diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
index d9e44c7..08cecb5 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
 
 void pelStartup(internal::Manager& logManager)
 {
-    EventLogger::LogFunction logger = std::bind(
-        std::mem_fn(&internal::Manager::create), &logManager,
-        std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3);
+    EventLogger::LogFunction logger =
+        std::bind(std::mem_fn(&internal::Manager::create), &logManager,
+                  std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2,
+                  std::placeholders::_3, phosphor::logging::FFDCEntries{});
 
     std::unique_ptr<DataInterfaceBase> dataIface =
         std::make_unique<DataInterface>(logManager.getBus());
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index 9a64722..0689a8b 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
         uint8_t, uint8_t, sdbusplus::message::unix_fd>>
         fFDC)
 {
-    _logManager.createWithFFDC(message, severity, additionalData, fFDC);
+    _logManager.create(message, severity, additionalData, fFDC);
 
     return {_logManager.lastEntryID(), _repo.lastPelID()};
 }
diff --git a/log_manager.cpp b/log_manager.cpp
index cf7ef60..4cdbc4e 100644
--- a/log_manager.cpp
+++ b/log_manager.cpp
@@ -620,19 +620,8 @@
 }
 
 void Manager::create(const std::string& message, Entry::Level severity,
-                     const std::map<std::string, std::string>& additionalData)
-{
-    // Convert the map into a vector of "key=value" strings
-    std::vector<std::string> ad;
-    metadata::associations::combine(additionalData, ad);
-
-    createEntry(message, severity, ad);
-}
-
-void Manager::createWithFFDC(
-    const std::string& message, Entry::Level severity,
-    const std::map<std::string, std::string>& additionalData,
-    const FFDCEntries& ffdc)
+                     const std::map<std::string, std::string>& additionalData,
+                     const FFDCEntries& ffdc)
 {
     // Convert the map into a vector of "key=value" strings
     std::vector<std::string> ad;
diff --git a/log_manager.hpp b/log_manager.hpp
index 3fe8fee..e47d6b5 100644
--- a/log_manager.hpp
+++ b/log_manager.hpp
@@ -190,28 +190,14 @@
      *                     error log to be committed.
      * @param[in] severity - level of the error
      * @param[in] additionalData - The AdditionalData property for the error
+     * @param[in] ffdc - A vector of tuples that allows one to pass in file
+     *                   descriptors for files that contain FFDC (First
+     *                   Failure Data Capture). These will be passed to any
+     *                   event logging extensions.
      */
     void create(const std::string& message, Severity severity,
-                const std::map<std::string, std::string>& additionalData);
-
-    /** @brief Creates an event log, and accepts FFDC files
-     *
-     * This is the same as create(), but also takes an FFDC argument.
-     *
-     * The FFDC argument is a vector of tuples that allows one to pass in file
-     * descriptors for files that contain FFDC (First Failure Data Capture).
-     * These will be passed to any event logging extensions.
-     *
-     * @param[in] errMsg - The error exception message associated with the
-     *                     error log to be committed.
-     * @param[in] severity - level of the error
-     * @param[in] additionalData - The AdditionalData property for the error
-     * @param[in] ffdc - A vector of FFDC file info
-     */
-    void
-        createWithFFDC(const std::string& message, Severity severity,
-                       const std::map<std::string, std::string>& additionalData,
-                       const FFDCEntries& ffdc);
+                const std::map<std::string, std::string>& additionalData,
+                const FFDCEntries& ffdc = FFDCEntries{});
 
     /** @brief Common wrapper for creating an Entry object
      *
@@ -412,7 +398,7 @@
                                sdbusplus::message::unix_fd>>
             ffdc) override
     {
-        manager.createWithFFDC(message, severity, additionalData, ffdc);
+        manager.create(message, severity, additionalData, ffdc);
     }
 
   private: