diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index 8242b4abac..8fd1756777 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "block/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
@@ -359,7 +358,8 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
 
     if (!drv) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' has no medium",
+                   bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
     if (!snapshot_id && !name) {
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
     GRAPH_RDLOCK_GUARD_MAINLOOP();
 
     if (!drv) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' has no medium",
+                   bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
     if (!snapshot_id && !name) {
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 057601dcf0..08eccc9052 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static void external_snapshot_action(TransactionAction *action,
     bdrv_drained_begin(state->old_bs);
 
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(state->old_bs)) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM,
+        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' has no medium",
                    bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(state->old_bs));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
index 06a1d2248e..daa889809b 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
  * add new ones!
  */
 
-#define QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM \
-    "Device '%s' has no medium"
-
 #define QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG \
     "Device '%s' does not support hotplugging"