diff --git a/go16.go b/go16.go
index 73eb59fda..b1db21af6 100644
--- a/go16.go
+++ b/go16.go
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ func toRPCErr(err error) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	switch e := err.(type) {
-	case transport.StreamError:
-		return status.Error(e.Code, e.Desc)
 	case transport.ConnectionError:
 		return status.Error(codes.Unavailable, e.Desc)
 	default:
diff --git a/go17.go b/go17.go
index 5f9ab8c4e..71a72e8fe 100644
--- a/go17.go
+++ b/go17.go
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ func toRPCErr(err error) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	switch e := err.(type) {
-	case transport.StreamError:
-		return status.Error(e.Code, e.Desc)
 	case transport.ConnectionError:
 		return status.Error(codes.Unavailable, e.Desc)
 	default:
diff --git a/internal/transport/handler_server.go b/internal/transport/handler_server.go
index 0d7cad452..bc8564345 100644
--- a/internal/transport/handler_server.go
+++ b/internal/transport/handler_server.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewServerHandlerTransport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, stats sta
 	if v := r.Header.Get("grpc-timeout"); v != "" {
 		to, err := decodeTimeout(v)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "malformed time-out: %v", err)
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "malformed time-out: %v", err)
 		}
 		st.timeoutSet = true
 		st.timeout = to
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func NewServerHandlerTransport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, stats sta
 		for _, v := range vv {
 			v, err := decodeMetadataHeader(k, v)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "malformed binary metadata: %v", err)
+				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "malformed binary metadata: %v", err)
 			}
 			metakv = append(metakv, k, v)
 		}
@@ -432,17 +432,14 @@ func (ht *serverHandlerTransport) Drain() {
 //   * io.EOF
 //   * io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 //   * of type transport.ConnectionError
-//   * of type transport.StreamError
+//   * an error from the status package
 func mapRecvMsgError(err error) error {
 	if err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
 		return err
 	}
 	if se, ok := err.(http2.StreamError); ok {
 		if code, ok := http2ErrConvTab[se.Code]; ok {
-			return StreamError{
-				Code: code,
-				Desc: se.Error(),
-			}
+			return status.Error(code, se.Error())
 		}
 	}
 	return connectionErrorf(true, err, err.Error())
diff --git a/internal/transport/handler_server_test.go b/internal/transport/handler_server_test.go
index 3261b8e3d..da04e7cef 100644
--- a/internal/transport/handler_server_test.go
+++ b/internal/transport/handler_server_test.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestHandlerTransport_NewServerHandlerTransport(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RequestURI: "/service/foo.bar",
 			},
-			wantErr: `stream error: code = Internal desc = "malformed time-out: transport: timeout unit is not recognized: \"tomorrow\""`,
+			wantErr: `rpc error: code = Internal desc = malformed time-out: transport: timeout unit is not recognized: "tomorrow"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "with metadata",
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func TestHandlerTransport_NewServerHandlerTransport(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		got, gotErr := NewServerHandlerTransport(rw, tt.req, nil)
 		if (gotErr != nil) != (tt.wantErr != "") || (gotErr != nil && gotErr.Error() != tt.wantErr) {
-			t.Errorf("%s: error = %v; want %q", tt.name, gotErr, tt.wantErr)
+			t.Errorf("%s: error = %q; want %q", tt.name, gotErr.Error(), tt.wantErr)
 			continue
 		}
 		if gotErr != nil {
diff --git a/internal/transport/http2_client.go b/internal/transport/http2_client.go
index 497c78c61..88d1c1612 100644
--- a/internal/transport/http2_client.go
+++ b/internal/transport/http2_client.go
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) getTrAuthData(ctx context.Context, audience string) (map[s
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			return nil, streamErrorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "transport: %v", err)
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "transport: %v", err)
 		}
 		for k, v := range data {
 			// Capital header names are illegal in HTTP/2.
