diff --git a/lib/libcryptsetup.h b/lib/libcryptsetup.h
index 3f6e3cbe..15138d6c 100644
--- a/lib/libcryptsetup.h
+++ b/lib/libcryptsetup.h
@@ -1084,28 +1084,6 @@ int crypt_header_restore(struct crypt_device *cd,
 	const char *requested_type,
 	const char *backup_file);
 
-/**
- * Receive last reported error, DEPRECATED.
- *
- * @param cd crypt device handle
- * @param buf buffef for message
- * @param size size of buffer
- *
- * @note This function is DEPRECATED and will be removed in future versions.
- * @note All error messages are reported also through log callback.
- */
-void crypt_last_error(struct crypt_device *cd, char *buf, size_t size);
-
-/**
- * Receives last reported error, DEPRECATED
- *
- * @param buf buffef for message
- * @param size size of buffer
- *
- * @note This function is DEPRECATED and will be removed in future versions.
- */
-void crypt_get_error(char *buf, size_t size);
-
 /**
  * Get directory where mapped crypt devices are created
  *
diff --git a/lib/libcryptsetup.sym b/lib/libcryptsetup.sym
index ca9a5017..3d0f78e8 100644
--- a/lib/libcryptsetup.sym
+++ b/lib/libcryptsetup.sym
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ CRYPTSETUP_1.0 {
 		crypt_keyslot_max;
 		crypt_keyslot_area;
 		crypt_keyslot_status;
-		crypt_last_error;
-		crypt_get_error;
 		crypt_get_dir;
 		crypt_set_debug_level;
 		crypt_log;
diff --git a/lib/setup.c b/lib/setup.c
index bf24f50c..5617879b 100644
--- a/lib/setup.c
+++ b/lib/setup.c
@@ -90,18 +90,11 @@ struct crypt_device {
 	void *log_usrptr;
 	int (*confirm)(const char *msg, void *usrptr);
 	void *confirm_usrptr;
-
-	/* last error message */
-	char error[MAX_ERROR_LENGTH];
 };
 
 /* Just to suppress redundant messages about crypto backend */
 static int _crypto_logged = 0;
 
-/* Global error */
-/* FIXME: not thread safe, remove this later */
-static char global_error[MAX_ERROR_LENGTH] = {0};
-
 /* Log helper */
 static void (*_default_log)(int level, const char *msg, void *usrptr) = NULL;
 static int _debug_level = 0;
@@ -116,32 +109,12 @@ int crypt_get_debug_level(void)
 	return _debug_level;
 }
 
-static void crypt_set_error(struct crypt_device *cd, const char *error)
-{
-	size_t size = strlen(error);
-
-	/* Set global error, ugly hack... */
-	strncpy(global_error, error, MAX_ERROR_LENGTH - 2);
-	if (size < MAX_ERROR_LENGTH && global_error[size - 1] == '\n')
-		global_error[size - 1] = '\0';
-
-	/* Set error string per context */
-	if (cd) {
-		strncpy(cd->error, error, MAX_ERROR_LENGTH - 2);
-		if (size < MAX_ERROR_LENGTH && cd->error[size - 1] == '\n')
-			cd->error[size - 1] = '\0';
-	}
-}
-
 void crypt_log(struct crypt_device *cd, int level, const char *msg)
 {
 	if (cd && cd->log)
 		cd->log(level, msg, cd->log_usrptr);
 	else if (_default_log)
 		_default_log(level, msg, NULL);
-
-	if (level == CRYPT_LOG_ERROR)
-		crypt_set_error(cd, msg);
 }
 
 __attribute__((format(printf, 5, 6)))
@@ -471,30 +444,6 @@ void crypt_set_confirm_callback(struct crypt_device *cd,
 	cd->confirm_usrptr = usrptr;
 }
 
-static void _get_error(char *error, char *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	if (!buf || size < 1)
-		error[0] = '\0';
-	else if (*error) {
-		strncpy(buf, error, size - 1);
-		buf[size - 1] = '\0';
-		error[0] = '\0';
-	} else
-		buf[0] = '\0';
-}
-
-void crypt_last_error(struct crypt_device *cd, char *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	if (cd)
-		return _get_error(cd->error, buf, size);
-}
-
-/* Deprecated global error interface */
-void crypt_get_error(char *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	return _get_error(global_error, buf, size);
-}
-
 const char *crypt_get_dir(void)
 {
 	return dm_get_dir();
diff --git a/src/utils_tools.c b/src/utils_tools.c
index 97c879e4..1bb92462 100644
--- a/src/utils_tools.c
+++ b/src/utils_tools.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int yesDialog(const char *msg, void *usrptr __attribute__((unused)))
 
 void show_status(int errcode)
 {
-	char error[256];
+	char *crypt_error;
 
 	if(!opt_verbose)
 		return;
@@ -174,25 +174,23 @@ void show_status(int errcode)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	crypt_get_error(error, sizeof(error));
+	if (errcode < 0)
+		errcode = translate_errno(errcode);
 
-	if (*error) {
-#ifdef STRERROR_R_CHAR_P /* GNU-specific strerror_r */
-		char *error_ = strerror_r(-errcode, error, sizeof(error));
-		if (error_ != error)
-			strncpy(error, error_, sizeof(error));
-#else /* POSIX strerror_r variant */
-		if (strerror_r(-errcode, error, sizeof(error)))
-			*error = '\0';
-#endif
-		error[sizeof(error) - 1] = '\0';
-	}
-
-	log_err(_("Command failed with code %i"), -errcode);
-	if (*error)
-		log_err(": %s\n", error);
+	if (errcode == 1)
+		crypt_error = _("wrong or missing parameters");
+	else if (errcode == 2)
+		crypt_error = _("no permission or bad passphrase");
+	else if (errcode == 3)
+		crypt_error = _("out of memory");
+	else if (errcode == 4)
+		crypt_error = _("wrong device or file specified");
+	else if (errcode == 5)
+		crypt_error = _("device already exists or device is busy");
 	else
-		log_err(".\n");
+		crypt_error = _("unknown error");
+
+	log_std(_("Command failed with code %i (%s).\n"), -errcode, crypt_error);
 }
 
 const char *uuid_or_device(const char *spec)