Remove unused param and clean API handlers

This commit removes error message string from utils.Error in pkg/api.
Param was not used inside a function for quite a long time
[NO NEW TESTS NEEDED]

Signed-off-by: Jakub Guzik <jguzik@redhat.com>

14 files changed, 158 insertions, 183 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers.go
index 2a0af6976..dfa09b8b8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers.go
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ func ContainerExists(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -76,14 +75,12 @@ func ListContainers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to decode filter parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to decode filter parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -134,8 +131,7 @@ func GetContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	runtime := r.Context().Value(api.RuntimeKey).(*libpod.Runtime)
@@ -227,8 +223,7 @@ func Checkpoint(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -313,8 +308,7 @@ func Restore(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// override any golang type defaults
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -379,7 +373,7 @@ func InitContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	err = ctr.Init(r.Context(), ctr.PodID() != "")
 	if errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrCtrStateInvalid {
-		utils.Error(w, "container already initialized", http.StatusNotModified, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotModified, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go
index d579cc032..8e5fc1c1c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func CreateContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var sg specgen.SpecGenerator
 
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&sg); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
 		return
 	}
 	if sg.Passwd == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_stats.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_stats.go
index d808bf1c0..d34254fd7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_stats.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_stats.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func StatsContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// if so, then verify cgroup v2 available (more expensive check)
 		if isV2, _ := cgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode(); !isV2 {
 			msg := "Container stats resource only available for cgroup v2"
-			utils.Error(w, msg, http.StatusConflict, errors.New(msg))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, errors.New(msg))
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func StatsContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Interval: 5,
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/generate.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/generate.go
index 9b62a1388..7e08dd4a8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/generate.go
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ func GenerateSystemd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func GenerateSystemd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	report, err := containerEngine.GenerateSystemd(r.Context(), utils.GetName(r), options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error generating systemd units"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error generating systemd units"))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ func GenerateKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ func GenerateKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	options := entities.GenerateKubeOptions{Service: query.Service}
 	report, err := containerEngine.GenerateKube(r.Context(), query.Names, options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error generating YAML"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error generating YAML"))
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/healthcheck.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/healthcheck.go
index ba6e81bf1..bff092d21 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/healthcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/healthcheck.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ func RunHealthCheck(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 		if status == define.HealthCheckNotDefined {
-			utils.Error(w, "no healthcheck defined", http.StatusConflict, err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err)
 			return
 		}
 		if status == define.HealthCheckContainerStopped {
-			utils.Error(w, "container not running", http.StatusConflict, err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err)
 			return
 		}
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images.go
index f9aade0ec..f078c13cc 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images.go
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ func ImageExists(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ir := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	report, err := ir.Exists(r.Context(), name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
 		return
 	}
 	if !report.Value {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, errors.Errorf("failed to find image %s", name))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, errors.Errorf("failed to find image %s", name))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusNoContent, "")
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ func ImageTree(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		WhatRequires: false,
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	ir := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
@@ -77,10 +76,10 @@ func ImageTree(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	report, err := ir.Tree(r.Context(), name, options)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Cause(err) == storage.ErrImageUnknown {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
 			return
 		}
-		utils.Error(w, "Server error", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to generate image tree for %s", name))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to generate image tree for %s", name))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, report)
@@ -90,13 +89,13 @@ func GetImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	newImage, err := utils.GetImage(r, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
 		return
 	}
 	options := &libimage.InspectOptions{WithParent: true, WithSize: true}
 	inspect, err := newImage.Inspect(r.Context(), options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Server error", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed in inspect image %s", inspect.ID))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed in inspect image %s", inspect.ID))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, inspect)
@@ -117,14 +116,14 @@ func PruneImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.
 				Wrapf(err, "failed to decode filter parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.
 				Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func PruneImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	imagePruneReports, err := imageEngine.Prune(r.Context(), pruneOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, imagePruneReports)
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ func ExportImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -191,23 +190,23 @@ func ExportImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	case define.OCIArchive, define.V2s2Archive:
 		tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "api.tar")
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "unable to create tmpfile", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
 			return
 		}
 		output = tmpfile.Name()
 		if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "unable to close tmpfile", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to close tempfile"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to close tempfile"))
 			return
 		}
 	case define.OCIManifestDir, define.V2s2ManifestDir:
 		tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "save")
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "unable to create tmpdir", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempdir"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempdir"))
 			return
 		}
 		output = tmpdir
 	default:
-		utils.Error(w, "unknown format", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Errorf("unknown format %q", query.Format))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Errorf("unknown format %q", query.Format))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ func ExportImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Output:   output,
 	}
 	if err := imageEngine.Save(r.Context(), name, nil, saveOptions); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(output)
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ func ExportImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	rdr, err := os.Open(output)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read the exported tarfile"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read the exported tarfile"))
 		return
 	}
 	defer rdr.Close()
@@ -259,22 +258,20 @@ func ExportImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	// References are mandatory!
 	if len(query.References) == 0 {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.New("No references"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("No references"))
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Format is mandatory! Currently, we only support multi-image docker
 	// archives.
 	if len(query.References) > 1 && query.Format != define.V2s2Archive {
-		utils.Error(w, "unsupported format", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Errorf("multi-image archives must use format of %s", define.V2s2Archive))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Errorf("multi-image archives must use format of %s", define.V2s2Archive))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -292,23 +289,23 @@ func ExportImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	case define.V2s2Archive, define.OCIArchive:
 		tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "api.tar")
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "unable to create tmpfile", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
 			return
 		}
 		output = tmpfile.Name()
 		if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "unable to close tmpfile", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to close tempfile"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to close tempfile"))
 			return
 		}
 	case define.OCIManifestDir, define.V2s2ManifestDir:
 		tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "save")
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "unable to create tmpdir", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tmpdir"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tmpdir"))
 			return
 		}
 		output = tmpdir
 	default:
-		utils.Error(w, "unsupported format", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Errorf("unsupported format %q", query.Format))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Errorf("unsupported format %q", query.Format))
 		return
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(output)
@@ -324,13 +321,13 @@ func ExportImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	imageEngine := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	if err := imageEngine.Save(r.Context(), query.References[0], query.References[1:], opts); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	rdr, err := os.Open(output)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read the exported tarfile"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read the exported tarfile"))
 		return
 	}
 	defer rdr.Close()
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ func ImagesLoad(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "libpod-images-load.tar")
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
 		return
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
@@ -351,7 +348,7 @@ func ImagesLoad(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	tmpfile.Close()
 
