diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 004c0af4..803d1cd1 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -57,26 +57,18 @@ using level_t = std::atomic_int;
 #endif
 
 
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_TRACE 0
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_DEBUG 1
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_INFO 2
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_WARN 3
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_ERR 4
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_CRIT 5
-#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_OFF 6
-
 //Log level enum
 namespace level
 {
 typedef enum
 {
-    trace = SPDLOG_LEVEL_TRACE,
-    debug = SPDLOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
-    info = SPDLOG_LEVEL_INFO,
-    warn = SPDLOG_LEVEL_WARN,
-    err = SPDLOG_LEVEL_ERR,
-    critical = SPDLOG_LEVEL_CRIT,
-    off = SPDLOG_LEVEL_OFF
+    trace = 0,
+    debug = 1,
+    info = 2,
+    warn = 3,
+    err = 4,
+    critical = 5,
+    off = 6
 } level_enum;
 
 static const char* level_names[] { "trace", "debug", "info",  "warning", "error", "critical", "off"};