diff --git a/plugins/lsps-plugin/src/core/tlv.rs b/plugins/lsps-plugin/src/core/tlv.rs
index 357ebd283..7bf74442d 100644
--- a/plugins/lsps-plugin/src/core/tlv.rs
+++ b/plugins/lsps-plugin/src/core/tlv.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
 use serde::{de::Error as DeError, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use std::{convert::TryFrom, fmt};
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub const TLV_FORWARD_AMT: u64 = 2;
 pub const TLV_OUTGOING_CLTV: u64 = 4;
@@ -16,41 +16,31 @@ pub struct TlvRecord {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct TlvStream(pub Vec<TlvRecord>);
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum TlvError {
+    #[error("duplicate tlv type {0}")]
     DuplicateType(u64),
+    #[error("tlv types are not strictly increasing")]
     NotSorted,
+    #[error("length mismatch type {0}: expected {1}, got {2}")]
     LengthMismatch(u64, usize, usize),
+    #[error("truncated input")]
     Truncated,
+    #[error("non-canonical bigsize encoding")]
     NonCanonicalBigSize,
+    #[error("leftover bytes after parsing")]
     TrailingBytes,
-    Hex(hex::FromHexError),
-    Other(String),
+    #[error("")]
+    Hex(#[from] hex::FromHexError),
+    #[error("length overflow")]
+    Overflow,
+    #[error("tu64 is not minimal, got a leading zero")]
+    LeadingZero,
+    #[error("failed to parse bytes to u64")]
+    BytesToU64,
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for TlvError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            TlvError::DuplicateType(t) => write!(f, "duplicate tlv type {}", t),
-            TlvError::NotSorted => write!(f, "tlv types must be strictly increasing"),
-            TlvError::LengthMismatch(t, e, g) => {
-                write!(f, "length mismatch type {}: expected {}, got {}", t, e, g)
-            }
-            TlvError::Truncated => write!(f, "truncated input"),
-            TlvError::NonCanonicalBigSize => write!(f, "non-canonical bigsize encoding"),
-            TlvError::TrailingBytes => write!(f, "leftover bytes after parsing"),
-            TlvError::Hex(e) => write!(f, "hex error: {}", e),
-            TlvError::Other(s) => write!(f, "{}", s),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::error::Error for TlvError {}
-impl From<hex::FromHexError> for TlvError {
-    fn from(e: hex::FromHexError) -> Self {
-        TlvError::Hex(e)
-    }
-}
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, TlvError>;
 
 impl TlvStream {
     pub fn to_bytes(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
@@ -82,7 +72,7 @@ impl TlvStream {
             let (len, n2) = decode_bigsize(bytes)?;
             bytes = &bytes[n2..];
 
-            let l = usize::try_from(len).map_err(|_| TlvError::Other("length too large".into()))?;
+            let l = usize::try_from(len).map_err(|_| TlvError::Overflow)?;
             if bytes.len() < l {
                 return Err(TlvError::Truncated.into());
             }
@@ -111,8 +101,7 @@ impl TlvStream {
         let (length, length_bytes) = decode_bigsize(bytes)?;
         let remaining = &bytes[length_bytes..];
 
-        let length_usize = usize::try_from(length)
-            .map_err(|_| TlvError::Other("length prefix too large".into()))?;
+        let length_usize = usize::try_from(length).map_err(|_| TlvError::Overflow)?;
 
         if remaining.len() != length_usize {
             return Err(TlvError::LengthMismatch(0, length_usize, remaining.len()).into());
@@ -181,7 +170,7 @@ impl TlvStream {
 
     /// Read a `tu64` if present, validating minimal encoding.
     /// Returns Ok(None) if the type isn't present.
-    pub fn get_tu64(&self, type_: u64) -> Result<Option<u64>, TlvError> {
+    pub fn get_tu64(&self, type_: u64) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
         if let Some(rec) = self.0.iter().find(|r| r.type_ == type_) {
             Ok(Some(decode_tu64(&rec.value)?))
         } else {
@@ -202,13 +191,10 @@ impl TlvStream {
     }
 
     /// Read a `u64` if present.Returns Ok(None) if the type isn't present.
-    pub fn get_u64(&self, type_: u64) -> Result<Option<u64>, TlvError> {
+    pub fn get_u64(&self, type_: u64) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
         if let Some(rec) = self.0.iter().find(|r| r.type_ == type_) {
-            let value = u64::from_be_bytes(
-                rec.value[..]
-                    .try_into()
-                    .map_err(|e| TlvError::Other(format!("failed not decode to u64: {e}")))?,
-            );
+            let value =
+                u64::from_be_bytes(rec.value[..].try_into().map_err(|_| TlvError::BytesToU64)?);
             Ok(Some(value))
         } else {
             Ok(None)
@@ -217,7 +203,7 @@ impl TlvStream {
 }
 
 impl Serialize for TlvStream {
-    fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+    fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> std::result::Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
         let mut tmp = self.clone();
         let bytes = tmp.to_bytes().map_err(serde::ser::Error::custom)?;
         serializer.serialize_str(&hex::encode(bytes))
@@ -225,14 +211,14 @@ impl Serialize for TlvStream {
 }
 
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for TlvStream {
-    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> std::result::Result<Self, D::Error> {
         struct V;
         impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for V {
             type Value = TlvStream;
             fn expecting(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
                 write!(f, "a hex string representing a Lightning TLV stream")
             }
-            fn visit_str<E: DeError>(self, s: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+            fn visit_str<E: DeError>(self, s: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self::Value, E> {
                 let bytes = hex::decode(s).map_err(E::custom)?;
                 TlvStream::from_bytes_auto(&bytes).map_err(E::custom)
             }
@@ -242,8 +228,8 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for TlvStream {
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for TlvStream {
-    type Error = anyhow::Error;
-    fn try_from(value: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+    type Error = TlvError;
+    fn try_from(value: &[u8]) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         TlvStream::from_bytes(value)
     }
 }
@@ -326,15 +312,15 @@ pub fn encode_tu64(v: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
 
 /// Decode a BOLT #1 `tu64`, enforcing minimal form.
 /// Empty slice -> 0. Leading 0x00 or >8 bytes is invalid.
-fn decode_tu64(raw: &[u8]) -> Result<u64, TlvError> {
+fn decode_tu64(raw: &[u8]) -> Result<u64> {
     if raw.is_empty() {
         return Ok(0);
     }
     if raw.len() > 8 {
-        return Err(TlvError::Other("tu64 too long".into()));
+        return Err(TlvError::Overflow);
     }
     if raw[0] == 0 {
-        return Err(TlvError::Other("non-minimal tu64 (leading zero)".into()));
+        return Err(TlvError::LeadingZero);
     }
     let mut buf = [0u8; 8];
     buf[8 - raw.len()..].copy_from_slice(raw);