1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index c4997348537..183329ba474 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1532,9 +1532,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         } else {
             let span = self.last_span;
             self.span_err(span,
-                          "bare raw pointers are no longer allowed, you should \
-                           likely use `*mut T`, but otherwise `*T` is now \
-                           known as `*const T`");
+                          "bare raw pointers are not allowed, use `*mut T` or \
+                           `*const T` as appropriate");
             Mutability::Immutable
         };
         let t = self.parse_ty()?;