diff --git a/source/util/src/terror.c b/source/util/src/terror.c
index a4872e35cf..d9831acf90 100644
--- a/source/util/src/terror.c
+++ b/source/util/src/terror.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_SYS_TABLENAME,    "Invalid system table
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_ENCRYPT_NOT_ALLOW_CHANGE, "Encryption is not allowed to be changed after database is created")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_WAL_LEVEL,        "Invalid option, wal_level 0 should be used with replica 1")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_DNODE_LIST_FMT,   "Invalid dnode list format")
-TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_DNODE_LIST_REPEAT,        "There are duplicate items in the dnode list")
+TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_DNODE_LIST_REPEAT,        "Duplicate items in the dnode list")
 
 // mnode-node
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_MNODE_ALREADY_EXIST,      "Mnode already exists")