,16 +254,16 @@ class Cursor(object):
             if sqllogs[type]:
                 sqllogitems = sqllogs[type].items()
                 sqllogitems.sort(key=lambda k: k[1][1])
-                _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, "SQL LOG %s:", type)
+                _logger.debug("SQL LOG %s:", type)
                 sqllogitems.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x[1][0], y[1][0]))
                 for r in sqllogitems:
                     delay = timedelta(microseconds=r[1][1])
-                    _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, "table: %s: %s/%s",
+                    _logger.debug("table: %s: %s/%s",
                                         r[0], delay, r[1][0])
                     sum+= r[1][1]
                 sqllogs[type].clear()
             sum = timedelta(microseconds=sum)
-            _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, "SUM %s:%s/%d [%d]",
+            _logger.debug("SUM %s:%s/%d [%d]",
                                 type, sum, self.sql_log_count, sql_counter)
             sqllogs[type].clear()
         process('from')
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class ConnectionPool(object):
         return "ConnectionPool(used=%d/count=%d/max=%d)" % (used, count, self._maxconn)
 
     def _debug(self, msg, *args):
-        _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, ('%r ' + msg), self, *args)
+        _logger.debug(('%r ' + msg), self, *args)
 
     @locked
     def borrow(self, dsn):
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
     def cursor(self, serialized=True):
         cursor_type = serialized and 'serialized ' or ''
-        _logger.log(logging.DEBUG, 'create %scursor to %r', cursor_type, self.dbname)
+        _logger.debug('create %scursor to %r', cursor_type, self.dbname)
         return Cursor(self._pool, self.dbname, serialized=serialized)
 
     # serialized_cursor is deprecated - cursors are serialized by default