diff --git a/src/io/utils.rs b/src/io/utils.rs
index ba6285f..ebd2214 100644
--- a/src/io/utils.rs
+++ b/src/io/utils.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::{error::Error, fmt, io};
 use crate::utils::VerboseErrorExt;
 
 /// Wrap `std::io::Error` with additional message
@@ -6,46 +5,48 @@ use crate::utils::VerboseErrorExt;
 /// *Note* Only active when `verbose-errors` feature is enabled for this crate!
 ///
 /// Keeps the original error kind and stores the original I/O error as `source`.
-impl<T> VerboseErrorExt for Result<T, io::Error> {
+impl<T> VerboseErrorExt for Result<T, std::io::Error> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "verbose-errors")]
     fn verbose_context(self, message: impl Fn() -> String) -> Self {
-        if cfg!(feature = "verbose-errors") {
-            self.map_err(|e| VerboseError::wrap(e, message()))
-        } else {
-            self
+        self.map_err(|e| verbose::Error::wrap(e, message()))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "verbose-errors")]
+mod verbose {
+    use std::{error::Error as StdError, fmt, io};
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub(crate) struct Error {
+        source: io::Error,
+        message: String,
+    }
+
+    impl Error {
+        pub(crate) fn wrap(source: io::Error, message: impl Into<String>) -> io::Error {
+            io::Error::new(
+                source.kind(),
+                Error {
+                    source,
+                    message: message.into(),
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl fmt::Display for Error {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+            write!(f, "{}", self.message)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl StdError for Error {
+        fn description(&self) -> &str {
+            self.source.description()
+        }
+
+        fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn StdError + 'static)> {
+            Some(&self.source)
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct VerboseError {
-    source: io::Error,
-    message: String,
-}
-
-impl VerboseError {
-    fn wrap(source: io::Error, message: impl Into<String>) -> io::Error {
-        io::Error::new(
-            source.kind(),
-            VerboseError {
-                source,
-                message: message.into(),
-            },
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for VerboseError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{}", self.message)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Error for VerboseError {
-    fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        self.source.description()
-    }
-
-    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
-        Some(&self.source)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 00dc793..ce4a85c 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,14 @@ pub fn random(n: u32) -> u32 {
 ///
 /// *Note for implementors:* The given closure must only be executed when
 /// `verbose-errors` feature is enabled for this crate!
-pub(crate) trait VerboseErrorExt {
+pub(crate) trait VerboseErrorExt: Sized {
+    #[cfg(feature = "verbose-errors")]
     fn verbose_context(self, message: impl Fn() -> String) -> Self;
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "verbose-errors"))]
+    fn verbose_context(self, _: impl Fn() -> String) -> Self {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 /// Defers evaluation of a block of code until the end of the scope.