diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index cadf095efe..24a6e909e7 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) CallContract(ctx context.Context, call ethereum.CallM
 		reason, err := abi.UnpackRevert(res.Revert())
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil, &revertError{
-				error:   errors.New("execution reverted"),
-				errData: reason,
+				error:   fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %v", reason),
+				errData: res.Revert(),
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) PendingCallContract(ctx context.Context, call ethereu
 		reason, err := abi.UnpackRevert(res.Revert())
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil, &revertError{
-				error:   errors.New("execution reverted"),
-				errData: reason,
+				error:   fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %v", reason),
+				errData: res.Revert(),
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
index 2d246d353e..61ee6b8bae 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ func TestSimulatedBackend_CallContractRevert(t *testing.T) {
 				if !ok {
 					t.Errorf("expect revert error")
 				}
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(rerr.ErrorData(), val) {
-					t.Errorf("error was malformed: got %v want %v", rerr.ErrorData(), val)
+				if rerr.Error() != "execution reverted: "+val.(string) {
+					t.Errorf("error was malformed: got %v want %v", rerr.Error(), val)
 				}
 			} else {
 				// revert(0x0,0x0)
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 1cb165adc6..5687a12968 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -899,8 +899,8 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) Call(ctx context.Context, args CallArgs, blockNrOr
 		reason, err := abi.UnpackRevert(result.Revert())
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil, &revertError{
-				error:   errors.New("execution reverted"),
-				errData: reason,
+				error:   fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %v", reason),
+				errData: result.Revert(),
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1003,8 +1003,8 @@ func DoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args CallArgs, blockNrOrHash
 					reason, err := abi.UnpackRevert(result.Revert())
 					if err == nil {
 						return 0, &revertError{
-							error:   errors.New("execution reverted"),
-							errData: reason,
+							error:   fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %v", reason),
+							errData: result.Revert(),
 						}
 					}
 				}