diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/logging/LoggingHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/logging/LoggingHandler.java
index ec7b030132..3971a1f3dc 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/logging/LoggingHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/logging/LoggingHandler.java
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class LoggingHandler extends ChannelHandlerAdapter {
         } else if (arg instanceof ByteBufHolder) {
             return formatByteBufHolder(ctx, eventName, (ByteBufHolder) arg);
         } else {
-            return formatUserMessage(ctx, eventName, arg);
+            return formatSimple(ctx, eventName, arg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public class LoggingHandler extends ChannelHandlerAdapter {
      */
     protected String format(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, String eventName, Object firstArg, Object secondArg) {
         if (secondArg == null) {
-            return format(ctx, eventName, firstArg);
+            return formatSimple(ctx, eventName, firstArg);
         }
 
         String chStr = ctx.channel().toString();
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public class LoggingHandler extends ChannelHandlerAdapter {
     /**
      * Generates the default log message of the specified event whose argument is an arbitrary object.
      */
-    private static String formatUserMessage(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, String eventName, Object msg) {
+    private static String formatSimple(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, String eventName, Object msg) {
         String chStr = ctx.channel().toString();
         String msgStr = String.valueOf(msg);
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(chStr.length() + 1 + eventName.length() + 2 + msgStr.length());