diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index 833cfab7d877..2e084fd8e520 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,6 @@ int dasd_term_IO(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 {
 	struct dasd_device *device;
 	int retries, rc;
-	char errorstring[ERRORLENGTH];
 
 	/* Check the cqr */
 	rc = dasd_check_cqr(cqr);
@@ -1346,10 +1345,8 @@ int dasd_term_IO(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 			rc = 0;
 			break;
 		default:
-			/* internal error 10 - unknown rc*/
-			snprintf(errorstring, ERRORLENGTH, "10 %d", rc);
-			dev_err(&device->cdev->dev, "An error occurred in the "
-				"DASD device driver, reason=%s\n", errorstring);
+			dev_err(&device->cdev->dev,
+				"Unexpected error during request termination %d\n", rc);
 			BUG();
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1368,7 +1365,6 @@ int dasd_start_IO(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 {
 	struct dasd_device *device;
 	int rc;
-	char errorstring[ERRORLENGTH];
 
 	/* Check the cqr */
 	rc = dasd_check_cqr(cqr);
@@ -1388,10 +1384,8 @@ int dasd_start_IO(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 	if (cqr->retries < 0) {
-		/* internal error 14 - start_IO run out of retries */
-		sprintf(errorstring, "14 %p", cqr);
-		dev_err(&device->cdev->dev, "An error occurred in the DASD "
-			"device driver, reason=%s\n", errorstring);
+		dev_err(&device->cdev->dev,
+			"Start I/O ran out of retries %p\n", cqr);
 		cqr->status = DASD_CQR_ERROR;
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -1469,11 +1463,8 @@ int dasd_start_IO(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 			      "not accessible");
 		break;
 	default:
-		/* internal error 11 - unknown rc */
-		snprintf(errorstring, ERRORLENGTH, "11 %d", rc);
 		dev_err(&device->cdev->dev,
-			"An error occurred in the DASD device driver, "
-			"reason=%s\n", errorstring);
+			"Unexpected error during request start %d", rc);
 		BUG();
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1910,8 +1901,6 @@ static void __dasd_device_process_ccw_queue(struct dasd_device *device,
 static void __dasd_process_cqr(struct dasd_device *device,
 			       struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 {
-	char errorstring[ERRORLENGTH];
-
 	switch (cqr->status) {
 	case DASD_CQR_SUCCESS:
 		cqr->status = DASD_CQR_DONE;
@@ -1923,11 +1912,8 @@ static void __dasd_process_cqr(struct dasd_device *device,
 		cqr->status = DASD_CQR_TERMINATED;
 		break;
 	default:
-		/* internal error 12 - wrong cqr status*/
-		snprintf(errorstring, ERRORLENGTH, "12 %p %x02", cqr, cqr->status);
 		dev_err(&device->cdev->dev,
-			"An error occurred in the DASD device driver, "
-			"reason=%s\n", errorstring);
+			"Unexpected CQR status %p %02x", cqr, cqr->status);
 		BUG();
 	}
 	if (cqr->callback)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
index 89957bb7244d..0705736acf09 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ dasd_3990_handle_env_data(struct dasd_ccw_req * erp, char *sense)
 	struct dasd_device *device = erp->startdev;
 	char msg_format = (sense[7] & 0xF0);
 	char msg_no = (sense[7] & 0x0F);
-	char errorstring[ERRORLENGTH];
 
 	switch (msg_format) {
 	case 0x00:		/* Format 0 - Program or System Checks */
@@ -1004,12 +1003,9 @@ dasd_3990_handle_env_data(struct dasd_ccw_req * erp, char *sense)
 		}
 		break;
 
-	default:	/* unknown message format - should not happen
-			   internal error 03 - unknown message format */
-		snprintf(errorstring, ERRORLENGTH, "03 %x02", msg_format);
+	default:
 		dev_err(&device->cdev->dev,
-			 "An error occurred in the DASD device driver, "
-			 "reason=%s\n", errorstring);
+			"Unknown message format %02x", msg_format);
 		break;
 	}			/* end switch message format */
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
index 1b1b8a41c4d4..71d88e931090 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ do { \
 			    __dev_id.ssid, __dev_id.devno, d_data);	\
 } while (0)
 
-/* limit size for an errorstring */
-#define ERRORLENGTH 30
-
 /* definition of dbf debug levels */
 #define	DBF_EMERG	0	/* system is unusable			*/
 #define	DBF_ALERT	1	/* action must be taken immediately	*/
