diff --git a/.wordlist.txt b/.wordlist.txt
index c22e798..3d89df4 100644
--- a/.wordlist.txt
+++ b/.wordlist.txt
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ rpc
 SHARDING
 sharding
 subnets
-SubscribeAction
-SubscriptionErrorEvent
-subscriptionEvents
-SubscriptionEvents
+SubscriptionError
 TBD
 tcp
 TCP
diff --git a/standards/application/waku-api.md b/standards/application/waku-api.md
index fa8d93c..fe633ff 100644
--- a/standards/application/waku-api.md
+++ b/standards/application/waku-api.md
@@ -463,13 +463,6 @@ types:
       error:
         type: string
         description: "Error message describing what went wrong"
-
-  SubscriptionEvents:
-    type: event_emitter
-    description: "Event source for subscription-related events."
-    events:
-      "subscription:error":
-        type: SubscriptionErrorEvent
 ```
 
 #### Subscriptions function definitions
@@ -509,7 +502,7 @@ Only messages on subscribed content topics SHOULD be emitted by a `MessageEvents
 
 **`error`**:
 
-Only irremediable failures should lead to emitting a `"subscription:error"` for failed subscribe or unsubscribe operations.
+Only irremediable failures should lead to synchronously returning a subscription error for failed subscribe or unsubscribe operations.
 
 Failure to reach nodes can be omitted, and should be handled via the health events;
 [P2P-RELIABILITY](/standards/application/p2p-reliability.md) SHOULD handle automated re-subscriptions and redundancy.