diff --git a/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/EditedHTTPError.swift b/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/EditedHTTPError.swift
index d7c7aa13..71c98dc6 100644
--- a/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/EditedHTTPError.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/EditedHTTPError.swift
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ struct EditedHTTPError: HTTPResponseError {
         (self.originalError as? HTTPResponseError)?.status ?? .internalServerError
     }
 
-    var headers: HTTPFields {
-        var headers = (originalError as? HTTPResponseError)?.headers ?? [:]
-        headers.append(contentsOf: self.additionalHeaders)
-        return headers
-    }
-
     let additionalHeaders: HTTPFields
 
     init(originalError: Error, additionalHeaders: HTTPFields) {
diff --git a/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/HTTPErrorResponse.swift b/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/HTTPResponseError.swift
similarity index 92%
rename from Sources/Hummingbird/Error/HTTPErrorResponse.swift
rename to Sources/Hummingbird/Error/HTTPResponseError.swift
index 93539f44..d059bf9c 100644
--- a/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/HTTPErrorResponse.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hummingbird/Error/HTTPResponseError.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,4 @@ import NIOCore
 public protocol HTTPResponseError: Error, ResponseGenerator {
     /// status code for the error
     var status: HTTPResponse.Status { get }
-    /// any addiitional headers required
-    var headers: HTTPFields { get }
 }