diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a905fd5186fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// rust_g.dm - DM API for rust_g extension library
+#define RUST_G "rust_g"
+
+#define rustg_dmi_strip_metadata(fname) call(RUST_G, "dmi_strip_metadata")(fname)
+
+#define rustg_log_write(fname, text) call(RUST_G, "log_write")(fname, text)
+/proc/rustg_log_close_all() return call(RUST_G, "log_close_all")()
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
index 4289fd5ad0bf..92f7b21bb700 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-//location of the rust-g library
-#define RUST_G "rust_g"
-
 //wrapper macros for easier grepping
 #define DIRECT_OUTPUT(A, B) A << B
 #define SEND_IMAGE(target, image) DIRECT_OUTPUT(target, image)
 #define SEND_SOUND(target, sound) DIRECT_OUTPUT(target, sound)
 #define SEND_TEXT(target, text) DIRECT_OUTPUT(target, text)
 #define WRITE_FILE(file, text) DIRECT_OUTPUT(file, text)
-#define WRITE_LOG(log, text) call(RUST_G, "log_write")(log, text)
+#define WRITE_LOG(log, text) rustg_log_write(log, text)
 
 //print a warning message to world.log
 #define WARNING(MSG) warning("[MSG] in [__FILE__] at line [__LINE__] src: [src] usr: [usr].")
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@
 
 /* Close open log handles. This should be called as late as possible, and no logging should hapen after. */
 /proc/shutdown_logging()
-	call(RUST_G, "log_close_all")()
+	rustg_log_close_all()
 
 
 /* Helper procs for building detailed log lines */
@@ -176,6 +173,3 @@
 		return "[A.loc] [COORD(T)] ([A.loc.type])"
 	else if(A.loc)
 		return "[A.loc] (0, 0, 0) ([A.loc.type])"
-
-//this is only used here (for now)
-#undef RUST_G
diff --git a/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm b/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm
index 28a3ec23b971..a31fb63c3191 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 
 	var/res_name = "spritesheet_[name].css"
 	var/fname = "data/spritesheets/[res_name]"
-	call("rust_g", "file_write")(generate_css(), fname)
+	text2file(generate_css(), fname)
 	register_asset(res_name, file(fname))
 
 	for(var/size_id in sizes)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 		// save flattened version
 		var/fname = "data/spritesheets/[name]_[size_id].png"
 		fcopy(size[SPRSZ_ICON], fname)
-		var/error = call("rust_g", "dmi_strip_metadata")(fname)
+		var/error = rustg_dmi_strip_metadata(fname)
 		if(length(error))
 			stack_trace("Failed to strip [name]_[size_id].png: [error]")
 		size[SPRSZ_STRIPPED] = icon(fname)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index eb2a29943a9d..d4cbb36a1adb 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include "code\__DEFINES\research.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\robots.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\role_preferences.dm"
+#include "code\__DEFINES\rust_g.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\say.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\shuttles.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\sight.dm"