diff --git a/QMP/qmp-spec.txt b/QMP/qmp-spec.txt
index 1ba916c..a277896 100644
--- a/QMP/qmp-spec.txt
+++ b/QMP/qmp-spec.txt
@@ -106,14 +106,11 @@ completed because of an error condition.
 
 The format is:
 
-{ "error": { "class": json-string, "data": json-object, "desc": json-string },
-  "id": json-value }
+{ "error": { "class": json-string, "desc": json-string }, "id": json-value }
 
  Where,
 
-- The "class" member contains the error class name (eg. "ServiceUnavailable")
-- The "data" member contains specific error data and is defined in a
-  per-command basis, it will be an empty json-object if the error has no data
+- The "class" member contains the error class name (eg. "GenericError")
 - The "desc" member is a human-readable error message. Clients should
   not attempt to parse this message.
 - The "id" member contains the transaction identification associated with
@@ -173,8 +170,7 @@ S: {"return": {"enabled": true, "present": true}, "id": "example"}
 ------------------
 
 C: { "execute": }
-S: {"error": {"class": "JSONParsing", "desc": "Invalid JSON syntax", "data":
-{}}}
+S: {"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Invalid JSON syntax" } }
 
 3.5 Powerdown event
 -------------------
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index aa57167..3694590 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -353,16 +353,26 @@ static void monitor_json_emitter(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data)
     QDECREF(json);
 }
 
+static QDict *build_qmp_error_dict(const QError *err)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+
+    obj = qobject_from_jsonf("{ 'error': { 'class': %s, 'desc': %p } }",
+                             ErrorClass_lookup[err->err_class],
+                             qerror_human(err));
+
+    return qobject_to_qdict(obj);
+}
+
 static void monitor_protocol_emitter(Monitor *mon, QObject *data)
 {
     QDict *qmp;
 
     trace_monitor_protocol_emitter(mon);
 
