diff --git a/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_decoder.rs b/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_decoder.rs
index 3eca3494..eb0469a5 100644
--- a/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_decoder.rs
+++ b/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_decoder.rs
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ impl AudioDecoder for GStreamerAudioDecoder {
         // a pad that will show up when a certain condition is met,
         // in decodebins case that is media being decoded
         if let Err(e) = pipeline.add_many(&[&appsrc, &decodebin]) {
-            return callbacks.error(AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()));
+            return callbacks.error(AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()));
         }
 
         if let Err(e) = gst::Element::link_many(&[&appsrc, &decodebin]) {
-            return callbacks.error(AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()));
+            return callbacks.error(AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()));
         }
 
         let appsrc = appsrc.downcast::<AppSrc>().unwrap();
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl AudioDecoder for GStreamerAudioDecoder {
 
                 deinterleave
                     .set_property("keep-positions", &true.to_value())
-                    .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
                 let pipeline_ = pipeline.downgrade();
                 let callbacks_ = callbacks.clone();
                 deinterleave.connect_pad_added(move |_, src_pad| {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl AudioDecoder for GStreamerAudioDecoder {
                         )?;
                         let appsink = sink.clone().dynamic_cast::<AppSink>().unwrap();
                         sink.set_property("sync", &false.to_value())
-                            .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                            .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
 
                         let callbacks_ = callbacks.clone();
                         appsink.set_callbacks(
@@ -262,13 +262,13 @@ impl AudioDecoder for GStreamerAudioDecoder {
                         let elements = &[&queue, &sink];
                         pipeline
                             .add_many(elements)
-                            .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                            .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
                         gst::Element::link_many(elements)
-                            .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                            .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
 
                         for e in elements {
                             e.sync_state_with_parent()
-                                .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                                .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
                         }
 
                         let sink_pad =
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ impl AudioDecoder for GStreamerAudioDecoder {
                 let elements = &[&convert, &resample, &filter, &deinterleave];
                 pipeline
                     .add_many(elements)
-                    .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
                 gst::Element::link_many(elements)
-                    .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
 
                 for e in elements {
                     e.sync_state_with_parent()
-                        .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+                        .map_err(|e| AudioDecoderError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
                 }
 
                 let sink_pad = convert
diff --git a/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_sink.rs b/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_sink.rs
index 0999d7ab..12fc6fdc 100644
--- a/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_sink.rs
+++ b/backends/gstreamer/src/audio_sink.rs
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ impl AudioSink for GStreamerAudioSink {
         )?;
         self.pipeline
             .add_many(&[&appsrc, &resample, &convert, &sink])
-            .map_err(|e| AudioSinkError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AudioSinkError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
         gst::Element::link_many(&[&appsrc, &resample, &convert, &sink])
-            .map_err(|e| AudioSinkError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AudioSinkError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs b/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs
index 9dcd9f85..75598b22 100644
--- a/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs
+++ b/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs
@@ -304,14 +304,14 @@ impl GStreamerPlayer {
         config.set_position_update_interval(500u32);
         player
             .set_config(config)
-            .map_err(|e| PlayerError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| PlayerError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
 
         let video_sink = gst::ElementFactory::make("appsink", None)
             .ok_or(PlayerError::Backend("appsink creation failed".to_owned()))?;
         let pipeline = player.get_pipeline();
         pipeline
             .set_property("video-sink", &video_sink.to_value())
-            .map_err(|e| PlayerError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| PlayerError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
         let video_sink = video_sink.dynamic_cast::<gst_app::AppSink>().unwrap();
         video_sink.set_caps(&gst::Caps::new_simple(
             "video/x-raw",
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl GStreamerPlayer {
         // https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/22010#issuecomment-432599657
         player
             .set_property("uri", &Value::from("appsrc://"))
-            .map_err(|e| PlayerError::Backend(e.0.to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| PlayerError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
 
         *self.inner.borrow_mut() = Some(Arc::new(Mutex::new(PlayerInner {
             player,