diff --git a/basis/windows/ole32/ole32.factor b/basis/windows/ole32/ole32.factor
index 864700cb0f..d6a08325d9 100755
--- a/basis/windows/ole32/ole32.factor
+++ b/basis/windows/ole32/ole32.factor
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 USING: alien alien.syntax alien.c-types alien.strings math
-kernel sequences windows.errors windows.types debugger io
+kernel sequences windows.errors windows.types io
 accessors math.order namespaces make math.parser windows.kernel32
 combinators locals specialized-arrays.direct.uchar ;
 IN: windows.ole32
@@ -116,11 +116,10 @@ FUNCTION: void ReleaseStgMedium ( LPSTGMEDIUM pmedium ) ;
 : succeeded? ( hresult -- ? )
     0 HEX: 7FFFFFFF between? ;
 
-TUPLE: ole32-error error-code ;
-C: <ole32-error> ole32-error
+TUPLE: ole32-error code message ;
 
-M: ole32-error error.
-    "COM method failed: " print error-code>> n>win32-error-string print ;
+: <ole32-error> ( code -- error )
+    dup n>win32-error-string \ ole32-error boa ;
 
 : ole32-error ( hresult -- )
     dup succeeded? [ drop ] [ <ole32-error> throw ] if ;