diff --git a/src/vt/runnable/invoke.h b/src/vt/runnable/invoke.h
index 9ed25f5b88..ccd5a3ee75 100644
--- a/src/vt/runnable/invoke.h
+++ b/src/vt/runnable/invoke.h
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ static std::string CreateEventName() {
 
   std::vector<std::string> arg_types = {TE::getTypeName<Args>()...};
   auto argsV = DU::join(",", arg_types);
-  auto valueName =
-    TE::lastNamedPfType(TE::prettyFunctionForValue<FunctionType, f>(), "T"
-  );
+  auto valueName = TE::getValueName<FunctionType, f>();
   auto barename = TE::getBarename(valueName);
 
   return DU::removeSpaces(barename + "(" + argsV + ")");
@@ -140,11 +138,19 @@ struct CallableWrapper<Ret (Class::*)(Args...), f> {
 template <typename Callable, Callable f, typename... Args>
 static trace::TraceProcessingTag BeginProcessingInvokeEvent() {
   const auto trace_id = CallableWrapper<Callable, f>::GetTraceID();
-  const auto trace_event = theTrace()->localInvoke(trace_id);
+  const auto trace_event = theTrace()->messageCreation(trace_id, 0);
   const auto from_node = theContext()->getNode();
 
   return theTrace()->beginProcessing(trace_id, 0, trace_event, from_node);
 }
+
+template <typename Callable, Callable f, typename... Args>
+static void EndProcessingInvokeEvent(trace::TraceProcessingTag processing_tag) {
+  theTrace()->endProcessing(processing_tag);
+
+  const auto trace_id = CallableWrapper<Callable, f>::GetTraceID();
+  theTrace()->messageCreation(trace_id, 0);
+}
 #endif
 
 template <
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ util::Copyable<Callable> invoke(Args&&... args) {
   const auto& returnVal = invokeImpl(f, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
 #if vt_check_enabled(trace_enabled)
-  theTrace()->endProcessing(processing_tag);
+  EndProcessingInvokeEvent<Callable, f>(processing_tag);
 #endif
 
   return returnVal;
@@ -196,7 +202,7 @@ util::NotCopyable<Callable> invoke(Args&&... args) {
   auto&& returnVal = invokeImpl(f, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
 #if vt_check_enabled(trace_enabled)
-  theTrace()->endProcessing(processing_tag);
+  EndProcessingInvokeEvent<Callable, f>(processing_tag);
 #endif
 
   return std::move(returnVal);
@@ -212,7 +218,7 @@ util::IsVoidReturn<Callable> invoke(Args&&... args) {
   invokeImpl(f, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
 #if vt_check_enabled(trace_enabled)
-  theTrace()->endProcessing(processing_tag);
+  EndProcessingInvokeEvent<Callable, f>(processing_tag);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vt/trace/trace.cc b/src/vt/trace/trace.cc
index 44495a2d60..af5f390527 100644
--- a/src/vt/trace/trace.cc
+++ b/src/vt/trace/trace.cc
@@ -635,19 +635,6 @@ void Trace::endIdle(double const time) {
   emitTraceForTopProcessingEvent(time, TraceConstantsType::BeginProcessing);
 }
 
-TraceEventIDType
-Trace::localInvoke(TraceEntryIDType const ep, double const time) {
-  if (not checkDynamicRuntimeEnabled()) {
-    return no_trace_event;
-  }
-
-  auto const type = TraceConstantsType::Creation;
-
-  NodeType const node = theContext()->getNode();
-
-  return logEvent(LogType{time, ep, type, node, 0});
-}
-
 TraceEventIDType Trace::messageCreation(
   TraceEntryIDType const ep, TraceMsgLenType const len, double const time
 ) {
diff --git a/src/vt/trace/trace.h b/src/vt/trace/trace.h
index 59084c5852..1c29e2fef4 100644
--- a/src/vt/trace/trace.h
+++ b/src/vt/trace/trace.h
@@ -384,17 +384,6 @@ struct Trace : runtime::component::Component<Trace> {
     double const time = getCurrentTime()
   );
 
-  /**
-   * \brief Log a local function invoke
-   *
-   * \param[in] ep the registered function's event ID
-   * \param[in] time the time of the event
-   *
-   * \return the trace event ID
-   */
-  TraceEventIDType
-  localInvoke(TraceEntryIDType const ep, double const time = getCurrentTime());
-
   /**
    * \brief Log a message send
    *