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -360,7 +357,7 @@ func ImagesLoad(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	loadOptions := entities.ImageLoadOptions{Input: tmpfile.Name()}
 	loadReport, err := imageEngine.Load(r.Context(), loadOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to load image"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to load image"))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, loadReport)
@@ -379,8 +376,7 @@ func ImagesImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -389,14 +385,14 @@ func ImagesImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if len(query.URL) == 0 {
 		tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "libpod-images-import.tar")
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
 			return
 		}
 		defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
 		defer tmpfile.Close()
 
 		if _, err := io.Copy(tmpfile, r.Body); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -413,7 +409,7 @@ func ImagesImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	report, err := imageEngine.Import(r.Context(), importOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to import tarball"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to import tarball"))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -434,13 +430,13 @@ func PushImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// This is where you can override the golang default value for one of fields
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	source := strings.TrimSuffix(utils.GetName(r), "/push") // GetName returns the entire path
 	if _, err := utils.ParseStorageReference(source); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -450,13 +446,13 @@ func PushImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := utils.IsRegistryReference(destination); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	authconf, authfile, err := auth.GetCredentials(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to retrieve repository credentials", http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer auth.RemoveAuthfile(authfile)
@@ -479,7 +475,7 @@ func PushImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	imageEngine := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	if err := imageEngine.Push(context.Background(), source, destination, options); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "error pushing image %q", destination))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "error pushing image %q", destination))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -508,12 +504,12 @@ func CommitContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	rtc, err := runtime.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to get runtime config", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get runtime config"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get runtime config"))
 		return
 	}
 	sc := runtime.SystemContext()
@@ -550,7 +546,7 @@ func CommitContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	options.Changes = query.Changes
 	ctr, err := runtime.LookupContainer(query.Container)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to lookup container", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -559,7 +555,7 @@ func CommitContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	commitImage, err := ctr.Commit(r.Context(), destImage, options)
 	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is not running") {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "CommitFailure"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrapf(err, "CommitFailure"))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, handlers.IDResponse{ID: commitImage.ID()}) // nolint
@@ -576,7 +572,7 @@ func UntagImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	switch {
 	// If tag is set, repo must be as well.
 	case len(repo) == 0 && len(tag) > 0:
-		utils.Error(w, "repo tag is required", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("repo parameter is required to tag an image"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("repo parameter is required to tag an image"))
 		return
 
