diff --git a/aws/defaults/handlers.go b/aws/defaults/handlers.go
index 8ec8fec916d..1b3f047e1e5 100644
--- a/aws/defaults/handlers.go
+++ b/aws/defaults/handlers.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func handleSendError(r *aws.Request, err error) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		r.Error = awserr.New(aws.CanceledErrorCode,
+		r.Error = awserr.New(aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled,
 			"request context canceled", ctx.Err())
 		r.Retryable = aws.Bool(false)
 	default:
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ var AfterRetryHandler = aws.NamedHandler{Name: "core.AfterRetryHandler", Fn: fun
 		r.RetryDelay = r.RetryRules(r)
 
 		if err := sdk.SleepWithContext(r.Context(), r.RetryDelay); err != nil {
-			r.Error = awserr.New(aws.CanceledErrorCode,
+			r.Error = awserr.New(aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled,
 				"request context canceled", err)
 			r.Retryable = aws.Bool(false)
 			return
diff --git a/aws/defaults/handlers_test.go b/aws/defaults/handlers_test.go
index 3b5632e2905..469409f20f5 100644
--- a/aws/defaults/handlers_test.go
+++ b/aws/defaults/handlers_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestAfterRetryWithContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	aerr := req.Error.(awserr.Error)
 
-	if e, a := aws.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expect %q, error code got %q", e, a)
 	}
 }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestSendWithContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	aerr := req.Error.(awserr.Error)
 
-	if e, a := aws.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expect %q, error code got %q", e, a)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/aws/ec2metadata/service.go b/aws/ec2metadata/service.go
index 80168d93112..5c0a7e69cde 100644
--- a/aws/ec2metadata/service.go
+++ b/aws/ec2metadata/service.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func New(config aws.Config) *EC2Metadata {
 			Name: defaults.SendHandler.Name,
 			Fn: func(r *aws.Request) {
 				r.Error = awserr.New(
-					aws.CanceledErrorCode,
+					aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled,
 					"EC2 IMDS access disabled via "+disableServiceEnvVar+" env var",
 					nil)
 			},
diff --git a/aws/ec2metadata/service_test.go b/aws/ec2metadata/service_test.go
index f8642c0fa01..d5615309e3b 100644
--- a/aws/ec2metadata/service_test.go
+++ b/aws/ec2metadata/service_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestClientDisableIMDS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
-	if e, a := aws.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expect %v error code, got %v", e, a)
 	}
 	if e, a := "AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED", aerr.Message(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {
diff --git a/aws/request.go b/aws/request.go
index edadf0fe76a..bbb36dec694 100644
--- a/aws/request.go
+++ b/aws/request.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ const (
 	// during body reads.
 	ErrCodeResponseTimeout = "ResponseTimeout"
 
-	// CanceledErrorCode is the error code that will be returned by an
+	// ErrCodeRequestCanceled is the error code that will be returned by an
 	// API request that was canceled. Requests given a Context may
 	// return this error when canceled.
-	CanceledErrorCode = "RequestCanceled"
+	ErrCodeRequestCanceled = "RequestCanceled"
 )
 
 // A Request is the service request to be made.
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func shouldRetryCancel(r *Request) bool {
 	timeoutErr := false
 	errStr := r.Error.Error()
 	if ok {
-		if awsErr.Code() == CanceledErrorCode {
+		if awsErr.Code() == ErrCodeRequestCanceled {
 			return false
 		}
 		err := awsErr.OrigErr()
diff --git a/aws/waiter.go b/aws/waiter.go
index 5f25bc2053f..6e3f7e7b726 100644
--- a/aws/waiter.go
+++ b/aws/waiter.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (w Waiter) WaitWithContext(ctx Context) error {
 
 		// Delay to wait before inspecting the resource again
 		if err := sdk.SleepWithContext(ctx, w.Delay(attempt)); err != nil {
-			return awserr.New(CanceledErrorCode, "waiter context canceled", err)
+			return awserr.New(ErrCodeRequestCanceled, "waiter context canceled", err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/aws/waiter_test.go b/aws/waiter_test.go
index f69c9245c9a..8a80c24022d 100644
--- a/aws/waiter_test.go
+++ b/aws/waiter_test.go
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func TestWaiter_WithContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expect waiter to be canceled.")
 	}
 	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
-	if e, a := aws.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expect %q error code, got %q", e, a)
 	}
 	if e, a := 2, reqCount; e != a {
diff --git a/example/aws/request/withContext/withContext.go b/example/aws/request/withContext/withContext.go
index 1b21b416842..8dcf747f586 100644
--- a/example/aws/request/withContext/withContext.go
+++ b/example/aws/request/withContext/withContext.go
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ func main() {
 	req.SetContext(ctx)
 
 	if _, err := req.Send(); err != nil {
-		if aerr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && aerr.Code() == request.CanceledErrorCode {
+		if aerr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && aerr.Code() == request.ErrCodeRequestCanceled {
 			// If the SDK can determine the request or retry delay was canceled
-			// by a context the CanceledErrorCode error code will be returned.
+			// by a context the ErrCodeRequestCanceled error code will be returned.
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "upload canceled due to timeout, %v\n", err)
 		} else {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to upload object, %v\n", err)
diff --git a/service/s3/s3crypto/decryption_client_test.go b/service/s3/s3crypto/decryption_client_test.go
index 27481fde58b..554f29089b4 100644
--- a/service/s3/s3crypto/decryption_client_test.go
+++ b/service/s3/s3crypto/decryption_client_test.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func TestGetObjectWithContext(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error, did not get one")
 	}
 	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
-	if e, a := aws.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected error code %q, got %q", e, a)
 	}
 	if e, a := "canceled", aerr.Message(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {
diff --git a/service/s3/s3crypto/encryption_client_test.go b/service/s3/s3crypto/encryption_client_test.go
index 813c249aae4..ca84c6e5b4c 100644
--- a/service/s3/s3crypto/encryption_client_test.go
+++ b/service/s3/s3crypto/encryption_client_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestPutObjectWithContext(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error, did not get one")
 	}
 	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
-	if e, a := aws.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := aws.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected error code %q, got %q", e, a)
 	}
 	if e, a := "canceled", aerr.Message(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {
diff --git a/service/s3/s3manager/download_test.go b/service/s3/s3manager/download_test.go
index e771df0cfb3..a721c84fe6a 100644
--- a/service/s3/s3manager/download_test.go
+++ b/service/s3/s3manager/download_test.go
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func TestDownloadWithContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error, did not get one")
 	}
 	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
-	if e, a := request.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := request.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected error code %q, got %q", e, a)
 	}
 	if e, a := "canceled", aerr.Message(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {
diff --git a/service/s3/s3manager/upload_test.go b/service/s3/s3manager/upload_test.go
index 427fa602900..c79e4f3f0a6 100644
--- a/service/s3/s3manager/upload_test.go
+++ b/service/s3/s3manager/upload_test.go
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ func TestUploadWithContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error, did not get one")
 	}
 	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
-	if e, a := request.CanceledErrorCode, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+	if e, a := request.ErrCodeRequestCanceled, aerr.Code(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected error code %q, got %q", e, a)
 	}
 	if e, a := "canceled", aerr.Message(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {