diff --git a/db/c_level_db.go b/db/c_level_db.go
index 527fd7da3..93bc1dfb7 100644
--- a/db/c_level_db.go
+++ b/db/c_level_db.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ func (c cLevelDBIterator) Domain() ([]byte, []byte) {
 }
 
 func (c cLevelDBIterator) Valid() bool {
+	c.assertNoError()
 	return c.itr.Valid()
 }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ func (c cLevelDBIterator) Release() {
 	c.itr.Close()
 }
 
-func (c cLevelDBIterator) GetError() error {
-	return c.itr.GetError()
+func (c cLevelDBIterator) assertNoError() {
+	if err := c.itr.GetError(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/db/go_level_db.go b/db/go_level_db.go
index 45b437d2b..89015547a 100644
--- a/db/go_level_db.go
+++ b/db/go_level_db.go
@@ -220,11 +220,8 @@ func (it *goLevelDBIterator) Value() []byte {
 	return v
 }
 
-func (it *goLevelDBIterator) GetError() error {
-	return it.source.Error()
-}
-
 func (it *goLevelDBIterator) Valid() bool {
+	it.assertNoError()
 	if it.invalid {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -253,3 +250,9 @@ func (it *goLevelDBIterator) Close() {
 func (it *goLevelDBIterator) Release() {
 	it.source.Release()
 }
+
+func (it *goLevelDBIterator) assertNoError() {
+	if err := it.source.Error(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/db/mem_db.go b/db/mem_db.go
index a9f21d526..81e209648 100644
--- a/db/mem_db.go
+++ b/db/mem_db.go
@@ -223,8 +223,4 @@ func (it *memDBIterator) Close() {
 	it.keys = nil
 }
 
-func (it *memDBIterator) GetError() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (it *memDBIterator) Release() {}
diff --git a/db/types.go b/db/types.go
index 54c1025a0..8370ff2da 100644
--- a/db/types.go
+++ b/db/types.go
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@ type Iterator interface {
 	// If Valid returns false, this method will panic.
 	Value() []byte
 
-	// GetError returns an IteratorError from LevelDB if it had one during
-	// iteration.
-	//
-	// This method is safe to call when Valid returns false.
-	GetError() error
-
 	// Release deallocates the given Iterator.
 	Release()
 }