diff --git a/myirc/connection.cpp b/myirc/connection.cpp
index 9345ae8..0024539 100644
--- a/myirc/connection.cpp
+++ b/myirc/connection.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,12 @@ auto Connection::dispatch_line(char *line, bool flush) -> void
     }
 }
 
-auto Connection::write_line(std::string message) -> void
+auto Connection::close() -> void
+{
+    stream_.close();
+}
+
+auto Connection::write_irc(std::string message) -> void
 {
     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "SEND: " << message;
     message += "\r\n";
@@ -169,16 +174,6 @@ auto Connection::write_line(std::string message) -> void
     }
 }
 
-auto Connection::close() -> void
-{
-    stream_.close();
-}
-
-auto Connection::write_irc(std::string message) -> void
-{
-    write_line(std::move(message));
-}
-
 auto Connection::write_irc(std::string front, std::string_view last) -> void
 {
     bool colon = last.starts_with(":");
@@ -191,7 +186,7 @@ auto Connection::write_irc(std::string front, std::string_view last) -> void
     }
     front += colon ? " :" : " ";
     front += last;
-    write_line(std::move(front));
+    write_irc(std::move(front));
 }
 
 static
diff --git a/myirc/include/myirc/connection.hpp b/myirc/include/myirc/connection.hpp
index aa7e3a0..eb205c6 100644
--- a/myirc/include/myirc/connection.hpp
+++ b/myirc/include/myirc/connection.hpp
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ public:
     auto start(Settings) -> void;
     auto close() -> void;
 
-    /// Write bytes into the socket.
-    auto write_line(std::string message) -> void;
-
     /// Build and send well-formed IRC message from individual parameters
     auto write_irc(std::string) -> void;
     auto write_irc(std::string, std::string_view) -> void;