diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs b/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
index 2f278ca076..8b9dd70d37 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
@@ -129,13 +129,9 @@ fn classmethod_get(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
             let py_method = vm.ctx.new_bound_method(function, py_obj);
             Ok(py_method)
         }
-        None => {
-            let attribute_error = vm.context().exceptions.attribute_error.clone();
-            Err(vm.new_exception(
-                attribute_error,
-                String::from("Attribute Error: classmethod must have 'function' attribute"),
-            ))
-        }
+        None => Err(vm.new_attribute_error(
+            "Attribute Error: classmethod must have 'function' attribute".to_string(),
+        )),
     }
 }
 
@@ -162,13 +158,9 @@ fn staticmethod_get(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     );
     match cls.get_attr("function") {
         Some(function) => Ok(function),
-        None => {
-            let attribute_error = vm.context().exceptions.attribute_error.clone();
-            Err(vm.new_exception(
-                attribute_error,
-                String::from("Attribute Error: staticmethod must have 'function' attribute"),
-            ))
-        }
+        None => Err(vm.new_attribute_error(
+            "Attribute Error: staticmethod must have 'function' attribute".to_string(),
+        )),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs b/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs
index 0d9d21f1ea..eb03b33932 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs
@@ -256,11 +256,7 @@ fn object_getattribute(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     } else if let Some(getter) = cls.get_attr("__getattr__") {
         vm.invoke(getter, vec![cls, name_str.clone()])
     } else {
-        let attribute_error = vm.context().exceptions.attribute_error.clone();
-        Err(vm.new_exception(
-            attribute_error,
-            format!("{} has no attribute '{}'", obj, name),
-        ))
+        Err(vm.new_attribute_error(format!("{} has no attribute '{}'", obj, name)))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
index be4591dfcd..5a975556fc 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
@@ -225,11 +225,7 @@ pub fn type_getattribute(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult
     } else if let Some(getter) = cls.get_attr("__getattr__") {
         vm.invoke(getter, vec![mcl, name_str.clone()])
     } else {
-        let attribute_error = vm.context().exceptions.attribute_error.clone();
-        Err(vm.new_exception(
-            attribute_error,
-            format!("{} has no attribute '{}'", cls, name),
-        ))
+        Err(vm.new_attribute_error(format!("{} has no attribute '{}'", cls, name)))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/vm.rs b/vm/src/vm.rs
index 0f95bf66c6..361f776aa2 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     }
 
     pub fn new_attribute_error(&mut self, msg: String) -> PyObjectRef {
-        let type_error = self.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error.clone();
-        self.new_exception(type_error, msg)
+        let attribute_error = self.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error.clone();
+        self.new_exception(attribute_error, msg)
     }
 
     pub fn new_type_error(&mut self, msg: String) -> PyObjectRef {