diff --git a/crates/bevy_gilrs/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_gilrs/Cargo.toml
index b2b037e19edda..5f4dd5480522b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gilrs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_gilrs/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ bevy_time = { path = "../bevy_time", version = "0.15.0-dev" }
 
 # other
 gilrs = "0.11.0"
-thiserror = "1.0"
+derive_more = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = [
+  "error",
+  "from",
+  "display",
+] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs
index 62c6b0dc7d639..a4466e49aec86 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ use bevy_utils::{
     tracing::{debug, warn},
     Duration, HashMap,
 };
+use derive_more::derive::{Display, Error, From};
 use gilrs::{
     ff::{self, BaseEffect, BaseEffectType, Repeat, Replay},
     GamepadId,
 };
-use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// A rumble effect that is currently in effect.
 struct RunningRumble {
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ struct RunningRumble {
     effect: SyncCell<ff::Effect>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Display, Debug, From)]
 enum RumbleError {
-    #[error("gamepad not found")]
+    #[display("gamepad not found")]
     GamepadNotFound,
-    #[error("gilrs error while rumbling gamepad: {0}")]
-    GilrsError(#[from] ff::Error),
+    #[display("gilrs error while rumbling gamepad: {_0}")]
+    GilrsError(ff::Error),
 }
 
 /// Contains the gilrs rumble effects that are currently running for each gamepad