diff --git a/sylvia-derive/src/contract.rs b/sylvia-derive/src/contract.rs
index f2571c76..91b66bec 100644
--- a/sylvia-derive/src/contract.rs
+++ b/sylvia-derive/src/contract.rs
@@ -79,12 +79,11 @@ impl<'a> ContractInput<'a> {
             item,
             generics,
             custom,
-            error,
             ..
         } = self;
         let multitest_helpers = self.emit_multitest_helpers();
         let messages = self.emit_messages();
-        let contract_api = Api::new(item, generics, custom, error).emit();
+        let contract_api = Api::new(item, generics, custom).emit();
         let querier = self.emit_querier();
         let executor = self.emit_executor();
         let reply = self.emit_reply();
diff --git a/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/api.rs b/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/api.rs
index 22fb13d6..92313ce5 100644
--- a/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/api.rs
+++ b/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/api.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::crate_module;
 use crate::parser::variant_descs::AsVariantDescs;
-use crate::parser::{ContractErrorAttr, Custom, MsgType};
+use crate::parser::{Custom, MsgType};
 use crate::types::msg_variant::MsgVariants;
 use crate::utils::emit_bracketed_generics;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
@@ -16,16 +16,10 @@ pub struct Api<'a> {
     sudo_variants: MsgVariants<'a, GenericParam>,
     generics: &'a [&'a GenericParam],
     custom: &'a Custom,
-    error: &'a ContractErrorAttr,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Api<'a> {
-    pub fn new(
-        source: &'a ItemImpl,
-        generics: &'a [&'a GenericParam],
-        custom: &'a Custom,
-        error: &'a ContractErrorAttr,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(source: &'a ItemImpl, generics: &'a [&'a GenericParam], custom: &'a Custom) -> Self {
         let exec_variants = MsgVariants::new(
             source.as_variants(),
             MsgType::Exec,
@@ -70,7 +64,6 @@ impl<'a> Api<'a> {
             sudo_variants,
             generics,
             custom,
-            error,
         }
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +78,6 @@ impl<'a> Api<'a> {
             sudo_variants,
             generics,
             custom,
-            error,
         } = self;
 
         let where_clause = &source.generics.where_clause;
@@ -110,7 +102,6 @@ impl<'a> Api<'a> {
         };
         let custom_msg = custom.msg_or_default();
         let custom_query = custom.query_or_default();
-        let error = &error.error;
 
         quote! {
             impl #bracket_generics #sylvia ::types::ContractApi for #contract_name #where_clause {
@@ -126,7 +117,6 @@ impl<'a> Api<'a> {
                 type Querier<'querier> = #sylvia ::types::BoundQuerier<'querier, #custom_query, Self >;
                 type CustomMsg = #custom_msg;
                 type CustomQuery = #custom_query;
-                type Error = #error;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/reply.rs b/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/reply.rs
index ee8a190c..cf0c525c 100644
--- a/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/reply.rs
+++ b/sylvia-derive/src/contract/communication/reply.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct Reply<'a> {
     source: &'a ItemImpl,
     generics: &'a [&'a GenericParam],
     reply_data: Vec<ReplyData<'a>>,
+    error: Type,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Reply<'a> {
@@ -26,11 +27,14 @@ impl<'a> Reply<'a> {
         variants: &'a MsgVariants<'a, GenericParam>,
     ) -> Self {
         let reply_data = variants.as_reply_data();
+        let parsed_attrs = ParsedSylviaAttributes::new(source.attrs.iter());
+        let error = parsed_attrs.error_attrs.unwrap_or_default().error;
 
         Self {
             source,
             generics,
             reply_data,
+            error,
         }
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ impl<'a> Reply<'a> {
             source,
             generics,
             reply_data,
+            error,
             ..
         } = self;
 
@@ -65,9 +70,8 @@ impl<'a> Reply<'a> {
 
         let custom_query = parse_quote!( < #contract as #sylvia ::types::ContractApi>::CustomQuery);
         let custom_msg = parse_quote!( < #contract as #sylvia ::types::ContractApi>::CustomMsg);
-        let error = parse_quote!( < #contract as #sylvia ::types::ContractApi>::Error);
         let ctx_params = msg_ty.emit_ctx_params(&custom_query);
-        let ret_type = msg_ty.emit_result_type(&custom_msg, &error);
+        let ret_type = msg_ty.emit_result_type(&custom_msg, error);
 
         let match_arms = reply_data
             .iter()
diff --git a/sylvia/src/types.rs b/sylvia/src/types.rs
index 6412a8c5..3dd4b014 100644
--- a/sylvia/src/types.rs
+++ b/sylvia/src/types.rs
@@ -634,5 +634,4 @@ pub trait ContractApi {
     type Remote<'remote>;
     type CustomMsg: CustomMsg;
     type CustomQuery: CustomQuery;
-    type Error: From<cosmwasm_std::StdError>;
 }