diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/block/block.rs b/zebra-chain/src/block/block.rs
index 89a077b8..d7dfb837 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/block/block.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/block/block.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ impl Block {
             .ok_or_else(|| "block has no transactions")?;
         let mut rest = self.transactions.iter().skip(1);
         if !first.is_coinbase() {
-            Err("first transaction must be coinbase")?;
+            return Err("first transaction must be coinbase".into());
         }
         if rest.any(|tx| tx.contains_coinbase_input()) {
-            Err("coinbase input found in non-coinbase transaction")?;
+            return Err("coinbase input found in non-coinbase transaction".into());
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/block/header.rs b/zebra-chain/src/block/header.rs
index cd730115..f06bda6c 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/block/header.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/block/header.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl BlockHeader {
         if self.time <= two_hours_in_the_future {
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            Err("block header time is more than 2 hours in the future")?
+            Err("block header time is more than 2 hours in the future".into())
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs b/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
index 79fcc9b2..86bb0b15 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://www.zfnd.org/images/zebra-favicon-128.png")]
 #![doc(html_logo_url = "https://www.zfnd.org/images/zebra-icon.png")]
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://doc.zebra.zfnd.org/zebra_chain")]
-#![allow(clippy::try_err)]
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
 #[macro_use]