diff --git a/src/network/listener.rs b/src/network/listener.rs
index ea2278e..9d48de9 100644
--- a/src/network/listener.rs
+++ b/src/network/listener.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
 
 use network::constants::Network;
-use network::{self, message};
+use network::message;
 use network::message::NetworkMessage::Verack;
 use network::socket::Socket;
 use util;
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ pub trait Listener {
     fn start(&self) -> Result<(Receiver<message::SocketResponse>, Socket), util::Error> {
         // Open socket
         let mut ret_sock = Socket::new(self.network());
-        if let Err(e) = ret_sock.connect(self.peer(), self.port()) {
-            return Err(util::Error::Network(network::Error::Detail("listener".to_owned(), Box::new(e))));
-        }
+        ret_sock.connect(self.peer(), self.port())?;
         let mut sock = ret_sock.clone();
 
         let (recv_tx, recv_rx) = channel();
diff --git a/src/network/mod.rs b/src/network/mod.rs
index 696d720..a7e6f7e 100644
--- a/src/network/mod.rs
+++ b/src/network/mod.rs
@@ -43,15 +43,12 @@ pub enum Error {
     SocketMutexPoisoned,
     /// Not connected to peer
     SocketNotConnectedToPeer,
-    /// Error propagated from subsystem
-    Detail(String, Box<Error>),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
             Error::Io(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Error::Detail(ref s, ref e) => write!(f, "{}: {}", s, e),
             ref x => f.write_str(error::Error::description(x)),
         }
     }
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
     fn cause(&self) -> Option<&error::Error> {
         match *self {
             Error::Io(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Error::Detail(_, ref e) => Some(e),
             _ => None
         }
     }
@@ -71,7 +67,6 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             Error::Io(ref e) => e.description(),
             Error::SocketMutexPoisoned => "socket mutex was poisoned",
             Error::SocketNotConnectedToPeer => "not connected to peer",
-            Error::Detail(_, ref e) => e.description(),
         }
     }
 }