diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 8c39883e0..f314a47ff 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -158,24 +158,15 @@ new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject UNUSED *kwds) {
 }
  
 // Global functions {{{
-static PyObject *error_callback = NULL;
-
 static void 
-cb_error_callback(int error, const char* description) {
-    CALLBACK(error_callback, "is", error, description) else fprintf(stderr, "[glfw error]: %s\n", description);
-}
-
-PyObject*
-glfw_set_error_callback(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *callback) {
-    Py_CLEAR(error_callback);
-    error_callback = callback;
-    Py_INCREF(callback);
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+error_callback(int error, const char* description) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[glfw error %d]: %s\n", error, description);
 }
 
 
 PyObject*
 glfw_init(PyObject UNUSED *self) {
+    glfwSetErrorCallback(error_callback);
     PyObject *ans = glfwInit() ? Py_True: Py_False;
     Py_INCREF(ans);
     return ans;
@@ -466,7 +457,6 @@ PyTypeObject WindowWrapper_Type = {
 };
 
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
-    {"glfw_set_error_callback", (PyCFunction)glfw_set_error_callback, METH_O, ""}, \
     {"glfw_init", (PyCFunction)glfw_init, METH_NOARGS, ""}, \
     {"glfw_terminate", (PyCFunction)glfw_terminate, METH_NOARGS, ""}, \
     {"glfw_window_hint", (PyCFunction)glfw_window_hint, METH_VARARGS, ""}, \
@@ -486,7 +476,6 @@ init_glfw(PyObject *m) {
     if (PyType_Ready(&WindowWrapper_Type) < 0) return false; 
     if (PyModule_AddObject(m, "GLFWWindow", (PyObject *)&WindowWrapper_Type) != 0) return 0;
     Py_INCREF(&WindowWrapper_Type); 
-    glfwSetErrorCallback(cb_error_callback);
 #define ADDC(n) if(PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, #n, n) != 0) return false;
 #ifdef GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_NAME
     ADDC(GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_NAME)
diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index 8a16c084d..3b3807a17 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_SAMPLES,
     GLFW_STENCIL_BITS, GLFWWindow, change_wcwidth, check_for_extensions,
     clear_buffers, glewInit, glfw_init, glfw_init_hint_string,
-    glfw_set_error_callback, glfw_swap_interval, glfw_terminate,
-    glfw_window_hint, set_logical_dpi, set_options
+    glfw_swap_interval, glfw_terminate, glfw_window_hint, set_logical_dpi,
+    set_options
 )
 from .layout import all_layouts
 from .utils import color_as_int, detach, get_logical_dpi, safe_print
@@ -207,15 +207,6 @@ def run_app(opts, args):
     save_cached_values()
 
 
-def on_glfw_error(code, msg):
-    if isinstance(msg, bytes):
-        try:
-            msg = msg.decode('utf-8')
-        except Exception:
-            msg = repr(msg)
-    safe_print('[glfw error] ', msg, file=sys.stderr)
-
-
 def ensure_osx_locale():
     # Ensure the LANG env var is set. See
     # https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/90
@@ -286,7 +277,6 @@ def main():
     overrides = (a.replace('=', ' ', 1) for a in args.override or ())
     opts = load_config(*config, overrides=overrides)
     change_wcwidth(not opts.use_system_wcwidth)
-    glfw_set_error_callback(on_glfw_error)
     if GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS is not None:
         glfw_init_hint_string(GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS, opts.cls)
     if not glfw_init():