diff --git a/rpc/http/server.go b/rpc/http/server.go
index dd6ba68e32..fa66eed487 100644
--- a/rpc/http/server.go
+++ b/rpc/http/server.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *RpcHttpServer) apiHandler(api *rpc.EthereumApi) http.Handler {
 
 		reqParsed, reqerr := JSON.ParseRequestBody(req)
 		if reqerr != nil {
-			jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32700, rpc.ErrorParseRequest}
+			jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32700, "Error: Could not parse request"}
 			JSON.Send(w, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: nil, Error: jsonerr})
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/rpc/messages.go b/rpc/messages.go
index 18fbec931f..044f07545d 100644
--- a/rpc/messages.go
+++ b/rpc/messages.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ var (
 	errArguments      = errors.New("Error: Insufficient arguments")
 	errNotImplemented = errors.New("Error: Method not implemented")
 	errUnknown        = errors.New("Error: Unknown error")
-	errParseRequest   = errors.New("Error: Could not parse request")
 	errDecodeArgs     = errors.New("Error: Could not decode arguments")
 )
 
diff --git a/rpc/ws/server.go b/rpc/ws/server.go
index b8cc2fa6b2..2c2988f5d5 100644
--- a/rpc/ws/server.go
+++ b/rpc/ws/server.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func sockHandler(api *rpc.EthereumApi) websocket.Handler {
 
 			// reqParsed, reqerr := JSON.ParseRequestBody(conn.Request())
 			if err := websocket.JSON.Receive(conn, &reqParsed); err != nil {
-				jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32700, rpc.ErrorParseRequest}
+				jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32700, "Error: Could not parse request"}
 				JSON.Send(conn, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: nil, Error: jsonerr})
 				continue
 			}