diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/ClassTypeProvider.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/ClassTypeProvider.scala
index 0dee55827..310d69482 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/ClassTypeProvider.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/ClassTypeProvider.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ClassTypeProvider(classSpecs: ClassSpecs, var topClass: ClassSpec) extends
     * @param inClass type specification to search member in
     * @param attrName name of a member to search for
     * @return member spec if found, or throws an exception
-    * @throws format.InvalidIdentifier if attribute name is not a valid name for a member
+    * @throws precompile.InvalidIdentifier if attribute name is not a valid name for a member
     * @throws precompile.FieldNotFoundError if attribute with such name is not found
     */
   def resolveMember(inClass: ClassSpec, attrName: String): MemberSpec = {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/AttrSpec.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/AttrSpec.scala
index d9e595dca..12a760121 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/AttrSpec.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/AttrSpec.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import io.kaitai.struct.datatype.DataType
 import io.kaitai.struct.datatype.DataType._
 import io.kaitai.struct.exprlang.Ast.expr
 import io.kaitai.struct.exprlang.{Ast, Expressions}
+import io.kaitai.struct.precompile.InvalidIdentifier
 import io.kaitai.struct.problems.KSYParseError
 
 import scala.collection.immutable.SortedMap
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/Identifier.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/Identifier.scala
index 2912eb9e9..8f7855ac9 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/Identifier.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/Identifier.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.kaitai.struct.format
 
 import io.kaitai.struct.exprlang.Ast
+import io.kaitai.struct.precompile.InvalidIdentifier
 import io.kaitai.struct.problems.KSYParseError
 
 /**
@@ -37,10 +38,6 @@ case class NamedIdentifier(name: String) extends Identifier {
   override def humanReadable: String = name
 }
 
-case class InvalidIdentifier(id: String) extends RuntimeException(
-  s"invalid ID: '$id', expected /${Identifier.ReIdentifier.toString}/"
-)
-
 object Identifier {
   val ReIdentifier = "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$".r
 
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/ParseUtils.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/ParseUtils.scala
index 1481cddcb..a9fc6b8f7 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/ParseUtils.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/ParseUtils.scala
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.kaitai.struct.format
 
 import io.kaitai.struct.Utils
 import io.kaitai.struct.exprlang.{Ast, Expressions}
+import io.kaitai.struct.precompile.InvalidIdentifier
 import io.kaitai.struct.problems.KSYParseError
 
 object ParseUtils {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/Exceptions.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/Exceptions.scala
index 1ac6035bb..bc5dfb540 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/Exceptions.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/Exceptions.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package io.kaitai.struct.precompile
 
 import io.kaitai.struct.datatype.DataType
-import io.kaitai.struct.format.ClassSpec
+import io.kaitai.struct.format.{ClassSpec, Identifier}
 import io.kaitai.struct.translators.MethodArgType
 
 /**
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import io.kaitai.struct.translators.MethodArgType
  * in source file.
  */
 sealed abstract class ExpressionError(msg: String) extends RuntimeException(msg)
+
+class InvalidIdentifier(id: String)
+  extends ExpressionError(s"invalid ID: '$id', expected /${Identifier.ReIdentifier.toString}/")
+
 class TypeMismatchError(msg: String) extends ExpressionError(msg)
 class TypeUndecidedError(msg: String) extends ExpressionError(msg)
 class WrongMethodCall(val dataType: MethodArgType, val methodName: String, val expectedSigs: Iterable[String], val actualSig: String)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala
index d80741484..11fbd9909 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ class TypeValidator(specs: ClassSpecs) extends PrecompileStep {
       detector.validate(expr)
       None
     } catch {
-      case err: InvalidIdentifier =>
-        Some(ErrorInInput(err, path ++ List(pathKey)))
       case err: ExpressionError =>
         Some(ErrorInInput(err, path ++ List(pathKey)))
     }
@@ -285,8 +283,6 @@ class TypeValidator(specs: ClassSpecs) extends PrecompileStep {
       detector.validate(expr)
       None
     } catch {
-      case err: InvalidIdentifier =>
-        Some(ErrorInInput(err, path ++ List(pathKey)))
       case err: ExpressionError =>
         Some(ErrorInInput(err, path ++ List(pathKey)))
     }