diff --git a/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp b/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp
index 2e924e2aacf..24b0415a301 100644
--- a/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp
+++ b/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp
@@ -56,25 +56,6 @@ template <> v8::Local<v8::Value> inline render(const osrm::json::Object &result)
     return value;
 }
 
-struct ResultException : public std::logic_error
-{
-    std::unique_ptr<char[]> messagebuf;
-
-  public:
-    ResultException(const char *code, const char *message) : std::logic_error(code)
-    {
-        messagebuf = std::make_unique<char[]>(std::strlen(message) + 1);
-        std::strcpy(messagebuf.get(), message);
-    }
-    ResultException(const char *code) : std::logic_error(code)
-    {
-        messagebuf = std::make_unique<char[]>(1);
-        messagebuf.get()[0] = 0;
-    }
-
-    const char *message() { return messagebuf.get(); }
-};
-
 inline void ParseResult(const osrm::Status &result_status, osrm::json::Object &result)
 {
     const auto code_iter = result.values.find("code");
@@ -87,6 +68,7 @@ inline void ParseResult(const osrm::Status &result_status, osrm::json::Object &r
         const auto message_iter = result.values.find("message");
         if (message_iter != end_iter)
         {
+            // Concatenate the code: message so we don't lose details on errors
             const auto code = code_iter->second.get<osrm::json::String>().value.c_str();
             const auto message = message_iter->second.get<osrm::json::String>().value.c_str();
             auto buffer =
@@ -94,7 +76,7 @@ inline void ParseResult(const osrm::Status &result_status, osrm::json::Object &r
             std::strcpy(buffer.get(), code);
             std::strcat(buffer.get(), ": ");
             std::strcat(buffer.get(), message);
-            throw ResultException(buffer.get());
+            throw std::logic_error(buffer.get());
         }
         else
         {