diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_pbr/Cargo.toml
index 5afe67229d..72b2b53938 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ shader_format_glsl = ["bevy_render/shader_format_glsl"]
 trace = ["bevy_render/trace"]
 ios_simulator = ["bevy_render/ios_simulator"]
 # Enables the meshlet renderer for dense high-poly scenes (experimental)
-meshlet = ["dep:lz4_flex", "dep:thiserror", "dep:range-alloc", "dep:bevy_tasks"]
+meshlet = ["dep:lz4_flex", "dep:range-alloc", "dep:bevy_tasks"]
 # Enables processing meshes into meshlet meshes
 meshlet_processor = [
   "meshlet",
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ fixedbitset = "0.5"
 lz4_flex = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = [
   "frame",
 ], optional = true }
-thiserror = { version = "1", optional = true }
+derive_more = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = [
+  "error",
+  "from",
+  "display",
+] }
 range-alloc = { version = "0.1.3", optional = true }
 meshopt = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
 metis = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/mesh_material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/mesh_material.rs
index 90ee6ea9dc..c737c991b8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/mesh_material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/mesh_material.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use bevy_asset::{AssetId, Handle};
 use bevy_derive::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use bevy_ecs::{component::Component, reflect::ReflectComponent};
 use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
+use derive_more::derive::From;
 
 /// A [material](Material) for a [`Mesh3d`].
 ///
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
 /// ```
 ///
 /// [`StandardMaterial`]: crate::StandardMaterial
-#[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Deref, DerefMut, Reflect, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Deref, DerefMut, Reflect, PartialEq, Eq, From)]
 #[reflect(Component, Default)]
 #[require(HasMaterial3d)]
 pub struct MeshMaterial3d<M: Material>(pub Handle<M>);
@@ -78,12 +79,6 @@ impl<M: Material> Default for MeshMaterial3d<M> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<M: Material> From<Handle<M>> for MeshMaterial3d<M> {
-    fn from(handle: Handle<M>) -> Self {
-        Self(handle)
-    }
-}
-
 impl<M: Material> From<MeshMaterial3d<M>> for AssetId<M> {
     fn from(material: MeshMaterial3d<M>) -> Self {
         material.id()
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/asset.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/asset.rs
index 2ba821a9da..433f421a52 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/asset.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/asset.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use bevy_math::{Vec2, Vec3};
 use bevy_reflect::TypePath;
 use bevy_tasks::block_on;
 use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+use derive_more::derive::{Display, Error, From};
 use lz4_flex::frame::{FrameDecoder, FrameEncoder};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
@@ -194,16 +195,16 @@ impl AssetLoader for MeshletMeshLoader {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Display, Debug, From)]
 pub enum MeshletMeshSaveOrLoadError {
-    #[error("file was not a MeshletMesh asset")]
+    #[display("file was not a MeshletMesh asset")]
     WrongFileType,
-    #[error("expected asset version {MESHLET_MESH_ASSET_VERSION} but found version {found}")]
+    #[display("expected asset version {MESHLET_MESH_ASSET_VERSION} but found version {found}")]
     WrongVersion { found: u64 },
-    #[error("failed to compress or decompress asset data")]
-    CompressionOrDecompression(#[from] lz4_flex::frame::Error),
-    #[error("failed to read or write asset data")]
-    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[display("failed to compress or decompress asset data")]
+    CompressionOrDecompression(lz4_flex::frame::Error),
+    #[display("failed to read or write asset data")]
+    Io(std::io::Error),
 }
 
 async fn async_read_u64(reader: &mut dyn Reader) -> Result<u64, std::io::Error> {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/from_mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/from_mesh.rs
index 367e572276..b8cdd1fc11 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/from_mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/meshlet/from_mesh.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
 use bevy_utils::HashMap;
 use bitvec::{order::Lsb0, vec::BitVec, view::BitView};
 use core::ops::Range;
+use derive_more::derive::{Display, Error};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use meshopt::{
     build_meshlets, compute_cluster_bounds, compute_meshlet_bounds,
@@ -478,12 +479,12 @@ fn pack2x16snorm(v: Vec2) -> u32 {
 }
 
 /// An error produced by [`MeshletMesh::from_mesh`].
-#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Display, Debug)]
 pub enum MeshToMeshletMeshConversionError {
-    #[error("Mesh primitive topology is not TriangleList")]
+    #[display("Mesh primitive topology is not TriangleList")]
     WrongMeshPrimitiveTopology,
-    #[error("Mesh attributes are not {{POSITION, NORMAL, UV_0}}")]
+    #[display("Mesh attributes are not {{POSITION, NORMAL, UV_0}}")]
     WrongMeshVertexAttributes,
-    #[error("Mesh has no indices")]
+    #[display("Mesh has no indices")]
     MeshMissingIndices,
 }