diff --git a/service/service_test.go b/service/service_test.go
index f3c455a9086..871e0a9463b 100644
--- a/service/service_test.go
+++ b/service/service_test.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func TestServiceValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				return settings
 			},
 			config:      newNopConfig(),
-			expectedErr: `failed to create "nop" receiver for data type "traces": telemetry type is not supported`,
+			expectedErr: `telemetry type is not supported`,
 		},
 	}