diff --git a/xdsl/tools/command_line_tool.py b/xdsl/tools/command_line_tool.py
index c188bef317..111aeb4064 100644
--- a/xdsl/tools/command_line_tool.py
+++ b/xdsl/tools/command_line_tool.py
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ def parse_chunk(
             s = e.span
             e.span = Span(s.start, s.end, s.input, start_offset)
             if "parsing_diagnostics" in self.args and self.args.parsing_diagnostics:
-                print(e.with_context())
+                print(e)
             else:
-                raise Exception("Failed to parse:\n" + e.with_context()) from e
+                raise
         finally:
             chunk.close()
diff --git a/xdsl/utils/exceptions.py b/xdsl/utils/exceptions.py
index c69d8484b9..d3c15d99fa 100644
--- a/xdsl/utils/exceptions.py
+++ b/xdsl/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class ParseError(Exception):
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.span.print_with_context(self.msg)
 
-    def with_context(self) -> str:
-        return self.span.print_with_context(self.msg)
-
 
 @dataclass
 class MultipleSpansParseError(ParseError):