diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md
index bb401ef6e2d..1fe62ecf1f4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-A `#[lang = ".."]` attribute was placed on the wrong type of item.
+A `#[lang = ".."]` attribute was placed on the wrong item type.
 
 Erroneous code example: