diff --git a/src/bts.h b/src/bts.h
index 471ac2e3..5090f58f 100644
--- a/src/bts.h
+++ b/src/bts.h
@@ -320,12 +320,6 @@ public:
 	/*
 	 * Statistics
 	 */
-	void rlc_dl_bytes(int bytes);
-	void rlc_dl_payload_bytes(int bytes);
-	void rlc_ul_bytes(int bytes);
-	void rlc_ul_payload_bytes(int bytes);
-	void llc_dl_bytes(int bytes);
-	void llc_ul_bytes(int bytes);
 
 	void ms_present(int32_t n);
 	int32_t ms_present_get();
@@ -336,6 +330,7 @@ public:
 	struct rate_ctr_group *rate_counters() const;
 	struct osmo_stat_item_group *stat_items() const;
 	void do_rate_ctr_inc(unsigned int ctr_id);
+	void do_rate_ctr_add(unsigned int ctr_id, int inc);
 
 	LListHead<gprs_rlcmac_tbf>& ul_tbfs();
 	LListHead<gprs_rlcmac_tbf>& dl_tbfs();
@@ -409,17 +404,10 @@ inline void BTS::do_rate_ctr_inc(unsigned int ctr_id) {
 	rate_ctr_inc(&m_ratectrs->ctr[ctr_id]);
 }
 
-#define CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(func_name, ctr_name) \
-	inline void BTS::func_name(int inc) {\
-		rate_ctr_add(&m_ratectrs->ctr[ctr_name], inc); \
-	}
+inline void BTS::do_rate_ctr_add(unsigned int ctr_id, int inc) {
+	rate_ctr_add(&m_ratectrs->ctr[ctr_id], inc);
+}
 
-CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(rlc_dl_bytes, CTR_RLC_DL_BYTES);
-CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(rlc_dl_payload_bytes, CTR_RLC_DL_PAYLOAD_BYTES);
-CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(rlc_ul_bytes, CTR_RLC_UL_BYTES);
-CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(rlc_ul_payload_bytes, CTR_RLC_UL_PAYLOAD_BYTES);
-CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(llc_dl_bytes, CTR_LLC_DL_BYTES);
-CREATE_COUNT_ADD_INLINE(llc_ul_bytes, CTR_LLC_UL_BYTES);
 
 #define CREATE_STAT_INLINE(func_name, func_name_get, stat_name) \
 	inline void BTS::func_name(int32_t val) {\
diff --git a/src/gprs_rlcmac_sched.cpp b/src/gprs_rlcmac_sched.cpp
index 6a534687..3db33650 100644
--- a/src/gprs_rlcmac_sched.cpp
+++ b/src/gprs_rlcmac_sched.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int gprs_rlcmac_rcv_rts_block(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts,
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	/* msg is now available */
-	bts->bts->rlc_dl_bytes(msg->data_len);
+	bts->bts->do_rate_ctr_add(CTR_RLC_DL_BYTES, msg->data_len);
 
 	/* set USF */
 	OSMO_ASSERT(msgb_length(msg) > 0);
diff --git a/src/pdch.cpp b/src/pdch.cpp
index 202f642f..fb02d599 100644
--- a/src/pdch.cpp
+++ b/src/pdch.cpp
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ int gprs_rlcmac_pdch::rcv_block(uint8_t *data, uint8_t len, uint32_t fn,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	bts()->rlc_ul_bytes(len);
+	bts()->do_rate_ctr_add(CTR_RLC_UL_BYTES, len);
 
 	LOGP(DRLCMACUL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Got RLC block, coding scheme: %s, "
 		"length: %d (%d))\n", mcs_name(cs), len, cs.usedSizeUL());
diff --git a/src/tbf_dl.cpp b/src/tbf_dl.cpp
index 5197717d..dab1e290 100644
--- a/src/tbf_dl.cpp
+++ b/src/tbf_dl.cpp
@@ -630,14 +630,14 @@ int gprs_rlcmac_dl_tbf::create_new_bsn(const uint32_t fn, GprsCodingScheme cs)
 			&m_llc, &write_offset, &num_chunks, data, is_final, &payload_written);
 
 		if (payload_written > 0)
-			bts->rlc_dl_payload_bytes(payload_written);
+			bts->do_rate_ctr_add(CTR_RLC_DL_PAYLOAD_BYTES, payload_written);
 
 		if (ar == Encoding::AR_NEED_MORE_BLOCKS)
 			break;
 
 		LOGPTBFDL(this, LOGL_DEBUG, "Complete DL frame, len=%d\n", m_llc.frame_length());
 		gprs_rlcmac_dl_bw(this, m_llc.frame_length());
-		bts->llc_dl_bytes(m_llc.frame_length());
+		bts->do_rate_ctr_add(CTR_LLC_DL_BYTES, m_llc.frame_length());
 		m_llc.reset();
 
 		if (is_final) {
diff --git a/src/tbf_ul.cpp b/src/tbf_ul.cpp
index 90cbf8df..fee9919e 100644
--- a/src/tbf_ul.cpp
+++ b/src/tbf_ul.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf::assemble_forward_llc(const gprs_rlc_data *_data)
 		frame = frames + i;
 
 		if (frame->length) {
-			bts->rlc_ul_payload_bytes(frame->length);
+			bts->do_rate_ctr_add(CTR_RLC_UL_PAYLOAD_BYTES, frame->length);
 
 			LOGPTBFUL(this, LOGL_DEBUG, "Frame %d "
 				"starts at offset %d, "
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf::assemble_forward_llc(const gprs_rlc_data *_data)
 			/* send frame to SGSN */
 			LOGPTBFUL(this, LOGL_DEBUG, "complete UL frame len=%d\n", m_llc.frame_length());
 			snd_ul_ud();
-			bts->llc_ul_bytes(m_llc.frame_length());
+			bts->do_rate_ctr_add(CTR_LLC_UL_BYTES, m_llc.frame_length());
 			m_llc.reset();
 		}
 	}