diff --git a/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs b/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
index 885536f1a..668bc7747 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ extern crate glib;
 extern crate byte_slice_cast;
 use byte_slice_cast::*;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 use std::i16;
 use std::i32;
 
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline) -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs b/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
index 4af3b6e7a..319c24e0f 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ extern crate gstreamer_video as gst_video;
 
 extern crate glib;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
-
 extern crate failure;
 use failure::Error;
 
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline) -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs b/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
index b505eb41d..24c4179a9 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ extern crate glib;
 use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
 
 use std::env;
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 #[cfg(feature = "v1_10")]
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                                 .get_src()
                                 .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                                 .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                            error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                            error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                             debug: err.get_debug(),
                             cause: err.get_error(),
                         }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs b/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs
index 29a209e2e..de35327e9 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ extern crate glib;
 use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
 
 use std::env;
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 #[cfg(feature = "v1_10")]
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                                 .get_src()
                                 .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                                 .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                            error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                            error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                             debug: err.get_debug(),
                             cause: err.get_error(),
                         }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/glupload.rs b/examples/src/bin/glupload.rs
index 05a83160b..5d911406a 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/glupload.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/glupload.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ extern crate gstreamer_video as gst_video;
 
 extern crate glib;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::mem;
 use std::ptr;
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ impl App {
                             .get_src()
                             .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                             .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                        error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                        error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                         debug: err.get_debug(),
                         cause: err.get_error(),
                     }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs b/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs
index 64daad592..e1850621f 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ extern crate pango;
 use pango::prelude::*;
 extern crate pangocairo;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 use std::ops;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline) -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/rtpfecclient.rs b/examples/src/bin/rtpfecclient.rs
index b1ca759f6..a88f804e5 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/rtpfecclient.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/rtpfecclient.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use gst::prelude::*;
 extern crate glib;
 
 use std::env;
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 
 #[path = "../examples-common.rs"]
 mod examples_common;
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/rtpfecserver.rs b/examples/src/bin/rtpfecserver.rs
index a5622f181..e3dd0f903 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/rtpfecserver.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/rtpfecserver.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ use gst::prelude::*;
 
 extern crate glib;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
-
 #[path = "../examples-common.rs"]
 mod examples_common;
 
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs
index 61473a548..eeb5b347f 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ extern crate glib;
 extern crate gstreamer as gst;
 use gst::prelude::*;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
-
 extern crate failure;
 use failure::Error;
 
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline) -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/tagsetter.rs b/examples/src/bin/tagsetter.rs
index 0904ef453..ce566f26b 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/tagsetter.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/tagsetter.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ use gst::prelude::*;
 
 extern crate glib;
 
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
-
 extern crate failure;
 use failure::Error;
 
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .map(|s| s.get_path_string())
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| "None".into())
                         .to_string(),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/transmux.rs b/examples/src/bin/transmux.rs
index e470e12ce..bb3f146ae 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/transmux.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/transmux.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use gst::prelude::*;
 extern crate glib;
 
 use std::env;
-use std::error::Error as StdError;
 
 extern crate failure;
 use failure::Error;
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .get_src()
                         .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
-                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    error: err.get_error().to_string(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
                 }