@@ -494,11 +494,11 @@ func (t *http2Client) getCallAuthData(ctx context.Context, audience string, call
 	// options, then both sets of credentials will be applied.
 	if callCreds := callHdr.Creds; callCreds != nil {
 		if !t.isSecure && callCreds.RequireTransportSecurity() {
-			return nil, streamErrorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "transport: cannot send secure credentials on an insecure connection")
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "transport: cannot send secure credentials on an insecure connection")
 		}
 		data, err := callCreds.GetRequestMetadata(ctx, audience)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: %v", err)
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: %v", err)
 		}
 		for k, v := range data {
 			// Capital header names are illegal in HTTP/2
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) NewStream(ctx context.Context, callHdr *CallHdr) (_ *Strea
 		var sz int64
 		for _, f := range hdrFrame.hf {
 			if sz += int64(f.Size()); sz > int64(*t.maxSendHeaderListSize) {
-				hdrListSizeErr = streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "header list size to send violates the maximum size (%d bytes) set by server", *t.maxSendHeaderListSize)
+				hdrListSizeErr = status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "header list size to send violates the maximum size (%d bytes) set by server", *t.maxSendHeaderListSize)
 				return false
 			}
 		}
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) reader() {
 					// use error detail to provide better err message
 					code := http2ErrConvTab[se.Code]
 					msg := t.framer.fr.ErrorDetail().Error()
-					t.closeStream(s, streamError(code, msg), true, http2.ErrCodeProtocol, status.New(code, msg), nil, false)
+					t.closeStream(s, status.Error(code, msg), true, http2.ErrCodeProtocol, status.New(code, msg), nil, false)
 				}
 				continue
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/transport/http2_server.go b/internal/transport/http2_server.go
index 4a9a6753b..a8a09270b 100644
--- a/internal/transport/http2_server.go
+++ b/internal/transport/http2_server.go
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ func (t *http2Server) operateHeaders(frame *http2.MetaHeadersFrame, handle func(
 	streamID := frame.Header().StreamID
 	state := decodeState{serverSide: true}
 	if err := state.decodeHeader(frame); err != nil {
-		if se, ok := err.(StreamError); ok {
+		if se, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
 			t.controlBuf.put(&cleanupStream{
 				streamID: streamID,
 				rst:      true,
-				rstCode:  statusCodeConvTab[se.Code],
+				rstCode:  statusCodeConvTab[se.Code()],
 				onWrite:  func() {},
 			})
 		}
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ func (t *http2Server) Write(s *Stream, hdr []byte, data []byte, opts *Options) e
 	if !s.isHeaderSent() { // Headers haven't been written yet.
 		if err := t.WriteHeader(s, nil); err != nil {
 			// TODO(mmukhi, dfawley): Make sure this is the right code to return.
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: %v", err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Writing headers checks for this condition.
diff --git a/internal/transport/http_util.go b/internal/transport/http_util.go
index dea43e7ea..21da6e80b 100644
--- a/internal/transport/http_util.go
+++ b/internal/transport/http_util.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) decodeHeader(frame *http2.MetaHeadersFrame) error {
 	// frame.Truncated is set to true when framer detects that the current header
 	// list size hits MaxHeaderListSize limit.
 	if frame.Truncated {
-		return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "peer header list size exceeded limit")
+		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "peer header list size exceeded limit")
 	}
 	for _, hf := range frame.Fields {
 		if err := d.processHeaderField(hf); err != nil {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) decodeHeader(frame *http2.MetaHeadersFrame) error {
 	// If grpc status doesn't exist and http status doesn't exist,
 	// then it's a malformed header.
 	if d.httpStatus == nil {
-		return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "malformed header: doesn't contain status(gRPC or HTTP)")
+		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "malformed header: doesn't contain status(gRPC or HTTP)")
 	}
 
 	if *(d.httpStatus) != http.StatusOK {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) decodeHeader(frame *http2.MetaHeadersFrame) error {
 		if !ok {
 			code = codes.Unknown
 		}
-		return streamErrorf(code, http.StatusText(*(d.httpStatus)))
+		return status.Error(code, http.StatusText(*(d.httpStatus)))
 	}
 
 	// gRPC status doesn't exist and http status is OK.
