diff --git a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/block.rs b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/block.rs
index 1d652efc..1fde7047 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/block.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/block.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 
 use core::fmt;
 
-use crate::{merkle_tree, util};
-use crate::util::Error::{BlockBadTarget, BlockBadProofOfWork};
+use crate::merkle_tree;
+use crate::error::Error::{self, BlockBadTarget, BlockBadProofOfWork};
 use crate::hashes::{Hash, HashEngine};
 use crate::hash_types::{Wtxid, TxMerkleNode, WitnessMerkleNode, WitnessCommitment};
 use crate::consensus::{encode, Encodable, Decodable};
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl Header {
     }
 
     /// Checks that the proof-of-work for the block is valid, returning the block hash.
-    pub fn validate_pow(&self, required_target: Target) -> Result<BlockHash, util::Error> {
+    pub fn validate_pow(&self, required_target: Target) -> Result<BlockHash, Error> {
         let target = self.target();
         if target != required_target {
             return Err(BlockBadTarget);
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/error.rs b/bitcoin/src/error.rs
index 58bbb2d1..d31c09f8 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/error.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/error.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,53 @@
 //! Contains error types and other error handling tools.
 
+use core::fmt;
+
+use bitcoin_internals::write_err;
+
+use crate::consensus::encode;
 pub use crate::parse::ParseIntError;
 
+/// A general error code, other errors should implement conversions to/from this
+/// if appropriate.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum Error {
+    /// Encoding error
+    Encode(encode::Error),
+    /// The header hash is not below the target
+    BlockBadProofOfWork,
+    /// The `target` field of a block header did not match the expected difficulty
+    BlockBadTarget,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            Error::Encode(ref e) => write_err!(f, "encoding error"; e),
+            Error::BlockBadProofOfWork => f.write_str("block target correct but not attained"),
+            Error::BlockBadTarget => f.write_str("block target incorrect"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "std")))]
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        use self::Error::*;
+
+        match self {
+            Encode(e) => Some(e),
+            BlockBadProofOfWork | BlockBadTarget => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+impl From<encode::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: encode::Error) -> Error { Error::Encode(e) }
+}
+
 /// Impls std::error::Error for the specified type with appropriate attributes, possibly returning
 /// source.
 macro_rules! impl_std_error {
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/lib.rs b/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
index 06c78407..007b9c13 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ pub use crate::blockdata::transaction::{self, OutPoint, Sequence, Transaction, T
 pub use crate::blockdata::witness::{self, Witness};
 pub use crate::blockdata::{constants, opcodes};
 pub use crate::consensus::encode::VarInt;
+pub use crate::error::Error;
 pub use crate::hash_types::*;
 pub use crate::network::constants::Network;
 pub use crate::pow::{CompactTarget, Target, Work};
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ pub use crate::util::ecdsa::{self, EcdsaSig, EcdsaSigError};
 pub use crate::util::key::{KeyPair, PrivateKey, PublicKey, XOnlyPublicKey};
 pub use crate::merkle_tree::MerkleBlock;
 pub use crate::util::schnorr::{self, SchnorrSig, SchnorrSigError};
-pub use crate::util::{psbt, Error};
+pub use crate::util::psbt;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 mod io_extras {
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs
index 52c5f3e8..acd7acae 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -15,54 +15,6 @@ pub mod taproot;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::io;
-use core::fmt;
-
-use bitcoin_internals::write_err;
-
-use crate::consensus::encode;
-
-/// A general error code, other errors should implement conversions to/from this
-/// if appropriate.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-#[non_exhaustive]
-pub enum Error {
-    /// Encoding error
-    Encode(encode::Error),
-    /// The header hash is not below the target
-    BlockBadProofOfWork,
-    /// The `target` field of a block header did not match the expected difficulty
-    BlockBadTarget,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for Error {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        match *self {
-            Error::Encode(ref e) => write_err!(f, "encoding error"; e),
-            Error::BlockBadProofOfWork => f.write_str("block target correct but not attained"),
-            Error::BlockBadTarget => f.write_str("block target incorrect"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "std")))]
-impl std::error::Error for Error {
-    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-        use self::Error::*;
-
-        match self {
-            Encode(e) => Some(e),
-            BlockBadProofOfWork | BlockBadTarget => None
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-impl From<encode::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: encode::Error) -> Error {
-        Error::Encode(e)
-    }
-}
 
 // core2 doesn't have read_to_end
 pub(crate) fn read_to_end<D: io::Read>(mut d: D) -> Result<Vec<u8>, io::Error> {