diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9c28169bb..cdafd1ff5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF ZSH
 
 Note also the list of incompatibilities in the README file.
 
-Changes since 5.9
------------------
-
-Handling of ERR_EXIT is corrected when the final status of a structured
-command (for, select, while, repeat, if, case, or a list in braces) is
-nonzero.  To be compatible with other shells, "zsh -e" now exits in
-those circumstances, whereas previous versions did not.  This does not
-affect the handling of nonzero status within conditional statements.
-
 Changes since 5.8.1
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/Src/exec.c b/Src/exec.c
index ce0c1f1ad..b0f42ae67 100644
--- a/Src/exec.c
+++ b/Src/exec.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ execcursh(Estate state, int do_exec)
     cmdpop();
 
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
 
     return lastval;
 }
@@ -1442,8 +1442,6 @@ execlist(Estate state, int dont_change_job, int exiting)
 		    execsimple(state);
 		else
 		    execpline(state, code, ltype, (ltype & Z_END) && exiting);
-		if (!locallevel || unset(ERRRETURN))
-		    this_noerrexit = noerrexit;
 		state->pc = next;
 		goto sublist_done;
 		break;
diff --git a/Src/loop.c b/Src/loop.c
index be5261369..db5b3e097 100644
--- a/Src/loop.c
+++ b/Src/loop.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ execfor(Estate state, int do_exec)
     loops--;
     simple_pline = old_simple_pline;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ execselect(Estate state, UNUSED(int do_exec))
     loops--;
     simple_pline = old_simple_pline;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ execwhile(Estate state, UNUSED(int do_exec))
     popheap();
     loops--;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ execrepeat(Estate state, UNUSED(int do_exec))
     loops--;
     simple_pline = old_simple_pline;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ execif(Estate state, int do_exec)
 	    lastval = 0;
     }
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
 
     return lastval;
 }
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ execcase(Estate state, int do_exec)
 
     if (!anypatok)
 	lastval = 0;
-    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
+    this_noerrexit = 1;
 
     return lastval;
 }
diff --git a/Test/C03traps.ztst b/Test/C03traps.ztst
index 5cc45e2de..a7a040d70 100644
--- a/Test/C03traps.ztst
+++ b/Test/C03traps.ztst
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ F:Must be tested with a top-level script rather than source or function
   done
   print OK
   )
-1:ERR_EXIT triggered by status 1 at end of for
+0:ERR_EXIT not triggered by status 1 at end of for
+>OK
 
   (setopt err_exit
   integer x=0
@@ -735,7 +736,8 @@ F:Must be tested with a top-level script rather than source or function
   done
   print OK
   )
-1:ERR_EXIT triggered by status 1 at end of while
+0:ERR_EXIT not triggered by status 1 at end of while
+>OK
 
   (setopt err_exit
   repeat 1; do
@@ -743,7 +745,8 @@ F:Must be tested with a top-level script rather than source or function
   done
   print OK
   )
-1:ERR_EXIT triggered by status 1 at end of repeat
+0:ERR_EXIT not triggered by status 1 at end of repeat
+>OK
 
   (setopt err_exit
   if true; then
@@ -751,7 +754,8 @@ F:Must be tested with a top-level script rather than source or function
   fi
   print OK
   )
-1:ERR_EXIT triggered by status 1 at end of if
+0:ERR_EXIT not triggered by status 1 at end of if
+>OK
 
   (setopt err_exit
   {
@@ -759,7 +763,8 @@ F:Must be tested with a top-level script rather than source or function
   }
   print OK
   )
-1:ERR_EXIT triggered by status 1 at end of { }
+0:ERR_EXIT not triggered by status 1 at end of { }
+>OK
 
   unsetopt err_exit err_return
   (setopt err_exit