diff --git a/e2e/linter/src/linter.test.ts b/e2e/linter/src/linter.test.ts
index 222290b9ee..e453449017 100644
--- a/e2e/linter/src/linter.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/linter/src/linter.test.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('Linter', () => {
           return config;
         });
         expect(() => runCLI(`lint ${myapp} --linter=tslint`)).toThrow(
-          /"@nrwl\/linter:lint" was deprecated in v10 and is no longer supported\. Update your angular\.json to use "@nrwl\/linter:eslint" builder instead\./
+          /"@nrwl\/linter:lint" was deprecated in v10 and is no longer supported\. Update your project configuration to use "@nrwl\/linter:eslint" builder instead\./
         );
         expect(() => runCLI(`lint ${myapp} --linter=random`)).toThrow(
           /'random' should be one of eslint,tslint/
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/executors/lint/lint.impl.ts b/packages/linter/src/executors/lint/lint.impl.ts
index c0325dffff..c16742548d 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/executors/lint/lint.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/src/executors/lint/lint.impl.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export default async function run(
   _context: ExecutorContext
 ): Promise<any> {
   throw new Error(
-    `"@nrwl/linter:lint" was deprecated in v10 and is no longer supported. Update your angular.json to use "@nrwl/linter:eslint" builder instead.`
+    `"@nrwl/linter:lint" was deprecated in v10 and is no longer supported. Update your project configuration to use "@nrwl/linter:eslint" builder instead.`
   );
 }