diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index 0247ac7485..e8c52a8ca9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ REMOVED FEATURES                                                 *news-removed*
 
 These deprecated features were removed.
 
-• todo
+• |vim.treesitter.get_parser()| instead of throwing an error
+  `get_parser()` now always returns nil when it fails to create a parser.
 
 ==============================================================================
 DEPRECATIONS                                                *news-deprecations*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/treesitter.txt b/runtime/doc/treesitter.txt
index 38f275766f..195063125c 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/treesitter.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/treesitter.txt
@@ -1041,10 +1041,7 @@ get_parser({bufnr}, {lang}, {opts})              *vim.treesitter.get_parser()*
 
     If needed, this will create the parser.
 
-    If no parser can be created, an error is thrown. Set `opts.error = false`
-    to suppress this and return nil (and an error message) instead. WARNING:
-    This behavior will become default in Nvim 0.12 and the option will be
-    removed.
+    If no parser can be created, nil (and an error message) is returned.
 
     Parameters: ~
       • {bufnr}  (`integer?`) Buffer the parser should be tied to (default:
diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/help.lua b/runtime/ftplugin/help.lua
index 729c7d8fa8..3b11ea7945 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/help.lua
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/help.lua
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ vim.keymap.set('n', '[[', function()
   require('vim.treesitter._headings').jump({ count = -1 })
 end, { buffer = 0, silent = false, desc = 'Jump to previous section' })
 
-local parser = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'vimdoc', { error = false }))
+local parser = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'vimdoc'))
 
 local function runnables()
   ---@type table<integer, { lang: string, code: string }>
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_comment.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_comment.lua
index 52b58c4451..7afd0813ca 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_comment.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_comment.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 local function get_commentstring(ref_position)
   local buf_cs = vim.bo.commentstring
 
-  local ts_parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, '', { error = false })
+  local ts_parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, '')
   if not ts_parser then
     return buf_cs
   end
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_core/util.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_core/util.lua
index 70eda8fdcd..b2d5f9ef0f 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_core/util.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_core/util.lua
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ end
 --- @param line2 integer End line (1-indexed)
 --- @return boolean True if the range is in a Lua injection
 function M.source_is_lua(bufnr, line1, line2)
-  local ok, parser = pcall(vim.treesitter.get_parser, bufnr)
-  if not ok or not parser then
+  local parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(bufnr)
+  if not parser then
     return false
   end
   -- Parse from buffer start through one line past line2 to include injection closing markers
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter.lua
index 6521d1c626..311e69389a 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter.lua
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ end
 ---
 --- If needed, this will create the parser.
 ---
---- If no parser can be created, an error is thrown. Set `opts.error = false` to suppress this and
---- return nil (and an error message) instead. WARNING: This behavior will become default in Nvim
---- 0.12 and the option will be removed.
+--- If no parser can be created, nil (and an error message) is returned.
 ---
 ---@param bufnr (integer|nil) Buffer the parser should be tied to (default: current buffer)
 ---@param lang (string|nil) Language of this parser (default: from buffer filetype)
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ end
 ---@return string? error message, if applicable
 function M.get_parser(bufnr, lang, opts)
   opts = opts or {}
-  local should_error = opts.error == nil or opts.error
 
   bufnr = vim._resolve_bufnr(bufnr)
 
@@ -92,25 +89,17 @@ function M.get_parser(bufnr, lang, opts)
 
   if not valid_lang(lang) then
     if not parsers[bufnr] then
-      local err_msg =
+      return nil,
         string.format('Parser not found for buffer %s: language could not be determined', bufnr)
-      if should_error then
-        error(err_msg)
-      end
-      return nil, err_msg
     end
   elseif parsers[bufnr] == nil or parsers[bufnr]:lang() ~= lang then
     if not api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(bufnr) then
-      error(('Buffer %s must be loaded to create parser'):format(bufnr))
+      return nil, string.format('Buffer %s must be loaded to create parser', bufnr)
     end
     local parser = vim.F.npcall(M._create_parser, bufnr, lang, opts)
     if not parser then
-      local err_msg =
+      return nil,
         string.format('Parser could not be created for buffer %s and language "%s"', bufnr, lang)
-      if should_error then
-        error(err_msg)
-      end
-      return nil, err_msg
     end
     parsers[bufnr] = parser
   end
@@ -414,7 +403,7 @@ function M.get_node(opts)
 
   local ts_range = { row, col, row, col }
 
-  local root_lang_tree = M.get_parser(bufnr, opts.lang, { error = false })
+  local root_lang_tree = M.get_parser(bufnr, opts.lang)
   if not root_lang_tree then
     return
   end
@@ -457,7 +446,7 @@ function M.start(bufnr, lang)
       vim.fn.bufload(bufnr)
     end
   end
-  local parser = assert(M.get_parser(bufnr, lang, { error = false }))
+  local parser = assert(M.get_parser(bufnr, lang))
   M.highlighter.new(parser)
 end
 
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_fold.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_fold.lua
index 22031b735c..c85127451d 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_fold.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_fold.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function FoldInfo.new(bufnr)
   return setmetatable({
     levels0 = {},
     levels = {},
-    parser = ts.get_parser(bufnr, nil, { error = false }),
+    parser = ts.get_parser(bufnr, nil),
   }, FoldInfo)
 end
 
