diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs b/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs
index 2475ecbad..5b9fe25c4 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn GoBackButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
+            return None;
         }
     };
     let state = loop {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn GoForwardButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
+            return None;
         }
     };
     let state = loop {
diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/link.rs b/packages/router/src/components/link.rs
index 2b4a0faf6..193dfa7a3 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/link.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/link.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub fn Link<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, LinkProps<'a>>) -> Element {
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
+            return None;
         }
     };
     let state = loop {
diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs b/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs
index c1fcd3b5f..b710b7c01 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn Outlet(cx: Scope<OutletProps>) -> Element {
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
+            return None;
         }
     };
     let state = loop {
diff --git a/packages/router/src/error.rs b/packages/router/src/error.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 294e68b99..000000000
--- a/packages/router/src/error.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/// Errors that may occur during routing.
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum RouterError {
-    /// A hook that needs access to a router was called inside a component, that has no parent
-    /// calling the [`use_router`](crate::hooks::use_router) hook.
-    #[error("component needing access not inside router")]
-    NotInsideRouter,
-}
diff --git a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs
index df2c95301..1920a99fd 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use dioxus::prelude::{ScopeId, ScopeState};
 use dioxus_router_core::Navigator;
 
-use crate::{utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal, RouterError};
+use crate::{utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal};
 
 /// A hook that allows for programmatic navigation.
 ///
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ use crate::{utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal, RouterError};
 /// # let _ = vdom.rebuild();
 /// # assert_eq!(dioxus_ssr::render(&vdom), "<h1>App</h1><p>Content</p>");
 /// ```
-pub fn use_navigate(cx: &ScopeState) -> Result<Navigator<ScopeId>, RouterError> {
+pub fn use_navigate(cx: &ScopeState) -> Option<Navigator<ScopeId>> {
     match use_router_internal(cx) {
-        Some(r) => Ok(r.sender.clone().into()),
-        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
+        Some(r) => Some(r.sender.clone().into()),
         None => {
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("`use_navigate` must have access to a parent router");
-            Err(RouterError::NotInsideRouter)
+            #[allow(unreachable_code)]
+            None
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
index 9f802e788..11c8a64bc 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use async_rwlock::RwLockReadGuard;
 use dioxus::{core::Component, prelude::ScopeState};
 use dioxus_router_core::RouterState;
 
-use crate::{utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal, RouterError};
+use crate::{utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal};
 
 /// A hook that provides access to information about the current routing location.
 ///
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ use crate::{utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal, RouterError};
 /// ```
 ///
 /// [`use_router`]: crate::hooks::use_router
-pub fn use_route(cx: &ScopeState) -> Result<RwLockReadGuard<RouterState<Component>>, RouterError> {
+pub fn use_route(cx: &ScopeState) -> Option<RwLockReadGuard<RouterState<Component>>> {
     match use_router_internal(cx) {
         Some(r) => loop {
             if let Some(s) = r.state.try_read() {
-                break Ok(s);
+                break Some(s);
             }
         },
-        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("`use_route` must have access to a parent router");
-            Err(RouterError::NotInsideRouter)
+            #[allow(unreachable_code)]
+            None
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/lib.rs b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
index 5ef4669aa..0d563e7fd 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ mod contexts {
     pub(crate) mod router;
 }
 
-mod error;
-pub use error::RouterError;
-
 pub use dioxus_router_core::history;
 
 /// Hooks for interacting with the router in components.