diff --git a/pdeutils/fespaces/lagrangeBasis.m b/pdeutils/fespaces/lagrangeBasis.m
index 3f66a8e625036b25b5243e9a9af8f63364e992ca..53c828dc1a1a23223b6c0b1c12418ca83f3e884b 100644
--- a/pdeutils/fespaces/lagrangeBasis.m
+++ b/pdeutils/fespaces/lagrangeBasis.m
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function B = lagrangeBasis(dim, order)
             'index', @P1Index,...
             'size', @(grid)(size(grid.nodes,2)));
     else
-        error( 'The chosen parameters (dim=%d, order=%d) are not supported.', ...
+        error( 'The parameters (dim=%d, order=%d) are not supported.', ...
                 dim, order );
     end