diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 28f7a798d..ae8719813 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7586,6 +7586,7 @@ name = "reth-network-p2p"
 version = "1.0.5"
 dependencies = [
  "auto_impl",
+ "derive_more",
  "futures",
  "parking_lot 0.12.3",
  "reth-consensus",
@@ -7594,7 +7595,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-storage-errors",
  "serde",
- "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/p2p/Cargo.toml
index 261024427..e5b94b913 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
 
 # misc
 auto_impl.workspace = true
-thiserror.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
+derive_more.workspace = true
 
 parking_lot = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/src/error.rs b/crates/net/p2p/src/error.rs
index 91c3fa78f..597b2c3c5 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/src/error.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 
+use derive_more::Display;
 use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_network_peers::WithPeerId;
 use reth_primitives::{
     BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, GotExpected, GotExpectedBoxed, Header, B256,
 };
 use reth_storage_errors::{db::DatabaseError, provider::ProviderError};
-use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
 
 use super::headers::client::HeadersRequest;
@@ -78,26 +78,26 @@ impl EthResponseValidator for RequestResult<Vec<Header>> {
 /// Error variants that can happen when sending requests to a session.
 ///
 /// Represents errors encountered when sending requests.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Error, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Display)]
 pub enum RequestError {
     /// Closed channel to the peer.
-    #[error("closed channel to the peer")]
+    #[display(fmt = "closed channel to the peer")]
     /// Indicates the channel to the peer is closed.
     ChannelClosed,
     /// Connection to a peer dropped while handling the request.
-    #[error("connection to a peer dropped while handling the request")]
+    #[display(fmt = "connection to a peer dropped while handling the request")]
     /// Represents a dropped connection while handling the request.
     ConnectionDropped,
     /// Capability message is not supported by the remote peer.
-    #[error("capability message is not supported by remote peer")]
+    #[display(fmt = "capability message is not supported by remote peer")]
     /// Indicates an unsupported capability message from the remote peer.
     UnsupportedCapability,
     /// Request timed out while awaiting response.
-    #[error("request timed out while awaiting response")]
+    #[display(fmt = "request timed out while awaiting response")]
     /// Represents a timeout while waiting for a response.
     Timeout,
     /// Received bad response.
-    #[error("received bad response")]
+    #[display(fmt = "received bad response")]
     /// Indicates a bad response was received.
     BadResponse,
 }
@@ -128,77 +128,76 @@ impl From<oneshot::error::RecvError> for RequestError {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl std::error::Error for RequestError {}
+
 /// The download result type
 pub type DownloadResult<T> = Result<T, DownloadError>;
 
 /// The downloader error type
-#[derive(Error, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Display)]
 pub enum DownloadError {
     /* ==================== HEADER ERRORS ==================== */
     /// Header validation failed.
-    #[error("failed to validate header {hash}, block number {number}: {error}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "failed to validate header {hash}, block number {number}: {error}")]
     HeaderValidation {
         /// Hash of header failing validation
         hash: B256,
         /// Number of header failing validation
         number: u64,
         /// The details of validation failure
-        #[source]
         error: Box<ConsensusError>,
     },
     /// Received an invalid tip.
-    #[error("received invalid tip: {0}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "received invalid tip: {_0}")]
     InvalidTip(GotExpectedBoxed<B256>),
     /// Received a tip with an invalid tip number.
-    #[error("received invalid tip number: {0}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "received invalid tip number: {_0}")]
     InvalidTipNumber(GotExpected<u64>),
     /// Received a response to a request with unexpected start block
-    #[error("headers response starts at unexpected block: {0}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "headers response starts at unexpected block: {_0}")]
     HeadersResponseStartBlockMismatch(GotExpected<u64>),
     /// Received headers with less than expected items.
-    #[error("received less headers than expected: {0}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "received less headers than expected: {_0}")]
     HeadersResponseTooShort(GotExpected<u64>),
 
     /* ==================== BODIES ERRORS ==================== */
     /// Block validation failed
-    #[error("failed to validate body for header {hash}, block number {number}: {error}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "failed to validate body for header {hash}, block number {number}: {error}")]
     BodyValidation {
         /// Hash of the block failing validation
         hash: B256,
         /// Number of the block failing validation
         number: u64,
         /// The details of validation failure
-        #[source]
         error: Box<ConsensusError>,
     },
     /// Received more bodies than requested.
-    #[error("received more bodies than requested: {0}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "received more bodies than requested: {_0}")]
     TooManyBodies(GotExpected<usize>),
     /// Headers missing from the database.
-    #[error("header missing from the database: {block_number}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "header missing from the database: {block_number}")]
     MissingHeader {
         /// Missing header block number.
         block_number: BlockNumber,
     },
     /// Body range invalid
-    #[error("requested body range is invalid: {range:?}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "requested body range is invalid: {range:?}")]
     InvalidBodyRange {
         /// Invalid block number range.
         range: RangeInclusive<BlockNumber>,
     },
     /* ==================== COMMON ERRORS ==================== */
     /// Timed out while waiting for request id response.
-    #[error("timed out while waiting for response")]
+    #[display(fmt = "timed out while waiting for response")]
     Timeout,
     /// Received empty response while expecting non empty
-    #[error("received empty response")]
+    #[display(fmt = "received empty response")]
     EmptyResponse,
     /// Error while executing the request.
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    RequestError(#[from] RequestError),
+    RequestError(RequestError),
     /// Provider error.
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    Provider(#[from] ProviderError),
+    Provider(ProviderError),
 }
 
 impl From<DatabaseError> for DownloadError {
@@ -207,6 +206,32 @@ impl From<DatabaseError> for DownloadError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<RequestError> for DownloadError {
+    fn from(error: RequestError) -> Self {
+        Self::RequestError(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ProviderError> for DownloadError {
+    fn from(error: ProviderError) -> Self {
+        Self::Provider(error)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl std::error::Error for DownloadError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Self::HeaderValidation { error, .. } | Self::BodyValidation { error, .. } => {
+                std::error::Error::source(error)
+            }
+            Self::RequestError(error) => std::error::Error::source(error),
+            Self::Provider(error) => std::error::Error::source(error),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/src/headers/error.rs b/crates/net/p2p/src/headers/error.rs
index f586aaf74..3bda79c29 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/src/headers/error.rs
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/src/headers/error.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
+use derive_more::Display;
 use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_primitives::SealedHeader;
-use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// Header downloader result
 pub type HeadersDownloaderResult<T> = Result<T, HeadersDownloaderError>;
 
 /// Error variants that can happen when sending requests to a session.
-#[derive(Debug, Error, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Display)]
 pub enum HeadersDownloaderError {
     /// The downloaded header cannot be attached to the local head,
     /// but is valid otherwise.
-    #[error("valid downloaded header cannot be attached to the local head: {error}")]
+    #[display(fmt = "valid downloaded header cannot be attached to the local head: {error}")]
     DetachedHead {
         /// The local head we attempted to attach to.
         local_head: Box<SealedHeader>,
         /// The header we attempted to attach.
         header: Box<SealedHeader>,
         /// The error that occurred when attempting to attach the header.
-        #[source]
         error: Box<ConsensusError>,
     },
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl std::error::Error for HeadersDownloaderError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Self::DetachedHead { error, .. } => Some(error),
+        }
+    }
+}