diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.3/Utils.h b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.3/Utils.h
index 1d76caa..28525bd 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.3/Utils.h
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/include/nnapi/hal/1.3/Utils.h
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
-nn::GeneralResult<void> compliantVersion(const Type& canonical) {
-    const auto version = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeGeneralFailure(nn::validate(canonical)));
+nn::Result<void> compliantVersion(const Type& canonical) {
+    const auto version = NN_TRY(nn::validate(canonical));
     if (version > kVersion) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "Insufficient version: " << version << " vs required " << kVersion;
     }
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Callbacks.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Callbacks.cpp
index 8e9fb83..156216f 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Callbacks.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Callbacks.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@
                << "execution failed with " << toString(status);
     }
     HANDLE_HAL_STATUS(status) << "execution failed with " << toString(status);
-    return hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(
-            convertExecutionGeneralResultsHelper(outputShapes, timing));
+    return convertExecutionGeneralResultsHelper(outputShapes, timing);
 }
 
 Return<void> PreparedModelCallback::notify(V1_0::ErrorStatus status,
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 11225cf..b35b2cd 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,8 @@
     }
 
     auto operandPerformance = NN_TRY(unvalidatedConvert(capabilities.operandPerformance));
-    auto table = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeGeneralFailure(
-            Capabilities::OperandPerformanceTable::create(std::move(operandPerformance)),
-            nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE));
+    auto table =
+            NN_TRY(Capabilities::OperandPerformanceTable::create(std::move(operandPerformance)));
 
     return Capabilities{
             .relaxedFloat32toFloat16PerformanceScalar = NN_TRY(
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Execution.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Execution.cpp
index 3d17cc3..4dc0ddf 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Execution.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Execution.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 nn::ExecutionResult<std::pair<std::vector<nn::OutputShape>, nn::Timing>> Execution::compute(
         const nn::OptionalTimePoint& deadline) const {
-    const auto hidlDeadline = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(convert(deadline)));
+    const auto hidlDeadline = NN_TRY(convert(deadline));
     return kPreparedModel->executeInternal(kRequest, kMeasure, hidlDeadline, kLoopTimeoutDuration,
                                            kRelocation);
 }
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
index 1623de5..d5dee9d 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
     auto resultSyncFence = nn::SyncFence::createAsSignaled();
     if (syncFence.getNativeHandle() != nullptr) {
         auto sharedHandle = NN_TRY(nn::convert(syncFence));
-        resultSyncFence = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeGeneralFailure(
-                nn::SyncFence::create(std::move(sharedHandle)), nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE));
+        resultSyncFence = NN_TRY(nn::SyncFence::create(std::move(sharedHandle)));
     }
 
     if (callback == nullptr) {
@@ -141,16 +140,14 @@
     // Ensure that request is ready for IPC.
     std::optional<nn::Request> maybeRequestInShared;
     hal::utils::RequestRelocation relocation;
-    const nn::Request& requestInShared =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(hal::utils::convertRequestFromPointerToShared(
-                    &request, nn::kDefaultRequestMemoryAlignment, nn::kMinMemoryPadding,
-                    &maybeRequestInShared, &relocation)));
+    const nn::Request& requestInShared = NN_TRY(hal::utils::convertRequestFromPointerToShared(
+            &request, nn::kDefaultRequestMemoryAlignment, nn::kMinMemoryPadding,
+            &maybeRequestInShared, &relocation));
 
-    const auto hidlRequest = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(convert(requestInShared)));
-    const auto hidlMeasure = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(convert(measure)));
-    const auto hidlDeadline = NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(convert(deadline)));
-    const auto hidlLoopTimeoutDuration =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(convert(loopTimeoutDuration)));
+    const auto hidlRequest = NN_TRY(convert(requestInShared));
+    const auto hidlMeasure = NN_TRY(convert(measure));
+    const auto hidlDeadline = NN_TRY(convert(deadline));
+    const auto hidlLoopTimeoutDuration = NN_TRY(convert(loopTimeoutDuration));
 
     return executeInternal(hidlRequest, hidlMeasure, hidlDeadline, hidlLoopTimeoutDuration,
                            relocation);