diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 769779b..3b79f59 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ string Config::get_access_token(const string &instance) const
         }
     }
 
-    throw MastodonException{ret.curl_error_code};
+    throw CURLException{ret.curl_error_code};
 }
 
 void Config::parse()
diff --git a/src/exceptions.cpp b/src/exceptions.cpp
index 93bb290..a6546c3 100644
--- a/src/exceptions.cpp
+++ b/src/exceptions.cpp
@@ -40,18 +40,7 @@ CURLException::CURLException(const int error)
 
 const char *CURLException::what() const noexcept
 {
-    static const string error_string{"libCURL error: " + to_string(error_code)};
-    return error_string.c_str();
-}
-
-MastodonException::MastodonException(const int error)
-    : error_code{static_cast<uint16_t>(error)}
-{}
-
-const char *MastodonException::what() const noexcept
-{
-    static const string error_string{"Mastodon error: "
-                                     + to_string(error_code)};
+    static const string error_string{"libcurl error: " + to_string(error_code)};
     return error_string.c_str();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/exceptions.hpp b/src/exceptions.hpp
index f672790..3000f6a 100644
--- a/src/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/src/exceptions.hpp
@@ -49,17 +49,6 @@ public:
     const char *what() const noexcept override;
 };
 
-class MastodonException : public exception
-{
-public:
-    const uint16_t error_code;
-
-    explicit MastodonException(int error);
-
-    [[nodiscard]]
-    const char *what() const noexcept override;
-};
-
 class FileException : public exception
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 68d8211..97402ad 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 cerr << e.what() << '\n';
                 return error::file;
             }
-            catch (const MastodonException &e)
-            {
-                cerr << e.what() << '\n';
-                return error::mastodon;
-            }
             catch (const HTTPException &e)
             {
                 cerr << e.what() << '\n';
diff --git a/src/mastoapi.cpp b/src/mastoapi.cpp
index e26112a..5a39fd6 100644
--- a/src/mastoapi.cpp
+++ b/src/mastoapi.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void MastoAPI::post_item(const Item &item)
         {
             throw HTTPException{ret.http_status};
         }
-        throw MastodonException{ret.curl_error_code};
+        throw CURLException{ret.curl_error_code};
     }
     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "Posted status with GUID: " << item.guid;