diff --git a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb
index 93e95f8576306..850891f64f3af 100644
--- a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb
+++ b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ def error
           error, message, backtrace = process_error
           klass = Error.for_error(error) || return
 
-          ex = klass.new(message)
-          ex.set_backtrace(caller)
-          add_backtrace ex, backtrace
-
-          ex
+          klass.new(message)
         end
 
         def [](key)
@@ -59,36 +55,6 @@ def assert_ok
           raise Error::ServerError, self
         end
 
-        def add_backtrace(ex, server_trace)
-          return unless server_trace
-
-          backtrace = case server_trace
-                      when Array
-                        backtrace_from_remote(server_trace)
-                      when String
-                        server_trace.split("\n")
-                      end
-
-          ex.set_backtrace(backtrace + ex.backtrace)
-        end
-
-        def backtrace_from_remote(server_trace)
-          server_trace.filter_map do |frame|
-            next unless frame.is_a?(Hash)
-
-            file = frame['fileName']
-            line = frame['lineNumber']
-            meth = frame['methodName']
-
-            class_name = frame['className']
-            file = "#{class_name}(#{file})" if class_name
-
-            meth = 'unknown' if meth.nil? || meth.empty?
-
-            "[remote server] #{file}:#{line}:in `#{meth}'"
-          end
-        end
-
         def process_error
           return unless self['value'].is_a?(Hash)