diff --git a/hed/errors/exceptions.py b/hed/errors/exceptions.py
index 72ab0eead..94b1b6e75 100644
--- a/hed/errors/exceptions.py
+++ b/hed/errors/exceptions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from hed.errors.error_types import ErrorContext
 
 
 class HedExceptions:
@@ -34,60 +35,10 @@ def __init__(self, error_type, message, filename, issues=None):
         self.error_type = error_type
         self.message = message
         self.filename = filename
-        # only filled in when this lists multiple errors, such as the HED_WIKI_DELIMITERS_INVALID or BAD_COLUMN_NAMES
         self.issues = issues
         if self.issues is None:
-            self.issues = []
-
-    def format_error_message(self, include_tabbing=True, return_string_only=False,
-                             name=None):
-        """This takes a HedFileError exception and translates it to human readable
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        include_tabbing : bool
-            Prefixes string with a tab if True
-        return_string_only : bool
-            If True, returns a string rather than an "error object"
-        name : str or None
-            Overrides the filename from the error if present.
-            This is useful on the web code and similar that deals with temporary filenames.
-        Returns
-        -------
-        error_list: [{}]
-            A list(of one) error formatted into a human readable dictionary.
-        """
-        error_prefix = "ERROR: "
-        if include_tabbing:
-            error_prefix = "\t" + error_prefix
-
-        error_type, message, filename = self.error_type, self.message, self.filename
-        if name:
-            filename = name
-        error_types = {
-            HedExceptions.FILE_NOT_FOUND: f"{error_prefix}{message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.INVALID_EXTENSION: f"{error_prefix}Invalid extension.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.CANNOT_PARSE_XML: f"{error_prefix}Cannot parse schema XML: "
-                                            f"{message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.CANNOT_PARSE_JSON: f"{error_prefix}Cannot parse json: {message}. '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.SCHEMA_HEADER_MISSING: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.HED_SCHEMA_HEADER_INVALID: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.BAD_HED_LIBRARY_NAME: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.HED_SCHEMA_VERSION_INVALID: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.SCHEMA_START_MISSING: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.SCHEMA_END_INVALID: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.HED_END_INVALID: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.INVALID_SECTION_SEPARATOR: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.HED_SCHEMA_NODE_NAME_INVALID: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-            HedExceptions.HED_WIKI_DELIMITERS_INVALID: f"{error_prefix}{self.message}.  '{filename}'",
-        }
-        default_error_message = f'{error_prefix}Internal Error'
-        error_message = error_types.get(error_type, default_error_message)
-
-        error_object = {'code': error_type,
-                        'message': error_message}
-
-        if return_string_only:
-            return error_object['message']
-
-        return [error_object]
+            self.issues = [
+                {'message': message,
+                 ErrorContext.FILE_NAME: filename,
+                 'error_code': error_type}
+            ]
diff --git a/tests/schema/test_hed_schema.py b/tests/schema/test_hed_schema.py
index d6c40b05b..15deaffdd 100644
--- a/tests/schema/test_hed_schema.py
+++ b/tests/schema/test_hed_schema.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 import os
 
-from hed.errors import HedFileError
+from hed.errors import HedFileError, get_printable_issue_string
 from hed.models import HedString, HedTag
 from hed.schema import HedKey, HedSectionKey, get_hed_xml_version, load_schema, HedSchemaGroup, load_schema_version, HedSchema
 
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
 
     def test_name(self):
         invalid_xml_file = "invalidxmlfile.xml"
-        name = "PrettyDisplayName.xml"
         try:
             load_schema(invalid_xml_file)
             # We should have an error before we reach here.
             self.assertTrue(False)
         except HedFileError as e:
-            self.assertTrue(name in e.format_error_message(return_string_only=True, name=name))
+            self.assertTrue(invalid_xml_file in get_printable_issue_string(e.issues, skip_filename=False))
 
     def test_tag_attribute(self):
         test_strings = {