diff --git a/MakieCore/src/recipes.jl b/MakieCore/src/recipes.jl
index 660965e37bc..6cdbb71e28a 100644
--- a/MakieCore/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/MakieCore/src/recipes.jl
@@ -670,9 +670,13 @@ plottype(plot_args...) = Plot{plot} # default to dispatch to type recipes!
 deprecated_attributes(_) = ()
 
 struct InvalidAttributeError <: Exception
-    plottype::Type
+    type::Type
+    object_name::String # Generic name like plot, block
     attributes::Set{Symbol}
 end
+function InvalidAttributeError(::Type{PT}, attributes::Set{Symbol}) where {PT <: Plot}
+    return InvalidAttributeError(PT, "plot", attributes)
+end
 
 function print_columns(io::IO, v::Vector{String}; gapsize = 2, rows_first = true, cols = displaysize(io)[2])
 
@@ -718,26 +722,22 @@ function print_columns(io::IO, v::Vector{String}; gapsize = 2, rows_first = true
     return
 end
 
-__obj_name(_) = "plot" 
-__valid_attributes(p) = attribute_names(p) 
-__has_generic_attributes(_) = true 
-
-function Base.showerror(io::IO, i::InvalidAttributeError)
-    n = length(i.attributes)
+function Base.showerror(io::IO, err::InvalidAttributeError)
+    n = length(err.attributes)
     print(io, "Invalid attribute$(n > 1 ? "s" : "") ")
-    for (j, att) in enumerate(i.attributes)
-        j > 1 && print(io, j == length(i.attributes) ? " and " : ", ")
+    for (j, att) in enumerate(err.attributes)
+        j > 1 && print(io, j == length(err.attributes) ? " and " : ", ")
         printstyled(io, att; color = :red, bold = true)
     end
-    print(io, " for $(__obj_name(i.plottype)) type ")
-    printstyled(io, i.plottype; color = :blue, bold = true)
+    print(io, " for $(err.object_name) type ")
+    printstyled(io, err.type; color = :blue, bold = true)
     println(io, ".")
-    nameset = sort(string.(collect(__valid_attributes(i.plottype))))
+    nameset = sort(string.(collect(attribute_names(err.type))))
     println(io)
-    println(io, "The available $(__obj_name(i.plottype)) attributes for $(i.plottype) are:")
+    println(io, "The available $(err.object_name) attributes for $(err.type) are:")
     println(io)
     print_columns(io, nameset; cols = displaysize(stderr)[2], rows_first = true)
-    if __has_generic_attributes(i.plottype)
+    if err.type isa Plot
         allowlist = attribute_name_allowlist()
         println(io)
         println(io)
diff --git a/src/makielayout/blocks.jl b/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
index 2dae30502df..d90f2921731 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
@@ -288,21 +288,23 @@ function block_defaults(::Type{B}, attribute_kwargs::Dict, scene::Union{Nothing,
     return attributes
 end
 
-MakieCore.__obj_name(::Type{<:Block}) = "block"
-function MakieCore.__valid_attributes(T::Type{S}) where {S<:Block}
+function MakieCore.InvalidAttributeError(::Type{BT}, attributes::Set{Symbol}) where {BT <: Block}
+    return MakieCore.InvalidAttributeError(BT, "block", attributes)
+end
+
+function MakieCore.attribute_names(::Type{T}) where {T <: Block}
     attrs = _attribute_docs(T)
     # Some blocks have keyword arguments that are not attributes.
     # TODO: Refactor intiailize_block! to just not use kwargs?
-    (S <: Axis || S <: PolarAxis) && (attrs[:palette] = "")
-    S <: Legend && (attrs[:entrygroups] = "")
-    S <: Menu && (attrs[:default] = "")
-    S <: LScene && (attrs[:scenekw] = "")
+    (T <: Axis || T <: PolarAxis) && (attrs[:palette] = "")
+    T <: Legend && (attrs[:entrygroups] = "")
+    T <: Menu && (attrs[:default] = "")
+    T <: LScene && (attrs[:scenekw] = "")
     return keys(attrs)
 end
-MakieCore.__has_generic_attributes(::Type{<:Block}) = false
 
 function _check_remaining_kwargs(T::Type{<:Block}, kwdict::Dict)
-    badnames = setdiff(keys(kwdict), MakieCore.__valid_attributes(T))
+    badnames = setdiff(keys(kwdict), MakieCore.attribute_names(T))
     if !isempty(badnames)
         throw(MakieCore.InvalidAttributeError(T, badnames))
     end
diff --git a/test/pipeline.jl b/test/pipeline.jl
index b13cea906d7..a2e6d4d1ac2 100644
--- a/test/pipeline.jl
+++ b/test/pipeline.jl
@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ end
     @test all(x -> x isa Volume, plots)
 end
 
-import Makie.MakieCore: 
-    __obj_name, 
-    __valid_attributes, 
-    __has_generic_attributes, 
+import Makie.MakieCore:
     InvalidAttributeError,
     attribute_names
 import Makie: _attribute_docs
@@ -183,14 +180,13 @@ end
     @test testrecipe(1:4, 1:4, color=:red) isa Makie.FigureAxisPlot
 end
 
-@testset "validated attributes for blocks" begin 
-    @test __obj_name(Lines) == "plot"
-    @test __valid_attributes(Lines) == attribute_names(Lines)
-    @test __has_generic_attributes(Lines) 
+@testset "validated attributes for blocks" begin
+    err = InvalidAttributeError(Lines, Set{Symbol}())
+    @test err.object_name == "plot"
 
-    @test __obj_name(Axis) == "block"
-    @test __valid_attributes(Axis3) == keys(_attribute_docs(Axis3))
-    @test !__has_generic_attributes(Axis3)
+    err = InvalidAttributeError(Axis, Set{Symbol}())
+    @test err.object_name == "block"
+    @test attribute_names(Axis3) == keys(_attribute_docs(Axis3))
 
     fig = Figure()
     @test_throws InvalidAttributeError Axis(fig[1, 1], does_not_exist = 123)
@@ -214,8 +210,8 @@ end
     @test Menu(fig[1, 2], default = nothing) isa Menu
     @test Legend(fig[1, 3], entrygroups = []) isa Legend
     @test PolarAxis(fig[1, 4], palette = nothing) isa PolarAxis
-    @test :palette in __valid_attributes(Axis)
-    @test :default in __valid_attributes(Menu)
-    @test :entrygroups in __valid_attributes(Legend)
-    @test :palette in __valid_attributes(PolarAxis)
+    @test :palette in attribute_names(Axis)
+    @test :default in attribute_names(Menu)
+    @test :entrygroups in attribute_names(Legend)
+    @test :palette in attribute_names(PolarAxis)
 end
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