diff --git a/server/Cargo.lock b/server/Cargo.lock
index 305af342b..023a3f9dd 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/server/Cargo.lock
@@ -1800,7 +1800,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db",
  "serde 1.0.114",
- "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1827,7 +1826,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "futures",
- "lemmy_api_structs",
  "lemmy_utils",
  "log",
  "strum",
@@ -1904,6 +1902,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "serde 1.0.114",
  "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
  "url",
 ]
 
diff --git a/server/lemmy_api_structs/Cargo.toml b/server/lemmy_api_structs/Cargo.toml
index 93653fba2..3778422be 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_api_structs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/lemmy_api_structs/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 [dependencies]
 lemmy_db = { path = "../lemmy_db" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.105", features = ["derive"] }
-thiserror = "1.0.20"
diff --git a/server/lemmy_api_structs/src/lib.rs b/server/lemmy_api_structs/src/lib.rs
index 66abcf200..b3576a0d6 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_api_structs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_api_structs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,7 @@
 extern crate serde;
-extern crate thiserror;
 
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod community;
 pub mod post;
 pub mod site;
 pub mod user;
-
-use thiserror::Error;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-#[error("{{\"error\":\"{message}\"}}")]
-pub struct APIError {
-  pub message: String,
-}
-
-impl APIError {
-  pub fn err(msg: &str) -> Self {
-    APIError {
-      message: msg.to_string(),
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/server/lemmy_rate_limit/Cargo.toml b/server/lemmy_rate_limit/Cargo.toml
index 001297fcc..949f72f99 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_rate_limit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/lemmy_rate_limit/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 lemmy_utils = { path = "../lemmy_utils" }
-lemmy_api_structs = { path = "../lemmy_api_structs" }
 tokio = "0.2.21"
 strum = "0.18.0"
 strum_macros = "0.18.0"
diff --git a/server/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs b/server/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs
index b48547290..1c355acf3 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use lemmy_api_structs::APIError;
-use lemmy_utils::{IPAddr, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_utils::{APIError, IPAddr, LemmyError};
 use log::debug;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, time::SystemTime};
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
diff --git a/server/lemmy_utils/Cargo.toml b/server/lemmy_utils/Cargo.toml
index d0806e293..a852cb852 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/lemmy_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ itertools = "0.9.0"
 rand = "0.7.3"
 serde = { version = "1.0.105", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.52", features = ["preserve_order"]}
+thiserror = "1.0.20"
 comrak = "0.7"
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
 openssl = "0.10"
diff --git a/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs b/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs
index c27033ca5..d28218282 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ extern crate openssl;
 extern crate rand;
 extern crate regex;
 extern crate serde_json;
+extern crate thiserror;
 extern crate url;
 
 pub mod settings;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ use openssl::{pkey::PKey, rsa::Rsa};
 use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
 use regex::{Regex, RegexBuilder};
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
+use thiserror::Error;
 use url::Url;
 
 pub type ConnectionId = usize;
@@ -52,6 +54,20 @@ macro_rules! location_info {
   };
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("{{\"error\":\"{message}\"}}")]
+pub struct APIError {
+  pub message: String,
+}
+
+impl APIError {
+  pub fn err(msg: &str) -> Self {
+    APIError {
+      message: msg.to_string(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct LemmyError {
   inner: anyhow::Error,
diff --git a/server/src/api/comment.rs b/server/src/api/comment.rs
index 9ad52108b..f0e56810e 100644
--- a/server/src/api/comment.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/comment.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
   LemmyContext,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
-use lemmy_api_structs::{comment::*, APIError};
+use lemmy_api_structs::comment::*;
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment::*,
   comment_view::*,
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   scrape_text_for_mentions,
   send_email,
   settings::Settings,
+  APIError,
   ConnectionId,
   EndpointType,
   LemmyError,
diff --git a/server/src/api/community.rs b/server/src/api/community.rs
index 17eb1c5c8..6fb67b330 100644
--- a/server/src/api/community.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/community.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use anyhow::Context;
-use lemmy_api_structs::{community::*, APIError};
+use lemmy_api_structs::community::*;
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment::Comment,
   comment_view::CommentQueryBuilder,
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   location_info,
   make_apub_endpoint,
   naive_from_unix,
+  APIError,
   ConnectionId,
   EndpointType,
   LemmyError,
diff --git a/server/src/api/mod.rs b/server/src/api/mod.rs
index 03a585f7f..a1b8c188d 100644
--- a/server/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{api::claims::Claims, blocking, DbPool, LemmyContext};
 use actix_web::web::Data;
-use lemmy_api_structs::APIError;
 use lemmy_db::{
   community::Community,
   community_view::CommunityUserBanView,
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ use lemmy_db::{
   user::User_,
   Crud,
 };
-use lemmy_utils::{slur_check, slurs_vec_to_str, ConnectionId, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_utils::{slur_check, slurs_vec_to_str, APIError, ConnectionId, LemmyError};
 
 pub mod claims;
 pub mod comment;
diff --git a/server/src/api/post.rs b/server/src/api/post.rs
index 0eeaae43e..9e1e97d51 100644
--- a/server/src/api/post.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/post.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
   LemmyContext,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
-use lemmy_api_structs::{post::*, APIError};
+use lemmy_api_structs::post::*;
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment_view::*,
   community_view::*,
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use lemmy_db::{
 use lemmy_utils::{
   is_valid_post_title,
   make_apub_endpoint,
+  APIError,
   ConnectionId,
   EndpointType,
   LemmyError,
diff --git a/server/src/api/site.rs b/server/src/api/site.rs
index abc4161e7..8bcc4b77a 100644
--- a/server/src/api/site.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/site.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use anyhow::Context;
-use lemmy_api_structs::{site::*, user::Register, APIError};
+use lemmy_api_structs::{site::*, user::Register};
 use lemmy_db::{
   category::*,
   comment_view::*,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use lemmy_db::{
   SearchType,
   SortType,
 };
-use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings, ConnectionId, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings, APIError, ConnectionId, LemmyError};
 use log::{debug, info};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
diff --git a/server/src/api/user.rs b/server/src/api/user.rs
index a40f296e8..1a71b3aa0 100644
--- a/server/src/api/user.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/user.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use bcrypt::verify;
 use captcha::{gen, Difficulty};
 use chrono::Duration;
-use lemmy_api_structs::{user::*, APIError};
+use lemmy_api_structs::user::*;
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment::*,
   comment_view::*,
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   remove_slurs,
   send_email,
   settings::Settings,
+  APIError,
   ConnectionId,
   EndpointType,
   LemmyError,
diff --git a/server/src/websocket/chat_server.rs b/server/src/websocket/chat_server.rs
index cb73b4644..b8066eece 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket/chat_server.rs
+++ b/server/src/websocket/chat_server.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@ use diesel::{
   r2d2::{ConnectionManager, Pool},
   PgConnection,
 };
-use lemmy_api_structs::{comment::*, community::*, post::*, site::*, user::*, APIError};
+use lemmy_api_structs::{comment::*, community::*, post::*, site::*, user::*};
 use lemmy_rate_limit::RateLimit;
-use lemmy_utils::{location_info, CommunityId, ConnectionId, IPAddr, LemmyError, PostId, UserId};
+use lemmy_utils::{
+  location_info,
+  APIError,
+  CommunityId,
+  ConnectionId,
+  IPAddr,
+  LemmyError,
+  PostId,
+  UserId,
+};
 use rand::rngs::ThreadRng;
 use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::Serialize;