diff --git a/net_util/src/lib.rs b/net_util/src/lib.rs
index 90a6e1080..a28bcc433 100644
--- a/net_util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub use tap::{Error as TapError, Tap};
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
-    #[error("Failed to create a socket: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to create a socket")]
     CreateSocket(#[source] IoError),
 }
 
diff --git a/net_util/src/open_tap.rs b/net_util/src/open_tap.rs
index 28be56c6f..10d71b29f 100644
--- a/net_util/src/open_tap.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/open_tap.rs
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@ use super::{vnet_hdr_len, MacAddr, Tap, TapError};
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
-    #[error("Failed to convert an hexadecimal string into an integer: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to convert an hexadecimal string into an integer")]
     ConvertHexStringToInt(#[source] std::num::ParseIntError),
     #[error("Error related to the multiqueue support (no support TAP side)")]
     MultiQueueNoTapSupport,
     #[error("Error related to the multiqueue support (no support device side)")]
     MultiQueueNoDeviceSupport,
-    #[error("Failed to read the TAP flags from sysfs: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to read the TAP flags from sysfs")]
     ReadSysfsTunFlags(#[source] io::Error),
-    #[error("Open tap device failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Open tap device failed")]
     TapOpen(#[source] TapError),
-    #[error("Setting tap IP and/or netmask failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Setting tap IP and/or netmask failed")]
     TapSetIpNetmask(#[source] TapError),
-    #[error("Setting MAC address failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Setting MAC address failed")]
     TapSetMac(#[source] TapError),
-    #[error("Getting MAC address failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Getting MAC address failed")]
     TapGetMac(#[source] TapError),
-    #[error("Setting vnet header size failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Setting vnet header size failed")]
     TapSetVnetHdrSize(#[source] TapError),
-    #[error("Setting MTU failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Setting MTU failed")]
     TapSetMtu(#[source] TapError),
-    #[error("Enabling tap interface failed: {0}")]
+    #[error("Enabling tap interface failed")]
     TapEnable(#[source] TapError),
 }
 
diff --git a/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs b/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
index 5a9bd41fb..f28d759fe 100644
--- a/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
@@ -353,27 +353,27 @@ pub struct NetCounters {
 pub enum NetQueuePairError {
     #[error("No memory configured")]
     NoMemoryConfigured,
-    #[error("Error registering listener: {0}")]
+    #[error("Error registering listener")]
     RegisterListener(#[source] io::Error),
-    #[error("Error unregistering listener: {0}")]
+    #[error("Error unregistering listener")]
     UnregisterListener(#[source] io::Error),
-    #[error("Error writing to the TAP device: {0}")]
+    #[error("Error writing to the TAP device")]
     WriteTap(#[source] io::Error),
-    #[error("Error reading from the TAP device: {0}")]
+    #[error("Error reading from the TAP device")]
     ReadTap(#[source] io::Error),
-    #[error("Error related to guest memory: {0}")]
+    #[error("Error related to guest memory")]
     GuestMemory(#[source] vm_memory::GuestMemoryError),
-    #[error("Returned an error while iterating through the queue: {0}")]
+    #[error("Returned an error while iterating through the queue")]
     QueueIteratorFailed(#[source] virtio_queue::Error),
     #[error("Descriptor chain is too short")]
     DescriptorChainTooShort,
     #[error("Descriptor chain does not contain valid descriptors")]
     DescriptorChainInvalid,
-    #[error("Failed to determine if queue needed notification: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to determine if queue needed notification")]
     QueueNeedsNotification(#[source] virtio_queue::Error),
-    #[error("Failed to enable notification on the queue: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to enable notification on the queue")]
     QueueEnableNotification(#[source] virtio_queue::Error),
-    #[error("Failed to add used index to the queue: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to add used index to the queue")]
     QueueAddUsed(#[source] virtio_queue::Error),
     #[error("Descriptor with invalid virtio-net header")]
     DescriptorInvalidHeader,
diff --git a/net_util/src/tap.rs b/net_util/src/tap.rs
index 877acadde..3a6e8591c 100644
--- a/net_util/src/tap.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/tap.rs
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ use crate::mac::MAC_ADDR_LEN;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
-    #[error("Couldn't open /dev/net/tun: {0}")]
+    #[error("Couldn't open /dev/net/tun")]
     OpenTun(#[source] IoError),
-    #[error("Unable to configure tap interface: {0}")]
+    #[error("Unable to configure tap interface")]
     ConfigureTap(#[source] IoError),
-    #[error("Unable to retrieve features: {0}")]
+    #[error("Unable to retrieve features")]
     GetFeatures(#[source] IoError),
     #[error("Missing multiqueue support in the kernel")]
     MultiQueueKernelSupport,
     #[error("ioctl ({0}) failed: {1}")]
     IoctlError(c_ulong, #[source] IoError),
-    #[error("Failed to create a socket: {0}")]
+    #[error("Failed to create a socket")]
     NetUtil(#[source] NetUtilError),
     #[error("Invalid interface name")]
     InvalidIfname,
-    #[error("Error parsing MAC data: {0}")]
+    #[error("Error parsing MAC data")]
     MacParsing(#[source] IoError),
     #[error("Invalid netmask")]
     InvalidNetmask,