diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
index 59bf6883ea..2b73a1fba3 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
@@ -2560,15 +2560,5 @@ ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.prototype.renderCategories = function ( categoryItems )
 	} );
 };
 
-/* Save error registry */
-
-/*
- * Extensions can add methods to this registry.
- *
- * The method takes the editApi result object, and the target instance as arguments
- * and should return a boolean indicating if the error was handled.
- */
-ve.init.mw.saveErrorHandlerFactory = new OO.Factory();
-
 // Used in tryTeardown
 ve.ui.windowFactory.register( mw.widgets.AbandonEditDialog );
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.SaveErrorHandler.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.SaveErrorHandler.js
index d3ea74f36a..70c22f535f 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.SaveErrorHandler.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.SaveErrorHandler.js
@@ -41,3 +41,10 @@ ve.init.mw.SaveErrorHandler.static.matchFunction = null;
  * @param {ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget} target Target
  */
 ve.init.mw.SaveErrorHandler.static.process = null;
+
+/* Save error registry */
+
+/*
+ * Extensions can add SaveErrorHandler sub-classes to this registry.
+ */
+ve.init.mw.saveErrorHandlerFactory = new OO.Factory();