diff --git a/datasette/views/base.py b/datasette/views/base.py
index eee7434e8e..0ccf3c9c4b 100644
--- a/datasette/views/base.py
+++ b/datasette/views/base.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ async def get(self, request):
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database = db.name
 
         _format = request.url_vars["format"]
diff --git a/datasette/views/database.py b/datasette/views/database.py
index 8e08c3b1fb..964561a9e4 100644
--- a/datasette/views/database.py
+++ b/datasette/views/database.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async def data(self, request, default_labels=False, _size=None):
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database = db.name
 
         visible, private = await self.ds.check_visibility(
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ async def data(
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database = db.name
         params = {key: request.args.get(key) for key in request.args}
         if "sql" in params:
diff --git a/datasette/views/row.py b/datasette/views/row.py
index cdbf0990f5..4d317470e9 100644
--- a/datasette/views/row.py
+++ b/datasette/views/row.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async def data(self, request, default_labels=False):
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database = db.name
 
         # Ensure user has permission to view this row
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ async def data(self, request, default_labels=False):
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database = db.name
         sql, params, pks = await _sql_params_pks(db, table, pk_values)
         results = await db.execute(sql, params, truncate=True)
         columns = [r[0] for r in results.description]
         rows = list(results.rows)
         if not rows:
-            raise NotFound(f"Record not found: {pk_values}")
+            raise NotFound(f"Record not found")
 
         async def template_data():
             display_columns, display_rows = await display_columns_and_rows(
diff --git a/datasette/views/table.py b/datasette/views/table.py
index d479fedeea..4c50664cbc 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def post(self, request):
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database_name = db.name
         table_name = tilde_decode(request.url_vars["table"])
         # Handle POST to a canned query
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async def _data_traced(
         try:
             db = self.ds.get_database(route=database_route)
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotFound("Database not found: {}".format(database_route))
+            raise NotFound("Database not found")
         database_name = db.name
 
         # We always now run queries sequentially, rather than with asyncio.gather() -
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ async def gather(*args):
 
         # If table or view not found, return 404
         if not is_view and not table_exists:
-            raise NotFound(f"Table not found: {table_name}")
+            raise NotFound(f"Table not found")
 
         # Ensure user has permission to view this table
         visible, private = await self.ds.check_visibility(
diff --git a/tests/test_table_api.py b/tests/test_table_api.py
index 0db0443498..8e913983f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_api.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_table_json(app_client):
 def test_table_not_exists_json(app_client):
     assert {
         "ok": False,
-        "error": "Table not found: blah",
+        "error": "Table not found",
         "status": 404,
         "title": None,
     } == app_client.get("/fixtures/blah.json").json
diff --git a/tests/test_table_html.py b/tests/test_table_html.py
index 8e37468f39..ae911d8e28 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_html.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ def test_csv_json_export_links_include_labels_if_foreign_keys(app_client):
 
 
 def test_table_not_exists(app_client):
-    assert "Table not found: blah" in app_client.get("/fixtures/blah").text
+    assert "Table not found" in app_client.get("/fixtures/blah").text
 
 
 def test_table_html_no_primary_key(app_client):