 	case len(repo) == 0:
@@ -601,7 +597,7 @@ func UntagImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if errors.Cause(err) == storage.ErrImageUnknown {
 			utils.ImageNotFound(w, name, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find image %s", name))
 		} else {
-			utils.Error(w, "failed to untag", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -619,8 +615,7 @@ func ImagesBatchRemove(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}{}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -643,8 +638,7 @@ func ImagesRemove(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -662,12 +656,12 @@ func ImagesRemove(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, report)
 	case 1:
 		// 404 - no such image
-		utils.Error(w, "error removing image", http.StatusNotFound, errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors))
 	case 2:
 		// 409 - conflict error (in use by containers)
-		utils.Error(w, "error removing image", http.StatusConflict, errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors))
 	default:
 		// 500 - internal error
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to remove image", http.StatusInternalServerError, errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images_pull.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images_pull.go
index 945c5947a..2cd45fb63 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images_pull.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/images_pull.go
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ func ImagesPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func ImagesPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Make sure that the reference has no transport or the docker one.
 	if err := utils.IsRegistryReference(query.Reference); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func ImagesPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Do the auth dance.
 	authConf, authfile, err := auth.GetCredentials(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to retrieve repository credentials", http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer auth.RemoveAuthfile(authfile)
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func ImagesPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	pullPolicy, err := config.ParsePullPolicy(query.PullPolicy)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to parse pull policy", http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go
index 69cf4fe7f..250736579 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func ManifestCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func ManifestCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if name, ok := mux.Vars(r)["name"]; ok {
 		n, err := url.QueryUnescape(name)
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 				errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse name parameter %q", name))
 			return
 		}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func ManifestCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := reference.ParseNormalizedNamed(query.Name); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid image name %s", query.Name))
 		return
 	}
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ func ManifestExists(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	imageEngine := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	report, err := imageEngine.ManifestExists(r.Context(), name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if !report.Value {
-		utils.Error(w, "manifest not found", http.StatusNotFound, errors.New("manifest not found"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, errors.New("manifest not found"))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusNoContent, "")
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ func ManifestInspect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	imageEngine := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	rawManifest, err := imageEngine.ManifestInspect(r.Context(), name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	var schema2List manifest.Schema2List
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawManifest, &schema2List); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ func ManifestAdd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Images []string
 	}{}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&query); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
 		return
 	}
 
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	if _, err := runtime.LibimageRuntime().LookupManifestList(name); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -197,18 +197,18 @@ func ManifestRemoveDigest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	manifestList, err := runtime.LibimageRuntime().LookupManifestList(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	}
 	d, err := digest.Parse(query.Digest)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "invalid digest", http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if err := manifestList.RemoveInstance(d); err != nil {
@@ -232,19 +232,19 @@ func ManifestPushV3(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// Add defaults here once needed.
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	if err := utils.IsRegistryReference(query.Destination); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	source := utils.GetName(r)
 	authconf, authfile, err := auth.GetCredentials(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to retrieve repository credentials", http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer auth.RemoveAuthfile(authfile)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func ManifestPushV3(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	imageEngine := abi.ImageEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	digest, err := imageEngine.ManifestPush(context.Background(), source, query.Destination, options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "error pushing image %q", query.Destination))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "error pushing image %q", query.Destination))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, digest)
@@ -288,20 +288,20 @@ func ManifestPush(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// Add defaults here once needed.
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	destination := utils.GetVar(r, "destination")
 	if err := utils.IsRegistryReference(destination); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	authconf, authfile, err := auth.GetCredentials(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to retrieve repository credentials", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse registry header for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse registry header for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	defer auth.RemoveAuthfile(authfile)
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func ManifestPush(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	source := utils.GetName(r)
 	digest, err := imageEngine.ManifestPush(context.Background(), source, destination, options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "error pushing image %q", destination))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "error pushing image %q", destination))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, handlers.IDResponse{ID: digest})
@@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ func ManifestModify(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	body := new(entities.ManifestModifyOptions)
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(body); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
 		return
 	}
 
