diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/try_err.rs b/clippy_lints/src/try_err.rs
index ec0b96174..eec135459 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/try_err.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/try_err.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::utils::{match_qpath, paths, snippet, span_lint_and_then};
+use crate::utils::{match_qpath, paths, snippet, span_lint_and_sugg};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc::hir::*;
 use rustc::lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintArray, LintPass};
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    ///
-    /// ```rust,ignore
-    /// // Bad
+    /// ```rust
     /// fn foo(fail: bool) -> Result<i32, String> {
     ///     if fail {
     ///       Err("failed")?;
     ///     }
     ///     Ok(0)
     /// }
+    /// ```
+    /// Could be written:
     ///
-    /// // Good
+    /// ```rust
     /// fn foo(fail: bool) -> Result<i32, String> {
     ///     if fail {
     ///       return Err("failed".into());
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for TryErr {
             if let ExprKind::Match(ref match_arg, _, MatchSource::TryDesugar) = expr.node;
             if let ExprKind::Call(ref match_fun, ref try_args) = match_arg.node;
             if let ExprKind::Path(ref match_fun_path) = match_fun.node;
-            if match_qpath(match_fun_path, &["std", "ops", "Try", "into_result"]);
+            if match_qpath(match_fun_path, &paths::TRY_INTO_RESULT);
             if let Some(ref try_arg) = try_args.get(0);
             if let ExprKind::Call(ref err_fun, ref err_args) = try_arg.node;
             if let Some(ref err_arg) = err_args.get(0);
@@ -73,19 +73,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for TryErr {
                     format!("return Err({}.into())", snippet(cx, err_arg.span, "_"))
                 };
 
-                span_lint_and_then(
+                span_lint_and_sugg(
                     cx,
                     TRY_ERR,
                     expr.span,
-                    &format!("confusing error return, consider using `{}`", suggestion),
-                    |db| {
-                        db.span_suggestion(
-                            expr.span,
-                            "try this",
-                            suggestion,
-                            Applicability::MaybeIncorrect
-                        );
-                    },
+                    "returning an `Err(_)` with the `?` operator",
+                    "try this",
+                    suggestion,
+                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -97,7 +92,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for TryErr {
 // its output type.
 fn find_err_return_type<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, expr: &'tcx ExprKind) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
     if let ExprKind::Match(_, ref arms, MatchSource::TryDesugar) = expr {
-        arms.iter().filter_map(|ty| find_err_return_type_arm(cx, ty)).nth(0)
+        arms.iter().find_map(|ty| find_err_return_type_arm(cx, ty))
     } else {
         None
     }
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ fn find_err_return_type_arm<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, arm: &'tcx Arm
         if let ExprKind::Ret(Some(ref err_ret)) = arm.body.node;
         if let ExprKind::Call(ref from_error_path, ref from_error_args) = err_ret.node;
         if let ExprKind::Path(ref from_error_fn) = from_error_path.node;
-        if match_qpath(from_error_fn, &["std", "ops", "Try", "from_error"]);
+        if match_qpath(from_error_fn, &paths::TRY_FROM_ERROR);
         if let Some(from_error_arg) = from_error_args.get(0);
         then {
             Some(cx.tables.expr_ty(from_error_arg))
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
index 1960618eb..e08ff3e97 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ pub const TO_OWNED_METHOD: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "borrow", "ToOwned", "to_owned"
 pub const TO_STRING: [&str; 3] = ["alloc", "string", "ToString"];
 pub const TO_STRING_METHOD: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "ToString", "to_string"];
 pub const TRANSMUTE: [&str; 4] = ["core", "intrinsics", "", "transmute"];
+pub const TRY_FROM_ERROR: [&str; 4] = ["std", "ops", "Try", "from_error"];
 pub const TRY_INTO_RESULT: [&str; 4] = ["std", "ops", "Try", "into_result"];
 pub const UNINIT: [&str; 4] = ["core", "intrinsics", "", "uninit"];
 pub const VEC: [&str; 3] = ["alloc", "vec", "Vec"];
diff --git a/src/lintlist/mod.rs b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
index e8abb198e..8c49a3b18 100644
--- a/src/lintlist/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 306] = [
     Lint {
         name: "try_err",
         group: "style",
-        desc: "TODO",
+        desc: "return errors explicitly rather than hiding them behind a `?`",
         deprecation: None,
         module: "try_err",
     },
diff --git a/tests/ui/try_err.stderr b/tests/ui/try_err.stderr
index 4e6f27305..b2fb35ffb 100644
--- a/tests/ui/try_err.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/try_err.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: confusing error return, consider using `return Err(err)`
+error: returning an `Err(_)` with the `?` operator
   --> $DIR/try_err.rs:7:5
    |
 LL |     Err(err)?;
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ note: lint level defined here
 LL | #![deny(clippy::try_err)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: confusing error return, consider using `return Err(err.into())`
+error: returning an `Err(_)` with the `?` operator
   --> $DIR/try_err.rs:14:5
    |
 LL |     Err(err)?;
    |     ^^^^^^^^^ help: try this: `return Err(err.into())`
 
-error: confusing error return, consider using `return Err(err)`
+error: returning an `Err(_)` with the `?` operator
   --> $DIR/try_err.rs:31:13
    |
 LL |             Err(err)?;
    |             ^^^^^^^^^ help: try this: `return Err(err)`
 
-error: confusing error return, consider using `return Err(err.into())`
+error: returning an `Err(_)` with the `?` operator
   --> $DIR/try_err.rs:46:13
    |
 LL |             Err(err)?;