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) processHeaderField(f hpack.HeaderField) error {
 	case "content-type":
 		contentSubtype, validContentType := contentSubtype(f.Value)
 		if !validContentType {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: received the unexpected content-type %q", f.Value)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: received the unexpected content-type %q", f.Value)
 		}
 		d.contentSubtype = contentSubtype
 		// TODO: do we want to propagate the whole content-type in the metadata,
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) processHeaderField(f hpack.HeaderField) error {
 	case "grpc-status":
 		code, err := strconv.Atoi(f.Value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-status: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-status: %v", err)
 		}
 		d.rawStatusCode = &code
 	case "grpc-message":
@@ -316,38 +316,38 @@ func (d *decodeState) processHeaderField(f hpack.HeaderField) error {
 	case "grpc-status-details-bin":
 		v, err := decodeBinHeader(f.Value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-status-details-bin: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-status-details-bin: %v", err)
 		}
 		s := &spb.Status{}
 		if err := proto.Unmarshal(v, s); err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-status-details-bin: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-status-details-bin: %v", err)
 		}
 		d.statusGen = status.FromProto(s)
 	case "grpc-timeout":
 		d.timeoutSet = true
 		var err error
 		if d.timeout, err = decodeTimeout(f.Value); err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed time-out: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed time-out: %v", err)
 		}
 	case ":path":
 		d.method = f.Value
 	case ":status":
 		code, err := strconv.Atoi(f.Value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed http-status: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed http-status: %v", err)
 		}
 		d.httpStatus = &code
 	case "grpc-tags-bin":
 		v, err := decodeBinHeader(f.Value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-tags-bin: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-tags-bin: %v", err)
 		}
 		d.statsTags = v
 		d.addMetadata(f.Name, string(v))
 	case "grpc-trace-bin":
 		v, err := decodeBinHeader(f.Value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return streamErrorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-trace-bin: %v", err)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "transport: malformed grpc-trace-bin: %v", err)
 		}
 		d.statsTrace = v
 		d.addMetadata(f.Name, string(v))
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport.go b/internal/transport/transport.go
index f9116cf40..9775eeb81 100644
--- a/internal/transport/transport.go
+++ b/internal/transport/transport.go
@@ -619,19 +619,6 @@ type ServerTransport interface {
 	IncrMsgRecv()
 }
 
-// streamErrorf creates an StreamError with the specified error code and description.
-func streamErrorf(c codes.Code, format string, a ...interface{}) StreamError {
-	return StreamError{
-		Code: c,
-		Desc: fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
-	}
-}
-
-// streamError creates an StreamError with the specified error code and description.
-func streamError(c codes.Code, desc string) StreamError {
-	return StreamError{Code: c, Desc: desc}
-}
-
 // connectionErrorf creates an ConnectionError with the specified error description.
 func connectionErrorf(temp bool, e error, format string, a ...interface{}) ConnectionError {
 	return ConnectionError{
@@ -674,7 +661,7 @@ var (
 	// errStreamDrain indicates that the stream is rejected because the
 	// connection is draining. This could be caused by goaway or balancer
 	// removing the address.
-	errStreamDrain = streamErrorf(codes.Unavailable, "the connection is draining")
+	errStreamDrain = status.Error(codes.Unavailable, "the connection is draining")
 	// errStreamDone is returned from write at the client side to indiacte application
 	// layer of an error.
 	errStreamDone = errors.New("the stream is done")
@@ -683,18 +670,6 @@ var (
 	statusGoAway = status.New(codes.Unavailable, "the stream is rejected because server is draining the connection")
 )
 
-// TODO: See if we can replace StreamError with status package errors.
-
-// StreamError is an error that only affects one stream within a connection.
-type StreamError struct {
-	Code codes.Code
-	Desc string
-}
-
-func (e StreamError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("stream error: code = %s desc = %q", e.Code, e.Desc)
-}
-
 // GoAwayReason contains the reason for the GoAway frame received.
 type GoAwayReason uint8
 
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport_test.go b/internal/transport/transport_test.go
index d83f8267e..52be96f0f 100644
--- a/internal/transport/transport_test.go
+++ b/internal/transport/transport_test.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func setUpWithNoPingServer(t *testing.T, copts ConnectOptions, done chan net.Con
 }
 
 // TestInflightStreamClosing ensures that closing in-flight stream
-// sends StreamError to concurrent stream reader.
+// sends status error to concurrent stream reader.
 func TestInflightStreamClosing(t *testing.T) {
 	serverConfig := &ServerConfig{}
 	server, client, cancel := setUpWithOptions(t, 0, serverConfig, suspended, ConnectOptions{}, func() {})
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func TestInflightStreamClosing(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	donec := make(chan struct{})
-	serr := StreamError{Desc: "client connection is closing"}
+	serr := status.Error(codes.Internal, "client connection is closing")
 	go func() {
 		defer close(donec)
 		if _, err := stream.Read(make([]byte, defaultWindowSize)); err != serr {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func TestInflightStreamClosing(t *testing.T) {
 			<-timeout.C
 		}
 	case <-timeout.C:
-		t.Fatalf("Test timed out, expected a StreamError.")
