diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
index 71ed7208..d7703625 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ struct log_msg
     mutable size_t color_range_start{0};
     mutable size_t color_range_end{0};
 
-    operator fmt::string_view() const SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        return payload;
-    }
-
     const fmt::string_view payload;
 };
 } // namespace details
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
index d1ff0e9c..86833c7e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class v_formatter final : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
     {
-        fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg, dest);
+        fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg.payload, dest);
     }
 };
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class full_formatter final : public flag_formatter
         dest.push_back(']');
         dest.push_back(' ');
         // fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg.msg(), dest);
-        fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg, dest);
+        fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg.payload, dest);
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h b/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h
index 63f27e7b..2743fd1e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct async_msg
         , msg_id(m.msg_id)
         , worker_ptr(std::move(worker))
     {
-        fmt_helper::append_string_view(m, raw);
+        fmt_helper::append_string_view(m.payload, raw);
     }
 
     async_msg(async_logger_ptr &&worker, async_msg_type the_type)
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/android_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/android_sink.h
index 1286c173..0742b247 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/android_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/android_sink.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected:
         fmt::memory_buffer formatted;
         if (use_raw_msg_)
         {
-            details::fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg, formatted);
+            details::fmt_helper::append_string_view(msg.payload, formatted);
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h
index d1c78210..4df49b87 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) override
     {
-        ::syslog(syslog_prio_from_level(msg), "%s", fmt::to_string(msg).c_str());
+        ::syslog(syslog_prio_from_level(msg), "%s", fmt::to_string(msg.payload).c_str());
     }
 
     void flush_() override {}