diff --git a/src/Tk/tkImaging.c b/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
index 727ee6bed..670227c6c 100644
--- a/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
+++ b/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
@@ -228,13 +228,9 @@ _dfunc(HMODULE lib_handle, const char *func_name) {
      * Set Python exception if we can't find `func_name` in `lib_handle`.
      * Returns function pointer or NULL if not present.
      */
-
-    char message[100];
-
     FARPROC func = GetProcAddress(lib_handle, func_name);
     if (func == NULL) {
-        sprintf(message, "Cannot load function %s", func_name);
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, message);
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Cannot load function %s", func_name);
     }
     return func;
 }
diff --git a/src/_imaging.c b/src/_imaging.c
index b0116d7c0..2aff085d4 100644
--- a/src/_imaging.c
+++ b/src/_imaging.c
@@ -219,12 +219,6 @@ static const char *no_palette = "image has no palette";
 static const char *readonly = "image is readonly";
 /* static const char* no_content = "image has no content"; */
 
-void *
-ImagingError_OSError(void) {
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OSError, "error when accessing file");
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 void *
 ImagingError_MemoryError(void) {
     return PyErr_NoMemory();
@@ -250,11 +244,6 @@ ImagingError_ValueError(const char *message) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void
-ImagingError_Clear(void) {
-    PyErr_Clear();
-}
-
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* HELPERS                                                              */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -1534,7 +1523,6 @@ _putdata(ImagingObject *self, PyObject *args) {
         } else {
             seq = PySequence_Fast(data, must_be_sequence);
             if (!seq) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, must_be_sequence);
                 return NULL;
             }
             double value;
@@ -1597,7 +1585,6 @@ _putdata(ImagingObject *self, PyObject *args) {
         /* 32-bit images */
         seq = PySequence_Fast(data, must_be_sequence);
         if (!seq) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, must_be_sequence);
             return NULL;
         }
         switch (image->type) {
diff --git a/src/libImaging/Convert.c b/src/libImaging/Convert.c
index 1a410891f..a5b2b89a7 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Convert.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/Convert.c
@@ -1669,15 +1669,9 @@ convert(
     }
 
     if (!convert) {
-#ifdef notdef
-        return (Imaging)ImagingError_ValueError("conversion not supported");
-#else
-        static char buf[100];
-        snprintf(
-            buf, 100, "conversion from %.10s to %.10s not supported", imIn->mode, mode
+        return (Imaging)PyErr_Format(
+            PyExc_ValueError, "conversion from %s to %s not supported", imIn->mode, mode
         );
-        return (Imaging)ImagingError_ValueError(buf);
-#endif
     }
 
     imOut = ImagingNew2Dirty(mode, imOut, imIn);
@@ -1746,15 +1740,12 @@ ImagingConvertTransparent(Imaging imIn, const char *mode, int r, int g, int b) {
         }
         g = b = r;
     } else {
-        static char buf[100];
-        snprintf(
-            buf,
-            100,
-            "conversion from %.10s to %.10s not supported in convert_transparent",
+        return (Imaging)PyErr_Format(
+            PyExc_ValueError,
+            "conversion from %s to %s not supported in convert_transparent",
             imIn->mode,
             mode
         );
-        return (Imaging)ImagingError_ValueError(buf);
     }
 
     imOut = ImagingNew2Dirty(mode, imOut, imIn);
diff --git a/src/libImaging/Except.c b/src/libImaging/Except.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f42ff9aec..000000000
--- a/src/libImaging/Except.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The Python Imaging Library
- * $Id$
- *
- * default exception handling
- *
- * This module is usually overridden by application code (e.g.
- * _imaging.c for PIL's standard Python bindings).  If you get
- * linking errors, remove this file from your project/library.
- *
- * history:
- * 1995-06-15 fl   Created
- * 1998-12-29 fl   Minor tweaks
- * 2003-09-13 fl   Added ImagingEnter/LeaveSection()
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1997-2003 by Secret Labs AB.
- * Copyright (c) 1995-2003 by Fredrik Lundh.
- *
- * See the README file for information on usage and redistribution.
- */
-
-#include "Imaging.h"
-
-/* exception state */
-
-void *
-ImagingError_OSError(void) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "*** exception: file access error\n");
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void *
-ImagingError_MemoryError(void) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "*** exception: out of memory\n");
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void *
-ImagingError_ModeError(void) {
-    return ImagingError_ValueError("bad image mode");
-}
-
-void *
-ImagingError_Mismatch(void) {
-    return ImagingError_ValueError("images don't match");
-}
-
-void *
-ImagingError_ValueError(const char *message) {
-    if (!message) {
-        message = "exception: bad argument to function";
-    }
-    fprintf(stderr, "*** %s\n", message);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void
-ImagingError_Clear(void) {
-    /* nop */;
-}
-
-/* thread state */
-
-void
-ImagingSectionEnter(ImagingSectionCookie *cookie) {
-    /* pass */
-}
-
-void
-ImagingSectionLeave(ImagingSectionCookie *cookie) {
-    /* pass */
-}
diff --git a/src/libImaging/File.c b/src/libImaging/File.c
index 76d0abccc..901fe83ad 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/File.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/File.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ImagingSavePPM(Imaging im, const char *outfile) {
 
     fp = fopen(outfile, "wb");
     if (!fp) {
-        (void)ImagingError_OSError();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OSError, "error when accessing file");
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libImaging/Imaging.h b/src/libImaging/Imaging.h
index fb34b54de..d09bce41e 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Imaging.h
+++ b/src/libImaging/Imaging.h
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@ ImagingSectionLeave(ImagingSectionCookie *cookie);
 /* Exceptions */
 /* ---------- */
 
-extern void *
-ImagingError_OSError(void);
 extern void *
 ImagingError_MemoryError(void);
 extern void *
@@ -247,8 +245,6 @@ extern void *
 ImagingError_Mismatch(void); /* maps to ValueError by default */
 extern void *
 ImagingError_ValueError(const char *message);
-extern void
-ImagingError_Clear(void);
 
 /* Transform callbacks */
 /* ------------------- */
diff --git a/src/libImaging/Storage.c b/src/libImaging/Storage.c
index 522e9f375..634ad71bf 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Storage.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/Storage.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ ImagingNewInternal(const char *mode, int xsize, int ysize, int dirty) {
         return im;
     }
 
-    ImagingError_Clear();
+    PyErr_Clear();
 
     // Try to allocate the image once more with smallest possible block size
     MUTEX_LOCK(&ImagingDefaultArena.mutex);