diff --git a/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/analysis.rs b/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/analysis.rs
index 9778eee89..85e8e75ae 100644
--- a/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/analysis.rs
+++ b/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/analysis.rs
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ async fn upload_sbom(
 
     let response = classify_response_error(label, request.send().await)
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            tracing::warn!(error = %e, label, "EI upload failed");
-            AnalysisError::from(e)
-        })?;
+        .map_err(AnalysisError::from)?;
 
     Ok(response)
 }
diff --git a/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/mod.rs b/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/mod.rs
index b706c56cc..d57d00aff 100644
--- a/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/mod.rs
+++ b/modules/exploit-intelligence/src/runner/mod.rs
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@ pub(crate) enum EiRequestError {
     Permanent(anyhow::Error),
 }
 
-impl EiRequestError {
-    /// User-facing error message suitable for storing in the database.
-    /// Transient errors get a generic message; rejected errors surface
-    /// the EI response so users can fix their input.
-    pub(crate) fn user_message(&self) -> String {
-        match self {
-            Self::Transient(_) => "analysis service temporarily unavailable".to_string(),
-            Self::Rejected(msg) => msg.clone(),
-            Self::Permanent(_) => "internal analysis error".to_string(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// Error from a single analysis tick, classified for retry decisions.
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub(crate) enum AnalysisError {
@@ -74,12 +61,10 @@ impl From<crate::Error> for AnalysisError {
 
 impl From<EiRequestError> for AnalysisError {
     fn from(e: EiRequestError) -> Self {
-        let msg = e.user_message();
         match e {
-            EiRequestError::Transient(_) => Self::Retryable(anyhow::anyhow!("{msg}")),
-            EiRequestError::Rejected(_) | EiRequestError::Permanent(_) => {
-                Self::Permanent(anyhow::anyhow!("{msg}"))
-            }
+            EiRequestError::Transient(detail) => Self::Retryable(anyhow::anyhow!("{detail}")),
+            EiRequestError::Rejected(detail) => Self::Permanent(anyhow::anyhow!("{detail}")),
+            EiRequestError::Permanent(err) => Self::Permanent(err),
         }
     }
 }