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	if _, err := runtime.LibimageRuntime().LookupManifestList(name); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ func ManifestModify(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			report.Images = append(report.Images, image)
 		}
 	default:
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			fmt.Errorf("illegal operation %q for %q", body.Operation, r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("illegal operation %q for %q", body.Operation, r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ func ManifestDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
 	if _, err := runtime.LibimageRuntime().LookupManifestList(name); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound), http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/networks.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/networks.go
index aebf601b7..71d46ce70 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/networks.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/networks.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func CreateNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	runtime := r.Context().Value(api.RuntimeKey).(*libpod.Runtime)
 	network := types.Network{}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&network); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "unable to marshall input", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "decode body"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "decode body"))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func ListNetworks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	runtime := r.Context().Value(api.RuntimeKey).(*libpod.Runtime)
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func RemoveNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// override any golang type defaults
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func RemoveNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if reports[0].Err != nil {
 		// If the network cannot be found, we return a 404.
 		if errors.Cause(reports[0].Err) == define.ErrNoSuchNetwork {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusNotFound, reports[0].Err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, reports[0].Err)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func InspectNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// override any golang type defaults
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func InspectNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	reports, errs, err := ic.NetworkInspect(r.Context(), []string{name}, options)
 	// If the network cannot be found, we return a 404.
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusNotFound, define.ErrNoSuchNetwork)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, define.ErrNoSuchNetwork)
 		return
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func Connect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	var netConnect entities.NetworkConnectOptions
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&netConnect); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
 		return
 	}
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ func Connect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 		if errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrNoSuchNetwork {
-			utils.Error(w, "network not found", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 			return
 		}
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, "OK")
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ func ExistsNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ic := abi.ContainerEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	report, err := ic.NetworkExists(r.Context(), name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if !report.Value {
-		utils.Error(w, "network not found", http.StatusNotFound, define.ErrNoSuchNetwork)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, define.ErrNoSuchNetwork)
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusNoContent, "")
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func Prune(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func Prune(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ic := abi.ContainerEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	pruneReports, err := ic.NetworkPrune(r.Context(), pruneOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if pruneReports == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go
index 0c480dfbf..515d0e5cf 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	for _, ipString := range query.StaticIPs {
 		ip := net.ParseIP(ipString)
 		if ip == nil {
-			utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-				errors.Errorf("Invalid IP address %s", ipString))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Errorf("Invalid IP address %s", ipString))
 			return
 		}
 		staticIPs = append(staticIPs, ip)
@@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	for _, macString := range query.StaticMACs {
 		mac, err := net.ParseMAC(macString)
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-				err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 			return
 		}
 		staticMACs = append(staticMACs, mac)
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Fetch the K8s YAML file from the body, and copy it to a temp file.
 	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "libpod-play-kube.yml")
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
 		return
 	}
 	defer func() {
@@ -79,16 +76,16 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warn(err)
 		}
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
 		return
 	}
 	if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error closing temporary file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error closing temporary file"))
 		return
 	}
 	authConf, authfile, err := auth.GetCredentials(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to retrieve repository credentials", http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer auth.RemoveAuthfile(authfile)
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	report, err := containerEngine.PlayKube(r.Context(), tmpfile.Name(), options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error playing YAML file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error playing YAML file"))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, report)
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ func PlayKubeDown(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	runtime := r.Context().Value(api.RuntimeKey).(*libpod.Runtime)
 	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "libpod-play-kube.yml")
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
 		return
 	}
 	defer func() {
@@ -141,18 +138,18 @@ func PlayKubeDown(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warn(err)
 		}
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write archive to temporary file"))
 		return
 	}
 	if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error closing temporary file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error closing temporary file"))
 		return
 	}
 	containerEngine := abi.ContainerEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	options := new(entities.PlayKubeDownOptions)
 	report, err := containerEngine.PlayKubeDown(r.Context(), tmpfile.Name(), *options)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error tearing down YAML file"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error tearing down YAML file"))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, report)
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go
index 4b15c9675..afbdf0e5f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/pods.go
@@ -24,17 +24,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 func PodCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	const (
+		failedToDecodeSpecgen = "failed to decode specgen"
+	)
 	var (
 		runtime = r.Context().Value(api.RuntimeKey).(*libpod.Runtime)
 		err     error
 	)
 	psg := specgen.PodSpecGenerator{InfraContainerSpec: &specgen.SpecGenerator{}}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&psg); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode specgen"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, failedToDecodeSpecgen))
 		return
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode specgen"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, failedToDecodeSpecgen))
 		return
 	}
 	if !psg.NoInfra {
@@ -44,17 +47,17 @@ func PodCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		infraOptions.SecurityOpt = psg.SecurityOpt
 		err = specgenutil.FillOutSpecGen(psg.InfraContainerSpec, &infraOptions, []string{}) // necessary for default values in many cases (userns, idmappings)
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error filling out specgen"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "error filling out specgen"))
 			return
 		}
 		out, err := json.Marshal(psg) // marshal our spec so the matching options can be unmarshaled into infra
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode specgen"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, failedToDecodeSpecgen))
 			return
 		}
 		err = json.Unmarshal(out, psg.InfraContainerSpec) // unmarhal matching options
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode specgen"))
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, failedToDecodeSpecgen))
 			return
 		}
 		// a few extra that do not have the same json tags
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ func PodCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrPodExists {
 			httpCode = http.StatusConflict
 		}
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", httpCode, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to make pod"))
+		utils.Error(w, httpCode, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to make pod"))
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusCreated, handlers.IDResponse{ID: pod.ID()})
@@ -82,8 +85,7 @@ func Pods(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func Pods(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	pods, err := containerEngine.PodPs(r.Context(), podPSOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, pods)
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func PodInspect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	podData, err := pod.Inspect()
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -133,8 +135,7 @@ func PodStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func PodStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	status, err := pod.GetPodStatus()
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if status != define.PodStateRunning {
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func PodStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		responses, stopError = pod.Stop(r.Context(), false)
 	}
 	if stopError != nil && errors.Cause(stopError) != define.ErrPodPartialFail {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	// Try to clean up the pod - but only warn on failure, it's nonfatal.
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ func PodStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	status, err := pod.GetPodStatus()
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if status == define.PodStateRunning {
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ func PodStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	responses, err := pod.Start(r.Context())
 	if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != define.ErrPodPartialFail {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusConflict, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -232,8 +233,7 @@ func PodDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	name := utils.GetName(r)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func PodDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	if err := runtime.RemovePod(r.Context(), pod, true, query.Force, query.Timeout); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	report := entities.PodRmReport{Id: pod.ID()}
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func PodRestart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	responses, err := pod.Restart(r.Context())
 	if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != define.ErrPodPartialFail {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func PodPause(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	responses, err := pod.Pause(r.Context())
 	if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != define.ErrPodPartialFail {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func PodUnpause(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	responses, err := pod.Unpause(r.Context())
 	if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != define.ErrPodPartialFail {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to pause pod", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -372,14 +372,12 @@ func PodTop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		PsArgs: psArgs,
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	if query.Delay < 1 {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			fmt.Errorf("\"delay\" parameter of value %d < 1", query.Delay))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("\"delay\" parameter of value %d < 1", query.Delay))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -456,8 +454,7 @@ func PodKill(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// override any golang type defaults
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	if _, found := r.URL.Query()["signal"]; found {
@@ -478,7 +475,7 @@ func PodKill(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	logrus.Debugf("Killing pod %s with signal %d", pod.ID(), sig)
 	podStates, err := pod.Status()
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	hasRunning := false
@@ -489,14 +486,13 @@ func PodKill(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 	if !hasRunning {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Container %s is not running", pod.ID())
-		utils.Error(w, msg, http.StatusConflict, errors.Errorf("cannot kill a pod with no running containers: %s", pod.ID()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, errors.Errorf("cannot kill a pod with no running containers: %s", pod.ID()))
 		return
 	}
 
