diff --git a/src/www/app/app.ts b/src/www/app/app.ts
index 0f8795ffe1..3f9ba8a441 100644
--- a/src/www/app/app.ts
+++ b/src/www/app/app.ts
@@ -599,13 +599,6 @@ export class App {
       connectionState: ServerConnectionState.DISCONNECTED,
     };
 
-    if (server.providerErrorResponse) {
-      serverListItem.message = {
-        type: 'error',
-        content: server.providerErrorResponse.message,
-      };
-    }
-
     return serverListItem;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/access_key_serialization.ts b/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/access_key_serialization.ts
index 4f1c53c430..8cc184d67e 100644
--- a/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/access_key_serialization.ts
+++ b/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/access_key_serialization.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ export function staticKeyToShadowsocksSessionConfig(staticKey: string): Shadowso
 
 function parseShadowsocksSessionConfigJson(
   maybeJsonText: string
-): ShadowsocksSessionConfig | errors.ProviderErrorResponse | null {
-  const {method, password, server, server_port, prefix, ...rest} = JSON.parse(maybeJsonText);
-
-  if ('code' in rest && 'message' in rest) {
-    return rest as errors.ProviderErrorResponse;
-  }
+): ShadowsocksSessionConfig | null {
+  const {method, password, server, server_port, prefix, error} = JSON.parse(maybeJsonText);
 
   // These are the mandatory keys.
   const missingKeys = [];
@@ -64,6 +60,7 @@ function parseShadowsocksSessionConfigJson(
     host: server,
     port: server_port,
     prefix,
+    error
   };
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ function parseShadowsocksSessionConfigJson(
 // TODO(daniellacosse): unit tests
 export async function fetchShadowsocksSessionConfig(
   configLocation: URL
-): Promise<ShadowsocksSessionConfig | errors.ProviderErrorResponse> {
+): Promise<ShadowsocksSessionConfig> {
   let response;
   try {
     response = await fetch(configLocation, {cache: 'no-store', redirect: 'follow'});
@@ -86,10 +83,6 @@ export async function fetchShadowsocksSessionConfig(
       return staticKeyToShadowsocksSessionConfig(responseBody);
     }
 
-    if (responseBody.toLocaleUpperCase().includes('ERROR')) {
-      return {code: 0, message: responseBody, details: {}};
-    }
-
     return parseShadowsocksSessionConfigJson(responseBody);
   } catch (cause) {
     throw new errors.ServerAccessKeyInvalid('Failed to parse VPN information fetched from dynamic access key.', {
diff --git a/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/server.ts b/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/server.ts
index bcf9133310..8cc9b6dd22 100644
--- a/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/server.ts
+++ b/src/www/app/outline_server_repository/server.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export class OutlineServer implements Server {
   private static readonly SUPPORTED_CIPHERS = ['chacha20-ietf-poly1305', 'aes-128-gcm', 'aes-192-gcm', 'aes-256-gcm'];
 
   errorMessageId?: string;
-  providerErrorResponse?: errors.ProviderErrorResponse<{}>;
   private sessionConfig?: ShadowsocksSessionConfig;
 
   constructor(
@@ -97,15 +96,11 @@ export class OutlineServer implements Server {
 
   async connect() {
     if (this.type === ServerType.DYNAMIC_CONNECTION) {
-      const sessionConfigOrError = await fetchShadowsocksSessionConfig(this.sessionConfigLocation);
+      this.sessionConfig = await fetchShadowsocksSessionConfig(this.sessionConfigLocation);
 
-      if ('code' in sessionConfigOrError && 'message' in sessionConfigOrError) {
-        this.providerErrorResponse = sessionConfigOrError as errors.ProviderErrorResponse;
-
-        throw new errors.SessionConfigFetchFailed('Failed to fetch VPN information from dynamic access key.');
+      if ('error' in this.sessionConfig) {
+        this.errorMessageId = this.sessionConfig.error.message;
       }
-
-      this.sessionConfig = sessionConfigOrError as ShadowsocksSessionConfig;
     }
 
     try {
diff --git a/src/www/app/tunnel.ts b/src/www/app/tunnel.ts
index fc475e2a21..39d41e0ab9 100644
--- a/src/www/app/tunnel.ts
+++ b/src/www/app/tunnel.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+import * as errors from '../model/errors';
+
 export interface ShadowsocksSessionConfig {
   host?: string;
   port?: number;
   password?: string;
   method?: string;
   prefix?: string;
+  error?: errors.SessionConfigError;
 }
 
 export const enum TunnelStatus {
diff --git a/src/www/model/errors.ts b/src/www/model/errors.ts
index da13d8f6af..19fdf3a94d 100644
--- a/src/www/model/errors.ts
+++ b/src/www/model/errors.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
 import {Server} from './server';
 import {CustomError} from '../../infrastructure/custom_error';
 
-export interface ProviderErrorResponse<T extends object = {}> {
-  code: number;
+export interface SessionConfigError {
   message: string;
-  details: T;
 }
 
 export class ServerAlreadyAdded extends CustomError {
diff --git a/src/www/model/server.ts b/src/www/model/server.ts
index 985c42fdf7..f789f78331 100644
--- a/src/www/model/server.ts
+++ b/src/www/model/server.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import {ProviderErrorResponse} from './errors';
-
 // TODO: add guidelines for this file
 
 export enum ServerType {
@@ -50,9 +48,6 @@ export interface Server {
   // must match one of the localized app message.
   errorMessageId?: string;
 
-  // Provider error returned pertaining to the server's status
-  providerErrorResponse?: ProviderErrorResponse;
-
   // Connects to the server, redirecting the device's traffic.
   connect(): Promise<void>;
 
diff --git a/src/www/views/servers_view/server_list_item/index.ts b/src/www/views/servers_view/server_list_item/index.ts
index c518284ba3..be1086e1ca 100644
--- a/src/www/views/servers_view/server_list_item/index.ts
+++ b/src/www/views/servers_view/server_list_item/index.ts
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ export interface ServerListItem {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   connectionState: ServerConnectionState;
-  message?: {
-    type: 'error' | 'warning' | 'info';
-    content: string;
-  };
-  contact?: {
-    email: string;
-  };
 }
 
 /**