diff --git a/firmware/controllers/algo/rusefi_types.h b/firmware/controllers/algo/rusefi_types.h
index 7a1e7ac809..b8e163f3ca 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/algo/rusefi_types.h
+++ b/firmware/controllers/algo/rusefi_types.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ typedef void (*Void)(void);
 
 using lua_script_t = char[LUA_SCRIPT_SIZE];
 
-using error_message_t = char[ERROR_BUFFER_SIZE];
 using warning_message_t = char[WARNING_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
 using vehicle_info_t = char[VEHICLE_INFO_SIZE];
diff --git a/firmware/controllers/core/error_handling.h b/firmware/controllers/core/error_handling.h
index af8b1438b1..9306fb2416 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/core/error_handling.h
+++ b/firmware/controllers/core/error_handling.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern "C"
  */
 bool warning(obd_code_e code, const char *fmt, ...);
 
-using critical_msg_t = char[ERROR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+using critical_msg_t = char[CRITICAL_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
 /**
  * Something really bad had happened - firmware cannot function, we cannot run the engine
diff --git a/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt b/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
index 075be948d9..31d019ca59 100644
--- a/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
+++ b/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
@@ -911,8 +911,6 @@ custom maf_sensor_type_e 1 bits, S08, @OFFSET@, [0:1], @@maf_sensor_type_e_enum@
 #define CAN_RX_PREFIX "CAN_rx"
 
 #define CRITICAL_PREFIX "CRITICAL"
-! same length used for critical and soft error messages
-#define ERROR_BUFFER_SIZE 120
 #define WARNING_BUFFER_SIZE 120
 #define CRITICAL_BUFFER_SIZE 120