diff --git a/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp b/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp
index fa450631f5..7bc8011c02 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         mCurrentErrorScope->HandleError(type, message);
     }
 
-    void DeviceBase::HandleError(ErrorData* data) {
-        mCurrentErrorScope->HandleError(data);
+    void DeviceBase::ConsumeError(ErrorData* error) {
+        ASSERT(error != nullptr);
+        HandleError(error->GetType(), error->GetMessage().c_str());
+        delete error;
     }
 
     void DeviceBase::SetUncapturedErrorCallback(dawn::ErrorCallback callback, void* userdata) {
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/Device.h b/src/dawn_native/Device.h
index 1c3354f4c7..cf69282376 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/Device.h
+++ b/src/dawn_native/Device.h
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         virtual ~DeviceBase();
 
         void HandleError(dawn::ErrorType type, const char* message);
-        void HandleError(ErrorData* error);
 
         bool ConsumedError(MaybeError maybeError) {
             if (DAWN_UNLIKELY(maybeError.IsError())) {
-                HandleError(maybeError.AcquireError());
+                ConsumeError(maybeError.AcquireError());
                 return true;
             }
             return false;
@@ -237,6 +236,8 @@ namespace dawn_native {
 
         void SetDefaultToggles();
 
+        void ConsumeError(ErrorData* error);
+
         AdapterBase* mAdapter = nullptr;
 
         Ref<ErrorScope> mRootErrorScope;
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.cpp b/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.cpp
index 812ab69433..1758ef71b3 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "dawn_native/ErrorScope.h"
 
 #include "common/Assert.h"
-#include "dawn_native/ErrorData.h"
 
 namespace dawn_native {
 
@@ -50,11 +49,6 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         HandleErrorImpl(this, type, message);
     }
 
-    void ErrorScope::HandleError(ErrorData* error) {
-        ASSERT(error != nullptr);
-        HandleErrorImpl(this, error->GetType(), error->GetMessage().c_str());
-    }
-
     // static
     void ErrorScope::HandleErrorImpl(ErrorScope* scope, dawn::ErrorType type, const char* message) {
         ErrorScope* currentScope = scope;
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.h b/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.h
index 9bafcf9474..f3218cb41e 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.h
+++ b/src/dawn_native/ErrorScope.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 namespace dawn_native {
 
-    class ErrorData;
-
     // Errors can be recorded into an ErrorScope by calling |HandleError|.
     // Because an error scope should not resolve until contained
     // commands are complete, calling the callback is deferred until it is destructed.
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         ErrorScope* GetParent();
 
         void HandleError(dawn::ErrorType type, const char* message);
-        void HandleError(ErrorData* error);
 
         void Destroy();