diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/error.rs b/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/error.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 69207ac66..000000000
--- a/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/error.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    error::Error as STDError,
-    fmt::{self, Display},
-    io,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Error {
-    path: PathBuf,
-    error: io::Error,
-}
-
-impl STDError for Error {}
-impl Display for Error {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{} when accessing \"{}\"", self.error, self.path.display())
-    }
-}
-
-impl Error {
-    fn new(path: PathBuf, error: io::Error) -> Self {
-        Self { path, error }
-    }
-}
-
-// allow simple conversion from io::Result using the `with_path` method
-pub trait ErrorWithPath<T> {
-    /// Convert an io::Result to lint::error, which allows associating a path with the error for
-    /// better error messages.
-    fn with_path(self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<T>;
-}
-
-impl<T> ErrorWithPath<T> for io::Result<T> {
-    fn with_path(self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<T> {
-        match self {
-            Ok(t) => Ok(t),
-            Err(error) => Err(Error::new(path.as_ref().to_path_buf(), error)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
index 2f1f7795b..40e974f86 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-mod error;
-
 use std::{
     io::BufWriter,
     sync::{
@@ -8,10 +6,7 @@ use std::{
     },
 };
 
-pub use self::error::Error;
-
 use oxc_diagnostics::DiagnosticService;
-use oxc_index::assert_impl_all;
 use oxc_linter::{LintOptions, LintService, Linter, PathWork};
 
 use crate::{command::LintOptions as CliLintOptions, walk::Walk, CliRunResult, Runner};
@@ -19,7 +14,6 @@ use crate::{command::LintOptions as CliLintOptions, walk::Walk, CliRunResult, Ru
 pub struct LintRunner {
     options: CliLintOptions,
 }
-assert_impl_all!(LintRunner: Send, Sync);
 
 impl Runner for LintRunner {
     type Options = CliLintOptions;
diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/src/result.rs b/crates/oxc_cli/src/result.rs
index 0df3b413d..6a1fa1298 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_cli/src/result.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_cli/src/result.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use std::{
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum CliRunResult {
     None,
-    IOError(crate::lint::Error),
     PathNotFound {
         paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
     },
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ impl Termination for CliRunResult {
                 println!("Path {paths:?} does not exist.");
                 ExitCode::from(1)
             }
-            Self::IOError(e) => {
-                println!("IO Error: {e}");
-                ExitCode::from(1)
-            }
             Self::LintResult {
                 duration,
                 number_of_rules,
diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/src/runner.rs b/crates/oxc_cli/src/runner.rs
index c45035560..a757fe3ef 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_cli/src/runner.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_cli/src/runner.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::CliRunResult;
 
 /// A trait for exposing functionality to the CLI.
-pub trait Runner: Send + Sync {
+pub trait Runner {
     type Options;
 
     fn new(matches: Self::Options) -> Self;