diff --git a/src/error.hpp b/src/error.hpp
index 2094fabf4..104614fc2 100644
--- a/src/error.hpp
+++ b/src/error.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,17 @@ class NonPerturbativeRunningError : public Error {
    int parameter_index; ///< index of parameter that becomes non-perturbative
 };
 
+class NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError : public Error {
+public:
+   explicit NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError(std::string msg_)
+      : msg(msg_)
+      {}
+   virtual ~NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError() {}
+   virtual std::string what() const { return msg; }
+private:
+   std::string msg;
+};
+
 /**
  * @class OutOfMemoryError
  * @brief Not enough memory
@@ -166,9 +177,7 @@ class OutOfBoundsError : public Error {
       : msg(msg_)
       {}
    virtual ~OutOfBoundsError() {}
-   virtual std::string what() const {
-      return msg;
-   }
+   virtual std::string what() const { return msg; }
 private:
    std::string msg;
 };
diff --git a/src/lowe.cpp b/src/lowe.cpp
index 518b04ec3..ae3cf0606 100644
--- a/src/lowe.cpp
+++ b/src/lowe.cpp
@@ -12,25 +12,6 @@
 #include "error.hpp"
 #include "wrappers.hpp"
 
-namespace flexiblesusy {
-
-class NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError : public Error {
-public:
-   explicit NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError(std::string msg_)
-      : msg(msg_)
-      {}
-   virtual ~NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError() {}
-   virtual std::string what() const {
-      std::stringstream message;
-      message << "NonPerturbativeRunningQedQcdError: Not enought memory: " << msg;
-      return message.str();
-   }
-private:
-   std::string msg;
-};
-
-} // namespace flexiblesusy
-
 namespace softsusy {
 
 const char* QedQcd_input_parmeter_names[NUMBER_OF_LOW_ENERGY_INPUT_PARAMETERS] = {