diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index f75eeb55bb1..48c51e45ba6 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ pub enum ArrowError {
     Overflow,
     /// Whenever incoming data from the C data interface, IPC or Flight does not fulfil the Arrow specification.
     OutOfSpec(String),
-    /// Various error sources.
-    Other(String),
 }
 
 impl ArrowError {
@@ -73,9 +71,6 @@ impl Display for ArrowError {
             ArrowError::OutOfSpec(message) => {
                 write!(f, "{}", message)
             }
-            ArrowError::Other(message) => {
-                write!(f, "{}", message)
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/avro/read/decompress.rs b/src/io/avro/read/decompress.rs
index e6bce777035..70fd2ab5d9a 100644
--- a/src/io/avro/read/decompress.rs
+++ b/src/io/avro/read/decompress.rs
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ fn decompress_block(
             Ok(false)
         }
         #[cfg(not(feature = "io_avro_compression"))]
-        Some(Compression::Deflate) => Err(ArrowError::Other(
+        Some(Compression::Deflate) => Err(ArrowError::InvalidArgumentError(
             "The avro file is deflate-encoded but feature 'io_avro_compression' is not active."
                 .to_string(),
         )),
         #[cfg(not(feature = "io_avro_compression"))]
-        Some(Compression::Snappy) => Err(ArrowError::Other(
+        Some(Compression::Snappy) => Err(ArrowError::InvalidArgumentError(
             "The avro file is snappy-encoded but feature 'io_avro_compression' is not active."
                 .to_string(),
         )),