diff --git a/src/interrupts/mod.rs b/src/interrupts/mod.rs
index 4a148d8e..b74cd24d 100644
--- a/src/interrupts/mod.rs
+++ b/src/interrupts/mod.rs
@@ -113,29 +113,24 @@ struct ExceptionStackFrame {
     stack_segment: u64,
 }
 
-use vga_buffer::print_error;
-
 extern "C" fn divide_by_zero_handler(stack_frame: *const ExceptionStackFrame) {
-    unsafe {
-        print_error(format_args!("EXCEPTION: DIVIDE BY ZERO\n{:#?}", *stack_frame));
-    }
+    let stack_frame = unsafe { &*stack_frame };
+    println!("EXCEPTION: DIVIDE BY ZERO\n{:#?}", stack_frame);
     loop {}
 }
 
 extern "C" fn breakpoint_handler(stack_frame: *const ExceptionStackFrame) {
-    unsafe {
-        print_error(format_args!("EXCEPTION: BREAKPOINT at {:#x}\n{:#?}",
-                                 (*stack_frame).instruction_pointer,
-                                 *stack_frame));
-    }
+    let stack_frame = unsafe { &*stack_frame };
+    println!("EXCEPTION: BREAKPOINT at {:#x}\n{:#?}",
+             stack_frame.instruction_pointer,
+             stack_frame);
 }
 
 extern "C" fn invalid_opcode_handler(stack_frame: *const ExceptionStackFrame) {
-    unsafe {
-        print_error(format_args!("EXCEPTION: INVALID OPCODE at {:#x}\n{:#?}",
-                                 (*stack_frame).instruction_pointer,
-                                 *stack_frame));
-    }
+    let stack_frame = unsafe { &*stack_frame };
+    println!("EXCEPTION: INVALID OPCODE at {:#x}\n{:#?}",
+             stack_frame.instruction_pointer,
+             *stack_frame);
     loop {}
 }
 
@@ -150,13 +145,12 @@ bitflags! {
 }
 
 extern "C" fn page_fault_handler(stack_frame: *const ExceptionStackFrame, error_code: u64) {
+    let stack_frame = unsafe { &*stack_frame };
     use x86::controlregs;
-    unsafe {
-        print_error(format_args!("EXCEPTION: PAGE FAULT while accessing {:#x}\nerror code: \
+    println!("EXCEPTION: PAGE FAULT while accessing {:#x}\nerror code: \
                                   {:?}\n{:#?}",
-                                 controlregs::cr2(),
-                                 PageFaultErrorCode::from_bits(error_code).unwrap(),
-                                 *stack_frame));
-    }
+             unsafe { controlregs::cr2() },
+             PageFaultErrorCode::from_bits(error_code).unwrap(),
+             stack_frame);
     loop {}
 }
diff --git a/src/vga_buffer.rs b/src/vga_buffer.rs
index fc16097a..e3cc06cc 100644
--- a/src/vga_buffer.rs
+++ b/src/vga_buffer.rs
@@ -43,17 +43,6 @@ pub fn clear_screen() {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn print_error(fmt: fmt::Arguments) {
-    use core::fmt::Write;
-    use core::mem;
-
-    let mut writer = WRITER.lock();
-    let red = ColorCode::new(Color::Red, Color::Black);
-    let default_color = mem::replace(&mut writer.color_code, red);
-    writer.write_fmt(fmt).unwrap();
-    writer.color_code = default_color;
-}
-
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(u8)]