diff --git a/.changes/tauri-extranous-result-types-removal.md b/.changes/tauri-extranous-result-types-removal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b380a4139d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/tauri-extranous-result-types-removal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri': 'major:breaking'
+---
+
+Removed `tauri::path::Error` and added its variants to `tauri::Error`.
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/error.rs b/core/tauri/src/error.rs
index a1e1db01f6b..986714f8db7 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/error.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/error.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,30 @@ pub enum Error {
   #[cfg(all(desktop, feature = "tray-icon"))]
   #[cfg_attr(doc_cfg, doc(cfg(all(desktop, feature = "tray-icon"))))]
   BadTrayIcon(#[from] tray_icon::BadIcon),
+  /// Path does not have a parent.
+  #[error("path does not have a parent")]
+  NoParent,
+  /// Path does not have an extension.
+  #[error("path does not have an extension")]
+  NoExtension,
+  /// Path does not have a basename.
+  #[error("path does not have a basename")]
+  NoBasename,
+  /// Cannot resolve current directory.
+  #[error("failed to read current dir: {0}")]
+  CurrentDir(std::io::Error),
+  /// Unknown path.
+  #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
+  #[error("unknown path")]
+  UnknownPath,
+  /// Failed to invoke mobile plugin.
+  #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+  #[error(transparent)]
+  PluginInvoke(#[from] crate::plugin::mobile::PluginInvokeError),
   /// window not found.
   #[error("window not found")]
   WindowNotFound,
 }
+
+/// `Result<T, ::tauri::Error>`
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/lib.rs b/core/tauri/src/lib.rs
index e6304ef046d..17893559b1a 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ pub use cocoa;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use embed_plist;
-/// The Tauri error enum.
-pub use error::Error;
+pub use error::{Error, Result};
 #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use swift_rs;
@@ -161,9 +160,6 @@ pub use plugin::mobile::{handle_android_plugin_response, send_channel_data};
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use tauri_runtime_wry::wry;
 
-/// `Result<T, ::tauri::Error>`
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
-
 /// A task to run on the main thread.
 pub type SyncTask = Box<dyn FnOnce() + Send>;
 
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/path/error.rs b/core/tauri/src/path/error.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d6a03646dfc..00000000000
--- a/core/tauri/src/path/error.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-use serde::{ser::Serializer, Serialize};
-
-/// Path result.
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
-
-/// Path error.
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum Error {
-  /// Path does not have a parent.
-  #[error("path does not have a parent")]
-  NoParent,
-  /// Path does not have an extension.
-  #[error("path does not have an extension")]
-  NoExtension,
-  /// Path does not have a basename.
-  #[error("path does not have a basename")]
-  NoBasename,
-  /// Cannot resolve current directory.
-  #[error("failed to read current dir: {0}")]
-  CurrentDir(std::io::Error),
-  /// Unknown path.
-  #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
-  #[error("unknown path")]
-  UnknownPath,
-  /// Failed to invoke mobile plugin.
-  #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
-  #[error(transparent)]
-  PluginInvoke(#[from] crate::plugin::mobile::PluginInvokeError),
-}
-
-impl Serialize for Error {
-  fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> std::result::Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-  where
-    S: Serializer,
-  {
-    serializer.serialize_str(self.to_string().as_ref())
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/path/mod.rs b/core/tauri/src/path/mod.rs
index 9c4b89ea336..795884738f5 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/path/mod.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/path/mod.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ use serde_repr::{Deserialize_repr, Serialize_repr};
 use serialize_to_javascript::{default_template, DefaultTemplate, Template};
 
 mod commands;
-mod error;
-pub use error::*;
+pub use crate::error::*;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod android;
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs b/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs
index 048b1935478..e814110f0b2 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
   app::PageLoadPayload,
+  error::Error,
   ipc::{Invoke, InvokeHandler},
   utils::config::PluginConfig,
   AppHandle, RunEvent, Runtime, Window,
@@ -17,13 +18,13 @@ use url::Url;
 
 use std::{fmt, result::Result as StdResult, sync::Arc};
 
+/// The result type of Tauri plugin module.
+pub type Result<T> = StdResult<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
+
 /// Mobile APIs.
 #[cfg(mobile)]
 pub mod mobile;
 
-/// The result type of Tauri plugin module.
-pub type Result<T> = StdResult<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
-
 /// The plugin interface.
 pub trait Plugin<R: Runtime>: Send {
   /// The plugin name. Used as key on the plugin config object.
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> PluginStore<R> {
           app,
           config.0.get(plugin.name()).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
         )
-        .map_err(|e| crate::Error::PluginInitialization(plugin.name().to_string(), e.to_string()))
+        .map_err(|e| Error::PluginInitialization(plugin.name().to_string(), e.to_string()))
     })
   }