diff --git a/crates/errors/src/error.rs b/crates/errors/src/error.rs
index 869d5732746d..2d97572f529a 100644
--- a/crates/errors/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/errors/src/error.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mod size_asserts {
     static_assert_size!(RethError, 64);
     static_assert_size!(BlockExecutionError, 56);
     static_assert_size!(ConsensusError, 48);
-    static_assert_size!(DatabaseError, 40);
+    static_assert_size!(DatabaseError, 32);
     static_assert_size!(ProviderError, 48);
     static_assert_size!(CanonicalError, 56);
 }
diff --git a/crates/storage/errors/src/db.rs b/crates/storage/errors/src/db.rs
index 22efbb1fb4f8..a9000a952b7f 100644
--- a/crates/storage/errors/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/errors/src/db.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl core::error::Error for DatabaseError {
 #[display("{message} ({code})")]
 pub struct DatabaseErrorInfo {
     /// Human-readable error message.
-    pub message: String,
+    pub message: Box<str>,
     /// Error code.
     pub code: i32,
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ where
 {
     #[inline]
     fn from(error: E) -> Self {
-        Self { message: error.to_string(), code: error.into() }
+        Self { message: error.to_string().into(), code: error.into() }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs b/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs
index 148f7cd5d4d7..0eec133d71ea 100644
--- a/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ where
                     .with_prefix_set_mut(PrefixSetMut::from(prefix_set.iter().cloned()))
                     .with_branch_node_hash_masks(self.collect_branch_node_hash_masks)
                     .storage_multiproof(target_slots)
-                    .map_err(|e| {
-                        ParallelStateRootError::StorageRoot(StorageRootError::Database(
-                            DatabaseError::Other(e.to_string()),
-                        ))
-                    })
+                    .map_err(|e| ParallelStateRootError::Other(e.to_string()))
                 })();
                 if let Err(err) = tx.send(result) {
                     error!(target: "trie::parallel", ?hashed_address, err_content = ?err.0,  "Failed to send proof result");