-    qmp = qdict_new();
-
     if (!monitor_has_error(mon)) {
         /* success response */
+        qmp = qdict_new();
         if (data) {
             qobject_incref(data);
             qdict_put_obj(qmp, "return", data);
@@ -372,9 +382,7 @@ static void monitor_protocol_emitter(Monitor *mon, QObject *data)
         }
     } else {
         /* error response */
-        qdict_put(mon->error->error, "desc", qerror_human(mon->error));
-        qdict_put(qmp, "error", mon->error->error);
-        QINCREF(mon->error->error);
+        qmp = build_qmp_error_dict(mon->error);
         QDECREF(mon->error);
         mon->error = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 8f670f3..b9c05ca 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@
 # Returns information about the current VNC server
 #
 # Returns: @VncInfo
-#          If VNC support is not compiled in, FeatureDisabled
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
@@ -1041,9 +1040,6 @@
 #                       virtual address (defaults to CPU 0)
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If @cpu is not a valid VCPU, InvalidParameterValue
-#          If @filename cannot be opened, OpenFileFailed
-#          If an I/O error occurs while writing the file, IOError
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 #
@@ -1064,8 +1060,6 @@
 # @filename: the file to save the memory to as binary data
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If @filename cannot be opened, OpenFileFailed
-#          If an I/O error occurs while writing the file, IOError
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 #
@@ -1107,7 +1101,6 @@
 # Injects an Non-Maskable Interrupt into all guest's VCPUs.
 #
 # Returns:  If successful, nothing
-#           If the Virtual Machine doesn't support NMI injection, Unsupported
 #
 # Since:  0.14.0
 #
@@ -1158,7 +1151,6 @@
 # Returns: nothing on success
 #          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #          If @device is not encrypted, DeviceNotEncrypted
-#          If @password is not valid for this device, InvalidPassword
 #
 # Notes:  Not all block formats support encryption and some that do are not
 #         able to validate that a password is correct.  Disk corruption may
@@ -1199,11 +1191,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: nothing on success
 #          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
-#          If @size is negative, InvalidParameterValue
-#          If the block device has no medium inserted, DeviceHasNoMedium
-#          If the block device does not support resize, Unsupported
-#          If the block device is read-only, DeviceIsReadOnly
-#          If a long-running operation is using the device, DeviceInUse
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
@@ -1265,10 +1252,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: nothing on success
 #          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
-#          If @device is busy, DeviceInUse will be returned
-#          If @snapshot-file can't be created, OpenFileFailed
-#          If @snapshot-file can't be opened, OpenFileFailed
-#          If @format is invalid, InvalidBlockFormat
 #
 # Note: The transaction aborts on the first failure.  Therefore, there will
 # be only one device or snapshot file returned in an error condition, and
@@ -1297,8 +1280,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: nothing on success
 #          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
-#          If @snapshot-file can't be opened, OpenFileFailed
-#          If @format is invalid, InvalidBlockFormat
 #
 # Since 0.14.0
 ##
@@ -1500,11 +1481,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If Spice is not enabled, DeviceNotFound
-#          If @protocol does not support connected, InvalidParameter
-#          If @protocol is invalid, InvalidParameter
-#          If any other error occurs, SetPasswdFailed
-#
-# Notes: If VNC is not enabled, SetPasswdFailed is returned.
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
@@ -1526,8 +1502,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If @protocol is `spice' and Spice is not active, DeviceNotFound
-#          If an error occurs setting password expiration, SetPasswdFailed
-#          If @protocol is not `spice' or 'vnc', InvalidParameter
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 #
@@ -1550,8 +1524,6 @@
 #
 # Returns:  Nothing on success
 #           If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
-#           If @device is not removable and @force is false, DeviceNotRemovable
-#           If @force is false and @device is locked, DeviceLocked
 #
 # Notes:    Ejecting a device will no media results in success
 #
@@ -1594,7 +1566,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success.
 #          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
-#          If @format is not a valid block format, InvalidBlockFormat
 #          If the new block device is encrypted, DeviceEncrypted.  Note that
 #          if this error is returned, the device has been opened successfully
 #          and an additional call to @block_passwd is required to set the
@@ -1630,7 +1601,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
-#          If the argument combination is invalid, InvalidParameterCombination
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
@@ -1664,11 +1634,7 @@
 # @speed:  #optional the maximum speed, in bytes per second
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If streaming is already active on this device, DeviceInUse
 #          If @device does not exist, DeviceNotFound
-#          If image streaming is not supported by this device, NotSupported
-#          If @base does not exist, BaseNotFound
-#          If @speed is invalid, InvalidParameter
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
@@ -1690,8 +1656,6 @@
 #          Defaults to 0.
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If the job type does not support throttling, NotSupported
-#          If the speed value is invalid, InvalidParameter
 #          If streaming is not active on this device, DeviceNotActive
 #
 # Since: 1.1
@@ -1722,7 +1686,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If streaming is not active on this device, DeviceNotActive
-#          If cancellation already in progress, DeviceInUse
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
@@ -1792,8 +1755,6 @@
 # format.
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If @filename cannot be opened, OpenFileFailed
-#          If an I/O error occurs while writing the file, IOError
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
@@ -1808,7 +1769,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If @id is not a valid device, DeviceNotFound
-#          If the device does not support unplug, BusNoHotplug
 #
 # Notes: When this command completes, the device may not be removed from the
 #        guest.  Hot removal is an operation that requires guest cooperation.
@@ -1849,14 +1809,6 @@
 # want to dump all guest's memory, please specify the start @begin and @length
 #
 # Returns: nothing on success
-#          If @begin contains an invalid address, InvalidParameter
-#          If only one of @begin and @length is specified, MissingParameter
-#          If @protocol stats with "fd:", and the fd cannot be found, FdNotFound
-#          If @protocol starts with "file:", and the file cannot be
-#             opened, OpenFileFailed
-#          If @protocol does not start with "fd:" or "file:", InvalidParameter
-#          If an I/O error occurs while writing the file, IOError
-#          If the target does not support this command, Unsupported
 #
 # Since: 1.2
 ##
@@ -1883,10 +1835,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If @type is not a valid network backend, DeviceNotFound
-#          If @id is not a valid identifier, InvalidParameterValue
-#          if @id already exists, DuplicateId
-#          If @props contains an invalid parameter for this backend,
-#            InvalidParameter
 ##
 { 'command': 'netdev_add',
   'data': {'type': 'str', 'id': 'str', '*props': '**'},
@@ -2206,8 +2154,6 @@
 # @fdname: file descriptor name
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If file descriptor was not received, FdNotSupplied
-#          If @fdname is not valid, InvalidParameterType
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 #
@@ -2227,7 +2173,6 @@
 # @fdname: file descriptor name
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If @fdname is not found, FdNotFound
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index ac46638..e07c7b0 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-Note: inject-nmi is only supported for x86 guest currently, it will
-      returns "Unsupported" error for non-x86 guest.
+Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting.
+      Currently, only x86 guests do.
 
 EQMP
 
