diff --git a/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/impl_item_method_info.rs b/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/impl_item_method_info.rs
index cc247672e..c0aade990 100644
--- a/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/impl_item_method_info.rs
+++ b/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/impl_item_method_info.rs
@@ -154,15 +154,8 @@ impl ImplItemMethodInfo {
                     .to_compile_error();
                 }
                 ReturnType::Type(_, return_type) if utils::type_is_result(return_type) => {
-                    return syn::Error::new(
-                        return_type.span(),
-                        "Serializing Result<T, E> has been deprecated. Consider marking your method \
-                        with #[handle_result] if the second generic represents a panicable error or \
-                        replacing Result with another two type sum enum otherwise. If you really want \
-                        to keep the legacy behavior, mark the method with #[handle_result] and make \
-                        it return Result<Result<T, E>, near_sdk::Abort>.",
-                    )
-                    .to_compile_error();
+                    return syn::Error::new(return_type.span(), RESULT_DEPRECATED_MESSAGE)
+                        .to_compile_error();
                 }
                 ReturnType::Type(_, _) => {
                     let value_ser = match result_serializer {
@@ -243,6 +236,12 @@ fn init_method_wrapper(
             return_type.span(),
             "Method marked with #[handle_result] should return Result<T, E> (where E implements FunctionError).",
         )),
+        ReturnType::Type(_, return_type) if utils::type_is_result(return_type) => {
+            Err(syn::Error::new(
+                return_type.span(),
+                RESULT_DEPRECATED_MESSAGE
+            ))
+        }
         ReturnType::Type(_, _) => Ok(quote! {
             #state_check
             let contract = #struct_type::#ident(#arg_list);
@@ -250,3 +249,10 @@ fn init_method_wrapper(
         }),
     }
 }
+
+static RESULT_DEPRECATED_MESSAGE: &str = "\
+Serializing Result<T, E> has been deprecated. Consider marking your method \
+with #[handle_result] if the second generic represents a panicable error or \
+replacing Result with another two type sum enum otherwise. If you really want \
+to keep the legacy behavior, mark the method with #[handle_result] and make \
+it return Result<Result<T, E>, near_sdk::Abort>.";
diff --git a/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/item_impl_info.rs b/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/item_impl_info.rs
index b2c6fefd4..602feca17 100644
--- a/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/item_impl_info.rs
+++ b/near-sdk-macros/src/core_impl/code_generator/item_impl_info.rs
@@ -786,6 +786,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(expected.to_string(), actual.to_string());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn init_result_without_handle_result() {
+        let impl_type: Type = syn::parse_str("Hello").unwrap();
+        let mut method: ImplItemMethod = parse_quote! {
+            #[init]
+            pub fn new() -> Result<Self, &'static str> { }
+        };
+        let method_info = ImplItemMethodInfo::new(&mut method, false, impl_type).unwrap().unwrap();
+        let actual = method_info.method_wrapper();
+        let expected = quote!(
+            compile_error! {
+                "Serializing Result<T, E> has been deprecated. Consider marking your method with #[handle_result] if the second generic represents a panicable error or replacing Result with another two type sum enum otherwise. If you really want to keep the legacy behavior, mark the method with #[handle_result] and make it return Result<Result<T, E>, near_sdk::Abort>."
+            }
+        );
+        assert_eq!(expected.to_string(), actual.to_string());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn handle_result_init_ignore_state() {
         let impl_type: Type = syn::parse_str("Hello").unwrap();