diff --git a/WINGs/ChangeLog b/WINGs/ChangeLog
index 2b2a83ca..837ed3bf 100644
--- a/WINGs/ChangeLog
+++ b/WINGs/ChangeLog
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ changes since wmaker 0.61.1:
     2. if new_size is 0, call wfree(old), and return NULL.
     3. if both old is a valid pointer and new_size>0, call realloc.
 - added wstrerror(int errnum) to return the string associated with errnum.
-- added a global var WErrorCode which can hold various error codes
-  (similar to errno or RErrorCode).
 - new wsyserrorwithcode(int error, const char* fmt, ...), similar to 
   wsyserror(), but printing the message for the specified error code.
 
diff --git a/WINGs/WUtil.h b/WINGs/WUtil.h
index ab9c9a76..424c9402 100644
--- a/WINGs/WUtil.h
+++ b/WINGs/WUtil.h
@@ -361,11 +361,6 @@ proplist_t WMGetUDSearchList(WMUserDefaults *database);
 void WMSetUDSearchList(WMUserDefaults *database, proplist_t list);
 
 
-/****** Global Variables *******/
-
-extern int WErrorCode;
-
-
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/WINGs/error.c b/WINGs/error.c
index 4e0e7aca..4dd0ece3 100644
--- a/WINGs/error.c
+++ b/WINGs/error.c
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 
 extern char *_WINGS_progname;
 
-int WErrorCode = 0;
-
-
 
 #define MAXLINE	1024
 
@@ -49,17 +46,17 @@ wstrerror(int errnum)
 #  ifndef __DECC
     extern char *sys_errlist[];
 #  endif
-    static char buf[] = "Unknown error number 12345678901234567890";
+    static char buf[] = "Unknown error 12345678901234567890";
 
     if (errno < sys_nerr)
         return sys_errlist[errnum];
 
-    sprintf (buf, "Unknown error number %d", errnum);
+    sprintf (buf, "Unknown error %d", errnum);
     return buf;
 #else /* no strerror() and no sys_errlist[] */
-    static char buf[] = "Error number 12345678901234567890";
+    static char buf[] = "Error 12345678901234567890";
 
-    sprintf(buf, "Error number %d", errnum);
+    sprintf(buf, "Error %d", errnum);
     return buf;
 #endif
 }