diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f37a3b41f2f0b..b7c7a813fede1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9879,14 +9879,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "futures",
  "log",
- "parity-scale-codec",
  "sp-core",
  "sp-inherents",
  "sp-runtime",
  "sp-state-machine",
- "sp-std",
  "sp-test-primitives",
- "sp-version",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
diff --git a/client/consensus/pow/src/lib.rs b/client/consensus/pow/src/lib.rs
index 44eaccd2a40ac..513386fb22ac0 100644
--- a/client/consensus/pow/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/consensus/pow/src/lib.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ where
 			.select_chain
 			.best_chain()
 			.await
-			.map_err(|e| format!("Fetch best chain failed via select chain: {}", e))?;
+			.map_err(|e| format!("Fetch best chain failed via select chain: {}", e))
+			.map_err(ConsensusError::ChainLookup)?;
 		let best_hash = best_header.hash();
 
 		let parent_hash = *block.header.parent_hash();
diff --git a/primitives/consensus/common/Cargo.toml b/primitives/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
index 83b09f9eb47e2..1179261340f6e 100644
--- a/primitives/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.57"
-codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", features = [
-	"derive",
-] }
 futures = { version = "0.3.21", features = ["thread-pool"] }
 log = "0.4.17"
 thiserror = "1.0.30"
@@ -25,8 +22,6 @@ sp-core = { version = "7.0.0", path = "../../core" }
 sp-inherents = { version = "4.0.0-dev", path = "../../inherents" }
 sp-runtime = { version = "7.0.0", path = "../../runtime" }
 sp-state-machine = { version = "0.13.0", path = "../../state-machine" }
-sp-std = { version = "5.0.0", path = "../../std" }
-sp-version = { version = "5.0.0", path = "../../version" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/primitives/consensus/common/src/error.rs b/primitives/consensus/common/src/error.rs
index 33c1afa63fe70..e881259da11e4 100644
--- a/primitives/consensus/common/src/error.rs
+++ b/primitives/consensus/common/src/error.rs
@@ -15,85 +15,42 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//! Error types in Consensus
-use sp_core::ed25519::Public;
-use sp_version::RuntimeVersion;
-use std::error;
+//! Error types for consensus modules.
 
 /// Result type alias.
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
-/// Error type.
+/// The error type for consensus-related operations.
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-#[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum Error {
 	/// Missing state at block with given descriptor.
 	#[error("State unavailable at block {0}")]
 	StateUnavailable(String),
-	/// I/O terminated unexpectedly
-	#[error("I/O terminated unexpectedly.")]
-	IoTerminated,
 	/// Intermediate missing.
-	#[error("Missing intermediate.")]
+	#[error("Missing intermediate")]
 	NoIntermediate,
 	/// Intermediate is of wrong type.
-	#[error("Invalid intermediate.")]
+	#[error("Invalid intermediate")]
 	InvalidIntermediate,
-	/// Unable to schedule wake-up.
-	#[error("Timer error: {0}")]
-	FaultyTimer(#[from] std::io::Error),
-	/// Error while working with inherent data.
-	#[error("InherentData error: {0}")]
-	InherentData(#[from] sp_inherents::Error),
-	/// Unable to propose a block.
-	#[error("Unable to create block proposal.")]
-	CannotPropose,
-	/// Error checking signature
-	#[error("Message signature {0:?} by {1:?} is invalid.")]
+	/// Error checking signature.
+	#[error("Message signature {0:?} by {1:?} is invalid")]
 	InvalidSignature(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>),
 	/// Invalid authorities set received from the runtime.
 	#[error("Current state of blockchain has invalid authorities set")]
 	InvalidAuthoritiesSet,
-	/// Account is not an authority.
-	#[error("Message sender {0:?} is not a valid authority")]
-	InvalidAuthority(Public),
-	/// Authoring interface does not match the runtime.
-	#[error(
-		"Authoring for current \
-				runtime is not supported. Native ({native}) cannot author for on-chain ({on_chain})."
-	)]
-	IncompatibleAuthoringRuntime { native: RuntimeVersion, on_chain: RuntimeVersion },
-	/// Authoring interface does not match the runtime.
-	#[error("Authoring for current runtime is not supported since it has no version.")]
-	RuntimeVersionMissing,
-	/// Authoring interface does not match the runtime.
-	#[error("Authoring in current build is not supported since it has no runtime.")]
-	NativeRuntimeMissing,
 	/// Justification requirements not met.
-	#[error("Invalid justification.")]
+	#[error("Invalid justification")]
 	InvalidJustification,
-	/// Some other error.
-	#[error(transparent)]
-	Other(#[from] Box<dyn error::Error + Sync + Send + 'static>),
-	/// Error from the client while importing
+	/// Error from the client while importing.
 	#[error("Import failed: {0}")]
 	ClientImport(String),
-	/// Error from the client while importing
+	/// Error from the client while fetching some data from the chain.
 	#[error("Chain lookup failed: {0}")]
 	ChainLookup(String),
-	/// Signing failed
+	/// Signing failed.
 	#[error("Failed to sign using key: {0:?}. Reason: {1}")]
 	CannotSign(Vec<u8>, String),
-}
-
-impl From<Public> for Error {
-	fn from(p: Public) -> Self {
-		Self::InvalidAuthority(p)
-	}
-}
-
-impl From<String> for Error {
-	fn from(s: String) -> Self {
-		Self::StateUnavailable(s)
-	}
+	/// Some other error.
+	#[error(transparent)]
+	Other(#[from] Box<dyn std::error::Error + Sync + Send + 'static>),
 }