diff --git a/lib/com_err/error.c b/lib/com_err/error.c
index beed230e0..46948c290 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/error.c
+++ b/lib/com_err/error.c
@@ -4,29 +4,15 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 #endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <krb5.h>
-
+#include <error.h>
 
 const char *
-krb5_get_err_text(krb5_context context, long code)
+com_right(struct error_table *list, long code)
 {
     struct error_table *p;
-    for(p = context->et_list; p; p = p->next){
+    for(p = list; p; p = p->next){
 	if(code >= p->base && code < p->base + p->n_msgs)
 	    return p->msgs[code - p->base];
     }
-    return strerror(code);
-}
-
-void
-krb5_init_ets(krb5_context context)
-{
-    if(context->et_list == NULL){
-	initialize_krb5_error_table(&context->et_list);
-#if 0
-	initialize_kv5m_error_table(&context->et_list);
-	initialize_kdb5_error_table(&context->et_list);
-#endif
-	initialize_asn1_error_table(&context->et_list);
-    }
+    return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/lib/error/error.c b/lib/error/error.c
index beed230e0..46948c290 100644
--- a/lib/error/error.c
+++ b/lib/error/error.c
@@ -4,29 +4,15 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 #endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <krb5.h>
-
+#include <error.h>
 
 const char *
-krb5_get_err_text(krb5_context context, long code)
+com_right(struct error_table *list, long code)
 {
     struct error_table *p;
-    for(p = context->et_list; p; p = p->next){
+    for(p = list; p; p = p->next){
 	if(code >= p->base && code < p->base + p->n_msgs)
 	    return p->msgs[code - p->base];
     }
-    return strerror(code);
-}
-
-void
-krb5_init_ets(krb5_context context)
-{
-    if(context->et_list == NULL){
-	initialize_krb5_error_table(&context->et_list);
-#if 0
-	initialize_kv5m_error_table(&context->et_list);
-	initialize_kdb5_error_table(&context->et_list);
-#endif
-	initialize_asn1_error_table(&context->et_list);
-    }
+    return NULL;
 }