diff --git a/common/herrors/file_error.go b/common/herrors/file_error.go
index 5cdb0e53b..318245654 100644
--- a/common/herrors/file_error.go
+++ b/common/herrors/file_error.go
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ type fileError struct {
 	cause error
 }
 
-type fileErrorWithErrorContext struct {
-	*fileError
-}
-
 func (e *fileError) ErrorContext() *ErrorContext {
 	return e.errorContext
 }