diff --git a/cli/examples/custom-commit-templater/main.rs b/cli/examples/custom-commit-templater/main.rs
index ce20d7a64..6bbfe9786 100644
--- a/cli/examples/custom-commit-templater/main.rs
+++ b/cli/examples/custom-commit-templater/main.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl CommitTemplateLanguageExtension for HexCounter {
                         let chars: Vec<_> = string.chars().collect();
                         match chars[..] {
                             [ch] => Ok(ch),
-                            _ => Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
+                            _ => Err(TemplateParseError::expression(
                                 "Expected singular character argument",
                                 span,
                             )),
diff --git a/cli/examples/custom-operation-templater/main.rs b/cli/examples/custom-operation-templater/main.rs
index 562f1efb4..2c4a29b0b 100644
--- a/cli/examples/custom-operation-templater/main.rs
+++ b/cli/examples/custom-operation-templater/main.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl OperationTemplateLanguageExtension for HexCounter {
                         let chars: Vec<_> = string.chars().collect();
                         match chars[..] {
                             [ch] => Ok(ch),
-                            _ => Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
+                            _ => Err(TemplateParseError::expression(
                                 "Expected singular character argument",
                                 span,
                             )),
diff --git a/cli/src/commit_templater.rs b/cli/src/commit_templater.rs
index 628ed8beb..ca65f19b1 100644
--- a/cli/src/commit_templater.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commit_templater.rs
@@ -636,10 +636,13 @@ fn evaluate_immutable_revset<'repo>(
     // It's usually smaller than the immutable set. The revset engine can also
     // optimize "::<recent_heads>" query to use bitset-based implementation.
     let expression = revset_util::parse_immutable_expression(&language.revset_parse_context)
-        .map_err(|err| TemplateParseError::other("Failed to parse revset", err, span))?;
+        .map_err(|err| {
+            TemplateParseError::expression("Failed to parse revset", span).with_source(err)
+        })?;
     let symbol_resolver = revset_util::default_symbol_resolver(repo, language.id_prefix_context);
-    let revset = revset_util::evaluate(repo, &symbol_resolver, expression)
-        .map_err(|err| TemplateParseError::other("Failed to evaluate revset", err, span))?;
+    let revset = revset_util::evaluate(repo, &symbol_resolver, expression).map_err(|err| {
+        TemplateParseError::expression("Failed to evaluate revset", span).with_source(err)
+    })?;
     Ok(revset)
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/src/template_builder.rs b/cli/src/template_builder.rs
index a4043a9a4..1767cb1a9 100644
--- a/cli/src/template_builder.rs
+++ b/cli/src/template_builder.rs
@@ -682,9 +682,8 @@ fn builtin_timestamp_methods<'a, L: TemplateLanguage<'a> + ?Sized>(
             let [format_node] = template_parser::expect_exact_arguments(function)?;
             let format =
                 template_parser::expect_string_literal_with(format_node, |format, span| {
-                    time_util::FormattingItems::parse(format).ok_or_else(|| {
-                        TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression("Invalid time format", span)
-                    })
+                    time_util::FormattingItems::parse(format)
+                        .ok_or_else(|| TemplateParseError::expression("Invalid time format", span))
                 })?
                 .into_owned();
             let out_property = self_property.and_then(move |timestamp| {
@@ -847,7 +846,7 @@ where
         if let [name] = lambda.params.as_slice() {
             local_variables.insert(name, &item_fn);
         } else {
-            return Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
+            return Err(TemplateParseError::expression(
                 "Expected 1 lambda parameters",
                 lambda.params_span,
             ));
@@ -1028,7 +1027,7 @@ pub fn build_expression<'a, L: TemplateLanguage<'a> + ?Sized>(
             expression.labels.push(method.function.name.to_owned());
             Ok(expression)
         }
-        ExpressionKind::Lambda(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
+        ExpressionKind::Lambda(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::expression(
             "Lambda cannot be defined here",
             node.span,
         )),
diff --git a/cli/src/template_parser.rs b/cli/src/template_parser.rs
index 78bf23265..5bf45f06c 100644
--- a/cli/src/template_parser.rs
+++ b/cli/src/template_parser.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub enum TemplateParseErrorKind {
     #[error("Redefinition of function parameter")]
     RedefinedFunctionParameter,
     #[error("{0}")]
-    UnexpectedExpression(String),
+    Expression(String),
     #[error(r#"Alias "{0}" cannot be expanded"#)]
     BadAliasExpansion(String),
     #[error(r#"Alias "{0}" expanded recursively"#)]
@@ -151,27 +151,12 @@ impl TemplateParseError {
 
     pub fn expected_type(type_name: &str, span: pest::Span<'_>) -> Self {
         let message = format!(r#"Expected expression of type "{type_name}""#);
-        TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(message, span)
+        TemplateParseError::expression(message, span)
     }
 
-    pub fn unexpected_expression(message: impl Into<String>, span: pest::Span<'_>) -> Self {
-        TemplateParseError::with_span(
-            TemplateParseErrorKind::UnexpectedExpression(message.into()),
-            span,
-        )
-    }
-
-    /// Some other expression error with the underlying error `source`.
-    pub fn other(
-        message: impl Into<String>,
-        source: impl Into<Box<dyn error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
-        span: pest::Span<'_>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        TemplateParseError::with_span(
-            TemplateParseErrorKind::UnexpectedExpression(message.into()),
-            span,
-        )
-        .with_source(source)
+    /// Some other expression error.
+    pub fn expression(message: impl Into<String>, span: pest::Span<'_>) -> Self {
+        TemplateParseError::with_span(TemplateParseErrorKind::Expression(message.into()), span)
     }
 
     pub fn within_alias_expansion(self, id: TemplateAliasId<'_>, span: pest::Span<'_>) -> Self {
@@ -328,10 +313,7 @@ fn parse_identifier_name(pair: Pair<Rule>) -> TemplateParseResult<&str> {
     if let ExpressionKind::Identifier(name) = parse_identifier_or_literal(pair) {
         Ok(name)
     } else {
-        Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
-            "Expected identifier",
-            span,
-        ))
+        Err(TemplateParseError::expression("Expected identifier", span))
     }
 }
 
@@ -853,7 +835,7 @@ pub fn expect_string_literal_with<'a, 'i, T>(
         | ExpressionKind::Concat(_)
         | ExpressionKind::FunctionCall(_)
         | ExpressionKind::MethodCall(_)
-        | ExpressionKind::Lambda(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
+        | ExpressionKind::Lambda(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::expression(
             "Expected string literal",
             node.span,
         )),
@@ -877,7 +859,7 @@ pub fn expect_lambda_with<'a, 'i, T>(
         | ExpressionKind::Binary(..)
         | ExpressionKind::Concat(_)
         | ExpressionKind::FunctionCall(_)
-        | ExpressionKind::MethodCall(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::unexpected_expression(
+        | ExpressionKind::MethodCall(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::expression(
             "Expected lambda expression",
             node.span,
         )),