diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
index e6ecadd7f..1d82b4ab1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ void handleSQLiteBusy(const SQLiteBusy & e)
     if (now > lastWarned + 10) {
         lastWarned = now;
         logWarning({
-            .name = "Sqlite busy",
             .msg = hintfmt(e.what())
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.cc b/src/libutil/error.cc
index 02bc5caa5..9172f67a6 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/error.cc
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@ const std::string & BaseError::calcWhat() const
     if (what_.has_value())
         return *what_;
     else {
-        err.name = sname();
-
         std::ostringstream oss;
         showErrorInfo(oss, err, loggerSettings.showTrace);
         what_ = oss.str();
-
         return *what_;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.hh b/src/libutil/error.hh
index 6a757f9ad..005c2c225 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/error.hh
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ struct Trace {
 
 struct ErrorInfo {
     Verbosity level;
-    std::string name; // FIXME: rename
     hintformat msg;
     std::optional<ErrPos> errPos;
     std::list<Trace> traces;
diff --git a/src/libutil/serialise.cc b/src/libutil/serialise.cc
index 6445b3f1b..8ff904583 100644
--- a/src/libutil/serialise.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/serialise.cc
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, const Error & ex)
     sink
         << "Error"
         << info.level
-        << info.name
+        << "Error" // removed
         << info.msg.str()
         << 0 // FIXME: info.errPos
         << info.traces.size();
@@ -426,11 +426,10 @@ Error readError(Source & source)
     auto type = readString(source);
     assert(type == "Error");
     auto level = (Verbosity) readInt(source);
-    auto name = readString(source);
+    auto name = readString(source); // removed
     auto msg = readString(source);
     ErrorInfo info {
         .level = level,
-        .name = name,
         .msg = hintformat(std::move(format("%s") % msg)),
     };
     auto havePos = readNum<size_t>(source);