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_headings.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_headings.lua
index 82c15557db..ff3f318972 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_headings.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_headings.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ local get_headings = function(bufnr)
   if not lang then
     return {}
   end
-  local parser = assert(ts.get_parser(bufnr, lang, { error = false }))
+  local parser = assert(ts.get_parser(bufnr, lang))
   local query = ts.query.parse(lang, heading_queries[lang])
   local root = parser:parse()[1]:root()
   local headings = {}
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_query_linter.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_query_linter.lua
index ed82fda922..5c575206d4 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_query_linter.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/_query_linter.lua
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function M.lint(buf, opts)
       is_first_lang = i == 1,
     }
 
-    local parser = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(buf, nil, { error = false }))
+    local parser = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(buf, nil))
     parser:parse()
     parser:for_each_tree(function(tree, ltree)
       if ltree:lang() == 'query' then
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/dev.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/dev.lua
index 14e21901df..41f03e0e1b 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/dev.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/dev.lua
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ end
 function TSTreeView:new(bufnr, lang)
   bufnr = bufnr or 0
   lang = lang or vim.treesitter.language.get_lang(vim.bo[bufnr].filetype)
-  local parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(bufnr, lang, { error = false })
+  local parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(bufnr, lang)
   if not parser then
     return nil,
       string.format(
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ local function update_editor_highlights(query_win, base_win, lang)
   local base_buf = api.nvim_win_get_buf(base_win)
   local query_buf = api.nvim_win_get_buf(query_win)
   local root_lang = vim.treesitter.language.get_lang(vim.bo[base_buf].filetype)
-  local parser = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(base_buf, root_lang, { error = false }))
+  local parser = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(base_buf, root_lang))
   api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(base_buf, edit_ns, 0, -1)
   local query_content = table.concat(api.nvim_buf_get_lines(query_buf, 0, -1, false), '\n')
 
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ function M.edit_query(lang)
   end
   vim.cmd(cmd)
 
-  local parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(buf, lang, { error = false })
+  local parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(buf, lang)
   if not parser then
     return nil,
       string.format('Failed to show query editor for buffer %s: no parser for lang "%s"', buf, lang)
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_help_html.lua b/src/gen/gen_help_html.lua
index 3a4ee85444..2dd3c47097 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_help_html.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_help_html.lua
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ local function parse_buf(fname, text)
     buf = fname
     vim.cmd('sbuffer ' .. tostring(fname)) -- Buffer number.
   end
-  local lang_tree = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(buf, nil, { error = false }))
+  local lang_tree = assert(vim.treesitter.get_parser(buf, nil))
   lang_tree:parse()
   return lang_tree, buf
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua b/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua
index 800f75b0b8..f01530a24b 100644
--- a/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ before_each(clear)
 describe('treesitter language API', function()
   -- error tests not requiring a parser library
   it('handles missing language', function()
-    eq(
-      '.../treesitter.lua:0: Parser could not be created for buffer 1 and language "borklang"',
-      pcall_err(exec_lua, "parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'borklang')")
-    )
-
-    eq(NIL, exec_lua("return vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'borklang', { error = false })"))
+    local parser, error = exec_lua(function()
+      return vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'borklang')
+    end)
+    eq(NIL, parser)
+    eq('Parser could not be created for buffer 1 and language "borklang"', error)
 
     -- actual message depends on platform
     matches(
@@ -107,11 +106,11 @@ describe('treesitter language API', function()
       eq('c', exec_lua('return vim.treesitter.get_parser(0):lang()'))
       command('set filetype=borklang')
       -- Should throw an error when filetype changes to borklang
-      eq(
-        '.../treesitter.lua:0: Parser could not be created for buffer 1 and language "borklang"',
-        pcall_err(exec_lua, "new_parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'borklang')")
-      )
-      eq(NIL, exec_lua("return vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'borklang', { error = false })"))
+      local parser, error = exec_lua(function()
+        return vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'borklang')
+      end)
+      eq(NIL, parser)
+      eq('Parser could not be created for buffer 1 and language "borklang"', error)
     end
   )
 
diff --git a/test/functional/treesitter/parser_spec.lua b/test/functional/treesitter/parser_spec.lua
index d797928e00..bbc0798b82 100644
--- a/test/functional/treesitter/parser_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/treesitter/parser_spec.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ local dedent = t.dedent
 local eq = t.eq
 local insert = n.insert
 local exec_lua = n.exec_lua
-local pcall_err = t.pcall_err
 local feed = n.feed
 local run_query = ts_t.run_query
 local assert_alive = n.assert_alive
@@ -382,10 +381,11 @@ describe('treesitter parser API', function()
   it('does not get parser for empty filetype', function()
     insert(test_text)
 
-    eq(
-      '.../treesitter.lua:0: Parser not found for buffer 1: language could not be determined',
-      pcall_err(exec_lua, 'vim.treesitter.get_parser(0)')
-    )
+    local parser, error = exec_lua(function()
+      return vim.treesitter.get_parser(0)
+    end)
+    eq(vim.NIL, parser)
+    eq('Parser not found for buffer 1: language could not be determined', error)
 
     -- Must provide language for buffers with an empty filetype
     exec_lua("vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'c')")