diff --git a/src/vocutouts/uws/app.py b/src/vocutouts/uws/app.py
index 9e50e76..b930a03 100644
--- a/src/vocutouts/uws/app.py
+++ b/src/vocutouts/uws/app.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 async def _uws_error_handler(
     request: Request, exc: UWSError
 ) -> PlainTextResponse:
-    response = f"{exc.error_code.value} {exc!s}\n"
+    response = f"{exc.error_code.value}: {exc!s}\n"
     if exc.detail:
         response += "\n{exc.detail}"
     return PlainTextResponse(response, status_code=exc.status_code)
diff --git a/src/vocutouts/uws/errors.py b/src/vocutouts/uws/errors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dd8c8a..0000000
--- a/src/vocutouts/uws/errors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-"""Error handlers for UWS and DALI services.
-
-Currently these error handlers return ``text/plain`` errors.  VOTable errors
-may be a better choice, but revision 1.0 of the SODA standard only allows
-``text/plain`` errors for sync routes.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
-from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
-from fastapi.responses import PlainTextResponse
-
-from .exceptions import UWSError
-
-__all__ = ["install_error_handlers"]
-
-
-async def _uws_error_handler(
-    request: Request, exc: UWSError
-) -> PlainTextResponse:
-    response = f"{exc.error_code.value}: {exc!s}\n"
-    if exc.detail:
-        response += "\n{exc.detail}"
-    return PlainTextResponse(response, status_code=exc.status_code)
-
-
-async def _usage_handler(
-    request: Request, exc: RequestValidationError
-) -> PlainTextResponse:
-    return PlainTextResponse(f"UsageError\n\n{exc!s}", status_code=422)
-
-
-def install_error_handlers(app: FastAPI) -> None:
-    """Install error handlers that follow DALI and UWS conventions.
-
-    This function must be called during application setup for any FastAPI app
-    using the UWS layer for correct error message handling.  Be aware that
-    this will change the error response for all parameter validation errors
-    from FastAPI.
-    """
-    app.exception_handler(UWSError)(_uws_error_handler)
-    app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)(_usage_handler)