diff --git a/lib/http-error.js b/lib/http-error.js
index d0a87bd5a..7552f96d1 100644
--- a/lib/http-error.js
+++ b/lib/http-error.js
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const STATUS_CODES = {
-  304: 'Not Modified', // See PR #673 (https://github.com/octokit/rest.js/pull/673)
-  400: 'Bad Request',
-  404: 'Not Found',
-  500: 'Internal Server Error',
-  504: 'Gateway Timeout'
-}
-
 module.exports = class HttpError extends Error {
-  constructor (message, code, headers) {
+  constructor (message, code) {
     super(message)
-    // Maintains proper stack trace for where our error was thrown (only available on V8)
-    /* istanbul ignore else */
+
+    // Maintains proper stack trace (only available on V8)
+    /* istanbul ignore next */
     if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
       Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor)
     }
+
     this.name = 'HttpError'
     this.code = code
-    this.status = STATUS_CODES[code]
-    this.headers = headers
   }
 }