+		t.Fatalf("Test timed out, expected a status error.")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ func TestInvalidHeaderField(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p := make([]byte, http2MaxFrameLen)
 	_, err = s.trReader.(*transportReader).Read(p)
-	if se, ok := err.(StreamError); !ok || se.Code != codes.Internal || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedInvalidHeaderField) {
+	if se, ok := status.FromError(err); !ok || se.Code() != codes.Internal || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedInvalidHeaderField) {
 		t.Fatalf("Read got error %v, want error with code %s and contains %q", err, codes.Internal, expectedInvalidHeaderField)
 	}
 	ct.Close()
@@ -2093,12 +2093,12 @@ func testHTTPToGRPCStatusMapping(t *testing.T, httpStatus int, wh writeHeaders)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Stream.Read(_) unexpectedly returned no error. Expected stream error with code %v", want)
 	}
-	serr, ok := err.(StreamError)
+	serr, ok := status.FromError(err)
 	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("err.(Type) = %T, want StreamError", err)
+		t.Fatalf("err.(Type) = %T, want status error", err)
 	}
-	if want != serr.Code {
-		t.Fatalf("Want error code: %v, got: %v", want, serr.Code)
+	if want != serr.Code() {
+		t.Fatalf("Want error code: %v, got: %v", want, serr.Code())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpc_util.go b/rpc_util.go
index cfd811591..61342c9cd 100644
--- a/rpc_util.go
+++ b/rpc_util.go
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ type parser struct {
 //   * io.EOF, when no messages remain
 //   * io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 //   * of type transport.ConnectionError
-//   * of type transport.StreamError
+//   * an error from the status package
 // No other error values or types must be returned, which also means
 // that the underlying io.Reader must not return an incompatible
 // error.
diff --git a/rpc_util_test.go b/rpc_util_test.go
index a4ff94583..0335fc7d2 100644
--- a/rpc_util_test.go
+++ b/rpc_util_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ func TestToRPCErr(t *testing.T) {
 		// outputs
 		errOut error
 	}{
-		{transport.StreamError{Code: codes.Unknown, Desc: ""}, status.Error(codes.Unknown, "")},
 		{transport.ErrConnClosing, status.Error(codes.Unavailable, transport.ErrConnClosing.Desc)},
 		{io.ErrUnexpectedEOF, status.Error(codes.Internal, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF.Error())},
 	} {
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index fe83421fa..f5bea7238 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -963,10 +963,6 @@ func (s *Server) processUnaryRPC(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transport.
 			switch st := err.(type) {
 			case transport.ConnectionError:
 				// Nothing to do here.
-			case transport.StreamError:
-				if e := t.WriteStatus(stream, status.New(st.Code, st.Desc)); e != nil {
-					grpclog.Warningf("grpc: Server.processUnaryRPC failed to write status %v", e)
-				}
 			default:
 				panic(fmt.Sprintf("grpc: Unexpected error (%T) from recvMsg: %v", st, st))
 			}
@@ -1062,10 +1058,6 @@ func (s *Server) processUnaryRPC(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transport.
 			switch st := err.(type) {
 			case transport.ConnectionError:
 				// Nothing to do here.
-			case transport.StreamError:
-				if e := t.WriteStatus(stream, status.New(st.Code, st.Desc)); e != nil {
-					grpclog.Warningf("grpc: Server.processUnaryRPC failed to write status %v", e)
-				}
 			default:
 				panic(fmt.Sprintf("grpc: Unexpected error (%T) from sendResponse: %v", st, st))
 			}
@@ -1185,12 +1177,7 @@ func (s *Server) processStreamingRPC(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transp
 	if appErr != nil {
 		appStatus, ok := status.FromError(appErr)
 		if !ok {
-			switch err := appErr.(type) {
-			case transport.StreamError:
-				appStatus = status.New(err.Code, err.Desc)
-			default:
-				appStatus = status.New(codes.Unknown, appErr.Error())
-			}
+			appStatus = status.New(codes.Unknown, appErr.Error())
 			appErr = appStatus.Err()
 		}
 		if trInfo != nil {