diff --git a/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/include/BipedalLocomotion/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.h b/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/include/BipedalLocomotion/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.h
index bdbf3c91e6..003257ddf2 100644
--- a/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/include/BipedalLocomotion/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.h
+++ b/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/include/BipedalLocomotion/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.h
@@ -262,9 +262,7 @@ class YarpRobotLoggerDevice : public yarp::dev::DeviceDriver,
 
     const std::string timestampsName = "timestamps";
 
-    virtual bool lastCallSave();
-
-    virtual bool periodicSave();
+    virtual bool saveData();
 };
 
 } // namespace BipedalLocomotion
diff --git a/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/src/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.cpp b/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/src/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.cpp
index 2ad467f4c1..2c9a52cd18 100644
--- a/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/src/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.cpp
+++ b/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/src/YarpRobotLoggerDevice.cpp
@@ -2006,14 +2006,7 @@ bool YarpRobotLoggerDevice::close()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool YarpRobotLoggerDevice::lastCallSave()
-{
-    std::string fileName;
-    m_bufferManager.saveToFile(fileName);
-    return this->saveCallback(fileName, robometry::SaveCallbackSaveMethod::last_call);
-}
-
-bool YarpRobotLoggerDevice::periodicSave()
+bool YarpRobotLoggerDevice::saveData()
 {
     std::string fileName;
     m_bufferManager.saveToFile(fileName);
diff --git a/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/thrifts/YarpRobotLoggerDeviceCommands.thrift b/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/thrifts/YarpRobotLoggerDeviceCommands.thrift
index 94febeedca..df4a7e1f09 100644
--- a/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/thrifts/YarpRobotLoggerDeviceCommands.thrift
+++ b/devices/YarpRobotLoggerDevice/thrifts/YarpRobotLoggerDeviceCommands.thrift
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@
 
 service YarpRobotLoggerDeviceCommands
 {
-    bool lastCallSave();
-
-    bool periodicSave();
+    bool saveData();
 }