 	responses, err := pod.Kill(r.Context(), uint(sig))
 	if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != define.ErrPodPartialFail {
-		utils.Error(w, "failed to kill pod", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -536,8 +532,7 @@ func PodStats(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// default would go here
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -554,7 +549,7 @@ func PodStats(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Error checks as documented in swagger.
 	switch errors.Cause(err) {
 	case define.ErrNoSuchPod:
-		utils.Error(w, "one or more pods not found", http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 		return
 	case nil:
 		// Nothing to do.
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/secrets.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/secrets.go
index 2523dc139..8708e630c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/secrets.go
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ func CreateSecret(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	opts := entities.SecretCreateOptions{}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
-			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go
index f06d4b8c5..9ceca99e8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/system.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ func SystemPrune(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}{}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go
index 29085c06f..e0ea16d82 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/volumes.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func CreateVolume(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// override any golang type defaults
 	}
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func CreateVolume(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	input := entities.VolumeCreateOptions{}
 	// decode params from body
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&input); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func ListVolumes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	)
 	filterMap, err := util.PrepareFilters(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func RemoveVolume(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse parameters for %s", r.URL.String()))
 		return
 	}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func RemoveVolume(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	if err := runtime.RemoveVolume(r.Context(), vol, query.Force, query.Timeout); err != nil {
 		if errors.Cause(err) == define.ErrVolumeBeingUsed {
-			utils.Error(w, "volumes being used", http.StatusConflict, err)
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err)
 			return
 		}
 		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ func ExistsVolume(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ic := abi.ContainerEngine{Libpod: runtime}
 	report, err := ic.VolumeExists(r.Context(), name)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if !report.Value {
-		utils.Error(w, "volume not found", http.StatusNotFound, define.ErrNoSuchVolume)
+		utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, define.ErrNoSuchVolume)
 		return
 	}
 	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusNoContent, "")