diff --git a/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/BuilderGeneratorTest.kt b/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/BuilderGeneratorTest.kt
index 2ea5c56f59..b92260e856 100644
--- a/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/BuilderGeneratorTest.kt
+++ b/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/BuilderGeneratorTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.core.smithy.generators
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import software.amazon.smithy.codegen.core.Symbol
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.Model
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.core.testutil.compileAndTest
 import software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.core.testutil.testSymbolProvider
 import software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.core.testutil.unitTest
 import software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.core.util.lookup
+import kotlin.io.path.extension
+import kotlin.io.path.readText
 
 internal class BuilderGeneratorTest {
     private val model = StructureGeneratorTest.model
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ internal class BuilderGeneratorTest {
     private val struct = StructureGeneratorTest.struct
     private val credentials = StructureGeneratorTest.credentials
     private val secretStructure = StructureGeneratorTest.secretStructure
+    private val errorStruct = StructureGeneratorTest.error
 
     @Test
     fun `generate builders`() {
@@ -157,6 +161,31 @@ internal class BuilderGeneratorTest {
         project.compileAndTest()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `don't add serde to error types`() {
+        val provider = testSymbolProvider(model)
+        val project = TestWorkspace.testProject(provider)
+        project.moduleFor(errorStruct) {
+            rust("##![allow(deprecated)]")
+            StructureGenerator(model, provider, this, errorStruct, emptyList(), StructSettings(false)).render()
+            implBlock(provider.toSymbol(errorStruct)) {
+                BuilderGenerator.renderConvenienceMethod(this, provider, errorStruct)
+            }
+        }
+        project.withModule(provider.moduleForBuilder(errorStruct)) {
+            BuilderGenerator(model, provider, errorStruct, emptyList()).render(this)
+        }
+        project.compileAndTest()
+
+        // checks if there is a serde derive in the code
+        project.generatedFiles().forEach {
+            if (it.extension == "rs") {
+                val file = project.baseDir.resolve(it).toFile().readText()
+                Assertions.assertFalse(file.contains("serde::"))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `it supports nonzero defaults`() {
         val model =
diff --git a/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/StructureGeneratorTest.kt b/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/StructureGeneratorTest.kt
index c197a7cb4c..2b1579c4be 100644
--- a/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/StructureGeneratorTest.kt
+++ b/codegen-core/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/core/smithy/generators/StructureGeneratorTest.kt
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class StructureGeneratorTest {
         val credentials = model.lookup<StructureShape>("com.test#Credentials")
         val secretStructure = model.lookup<StructureShape>("com.test#SecretStructure")
         val structWithInnerSecretStructure = model.lookup<StructureShape>("com.test#StructWithInnerSecretStructure")
+        val error = model.lookup<StructureShape>("com.test#MyError")
 
         val rustReservedWordConfig: RustReservedWordConfig =
             RustReservedWordConfig(