diff --git a/doc/quickstart.md b/doc/quickstart.md
index d66c07aa..f427e7b7 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart.md
+++ b/doc/quickstart.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class SampleTest {
 
     @Test
     void schemaFromSchemaLocationContent() throws JsonMappingException, JsonProcessingException {
-        String schemaData = "{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4],\"enumErrorCode\":\"Not in the list\"}";
+        String schemaData = "{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4]}";
         
         JsonSchemaFactory factory = JsonSchemaFactory.getInstance(VersionFlag.V202012,
                 builder -> builder.schemaLoaders(schemaLoaders -> schemaLoaders.schemas(
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SampleTest {
          * resolving relative $ref.
          */
         JsonSchema schemaFromString = factory
-                .getSchema("{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4],\"enumErrorCode\":\"Not in the list\"}");
+                .getSchema("{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4]}");
         Set<ValidationMessage> errors = schemaFromString.validate("7", InputFormat.JSON,
                 executionContext -> executionContext.getExecutionConfig().setFormatAssertionsEnabled(true));
         assertEquals(1, errors.size());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationMessageHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationMessageHandler.java
index 727683c8..7fd2688b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationMessageHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationMessageHandler.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.networknt.schema.i18n.MessageSource;
-import com.networknt.schema.utils.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ public abstract class ValidationMessageHandler {
     protected ValidationMessageHandler(ErrorMessageType errorMessageType, String errorMessageKeyword,
             MessageSource messageSource, Keyword keyword, JsonSchema parentSchema, SchemaLocation schemaLocation,
             JsonNodePath evaluationPath) {
-        ErrorMessageType currentErrorMessageType = errorMessageType;
+        this.errorMessageType = errorMessageType;
         this.messageSource = messageSource;
         this.schemaLocation = Objects.requireNonNull(schemaLocation);
         this.evaluationPath = Objects.requireNonNull(evaluationPath);
@@ -36,24 +35,12 @@ protected ValidationMessageHandler(ErrorMessageType errorMessageType, String err
         this.keyword = keyword;
 
         Map<String, String> currentErrorMessage = null;
-
         if (this.keyword != null) {
             if (this.errorMessageKeyword != null && keyword != null && parentSchema != null) {
                 currentErrorMessage = getErrorMessage(this.errorMessageKeyword, parentSchema.getSchemaNode(),
                         keyword.getValue());
             }
-            String errorCodeKey = getErrorCodeKey(keyword.getValue());
-            if (errorCodeKey != null && this.parentSchema != null) {
-                JsonNode errorCodeNode = this.parentSchema.getSchemaNode().get(errorCodeKey);
-                if (errorCodeNode != null && errorCodeNode.isTextual()) {
-                    String errorCodeText = errorCodeNode.asText();
-                    if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(errorCodeText)) {
-                        currentErrorMessageType = CustomErrorMessageType.of(errorCodeText);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
         }
-        this.errorMessageType = currentErrorMessageType;
         this.errorMessage = currentErrorMessage;
     }
 
@@ -143,11 +130,4 @@ protected JsonNode getMessageNode(String errorMessageKeyword, JsonNode schemaNod
         }
         return messageNode;
     }
-
-    protected String getErrorCodeKey(String keyword) {
-        if (keyword != null) {
-            return keyword + "ErrorCode";
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/SampleTest.java b/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/SampleTest.java
index 9a74b216..418bb06b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/SampleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/SampleTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void schemaFromSchemaLocationMapping() throws JsonMappingException, JsonProcessi
 
     @Test
     void schemaFromSchemaLocationContent() throws JsonMappingException, JsonProcessingException {
-        String schemaData = "{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4],\"enumErrorCode\":\"Not in the list\"}";
+        String schemaData = "{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4]}";
         
         JsonSchemaFactory factory = JsonSchemaFactory.getInstance(VersionFlag.V202012,
                 builder -> builder.schemaLoaders(schemaLoaders -> schemaLoaders.schemas(
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void schemaFromString() throws JsonMappingException, JsonProcessingException {
          * resolving relative $ref.
          */
         JsonSchema schemaFromString = factory
-                .getSchema("{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4],\"enumErrorCode\":\"Not in the list\"}");
+                .getSchema("{\"enum\":[1, 2, 3, 4]}");
         Set<ValidationMessage> errors = schemaFromString.validate("7", InputFormat.JSON,
                 executionContext -> executionContext.getExecutionConfig().setFormatAssertionsEnabled(true));
         assertEquals(1, errors.size());