diff --git a/core/parser/parser-tests.factor b/core/parser/parser-tests.factor
index a15da82718..6bd4abb7e1 100755
--- a/core/parser/parser-tests.factor
+++ b/core/parser/parser-tests.factor
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ IN: parser.tests
     [
         "IN: parser.tests \\ class-fwd-test"
         <string-reader> "redefining-a-class-3" parse-stream drop
-    ] [ [ no-word? ] is? ] must-fail-with
+    ] [ [ no-word-error? ] is? ] must-fail-with
 
     [ ] [
         "IN: parser.tests TUPLE: class-fwd-test ; SYMBOL: class-fwd-test"
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ IN: parser.tests
     [
         "IN: parser.tests \\ class-fwd-test"
         <string-reader> "redefining-a-class-3" parse-stream drop
-    ] [ [ no-word? ] is? ] must-fail-with
+    ] [ [ no-word-error? ] is? ] must-fail-with
 
     [
         "IN: parser.tests : foo ; TUPLE: foo ;"
diff --git a/core/parser/parser.factor b/core/parser/parser.factor
index 6e5023f74a..f8836217b5 100755
--- a/core/parser/parser.factor
+++ b/core/parser/parser.factor
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ PREDICATE: unexpected-eof < unexpected
         [ "Use the word " swap summary append ] keep
     ] { } map>assoc ;
 
-ERROR: no-word-error name ;
+TUPLE: no-word-error name ;
 
 M: no-word-error summary
     drop "Word not found in current vocabulary search path" ;
diff --git a/core/vocabs/loader/loader-tests.factor b/core/vocabs/loader/loader-tests.factor
index fd3b616b87..4b978932bc 100755
--- a/core/vocabs/loader/loader-tests.factor
+++ b/core/vocabs/loader/loader-tests.factor
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ IN: vocabs.loader.tests
     <string-reader>
     "resource:core/vocabs/loader/test/a/a.factor"
     parse-stream
-] [ [ no-word? ] is? ] must-fail-with
+] [ [ no-word-error? ] is? ] must-fail-with
 
 0 "count-me" set-global