diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-SplatParams.R b/tests/testthat/test-SplatParams.R
index 88c32aa5b5cc01712952d601bc1ad7bb8505dc0f..208f0dfa24b672635f12709d4823b49cdaa3c7d7 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-SplatParams.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-SplatParams.R
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ test_that("path.from checks work", {
     params <- setParamUnchecked(params, "path.from", c(0, 1))
     expect_silent(validObject(params))
     params <- setParamUnchecked(params, "path.from", c(0, 3))
-    expect_error(validObject(params),
-                 paste('invalid class "SplatParams" object: path.from:',
-                       "All elements must be <= 2"))
+    expect_error(validObject(params), "invalid class")
     params <- setParamUnchecked(params, "path.from", c(1, 0))
     expect_error(validObject(params), "path cannot begin at itself")
     params <- newSplatParams()