diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/error.rs b/ethcore/service/src/error.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b2787e978..000000000
--- a/ethcore/service/src/error.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015-2019 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
-// This file is part of Parity Ethereum.
-
-// Parity Ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-
-// Parity Ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Parity Ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-use ethcore;
-use io;
-use ethcore_private_tx;
-
-#[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display, derive_more::From)]
-pub enum Error {
-	/// Ethcore Error
-	Ethcore(ethcore::error::Error),
-	/// Io Error
-	IoError(io::IoError),
-	/// Private Transactions Error
-	PrivateTransactions(ethcore_private_tx::Error),
-}
-
-impl std::error::Error for Error {
-	fn source(&self) -> Option<&(std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-		match self {
-			Error::Ethcore(err) => Some(err),
-			Error::IoError(err) => Some(err),
-			Error::PrivateTransactions(err) => Some(err),
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs b/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs
index b9a8c15b3..f5d92f35e 100644
--- a/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ extern crate ethcore_db;
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate tempdir;
 
-mod error;
 mod service;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate kvdb_rocksdb;
 
-pub use error::Error;
 pub use service::{ClientService, PrivateTxService};
diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/service.rs b/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
index 60caefe9a..da949cbe3 100644
--- a/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 //! Creates and registers client and network services.
 
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use ansi_term::Colour;
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ use ethcore::error::Error as EthcoreError;
 
 
 use ethcore_private_tx::{self, Importer, Signer};
-use Error;
 
 pub struct PrivateTxService {
 	provider: Arc<ethcore_private_tx::Provider>,
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ impl ClientService {
 		encryptor: Box<ethcore_private_tx::Encryptor>,
 		private_tx_conf: ethcore_private_tx::ProviderConfig,
 		private_encryptor_conf: ethcore_private_tx::EncryptorConfig,
-		) -> Result<ClientService, Error>
+		) -> Result<ClientService, EthcoreError>
 	{
 		let io_service = IoService::<ClientIoMessage>::start()?;