diff --git a/crates/math-core/src/error.rs b/crates/math-core/src/error.rs
index 2cea79ca..31fbe11c 100644
--- a/crates/math-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/math-core/src/error.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) enum LatexErrKind {
     BoundFollowedByBound,
     DuplicateSubOrSup,
     SwitchOnlyInSequence,
-    ExpectedText(&'static str),
+    ExpectedText,
     ExpectedLength(Box<str>),
     ExpectedColSpec(Box<str>),
     ExpectedNumber(Box<str>),
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ impl LatexErrKind {
             LatexErrKind::SwitchOnlyInSequence => {
                 write!(s, "Math variant switch command found outside of sequence.")?;
             }
-            LatexErrKind::ExpectedText(place) => {
-                write!(s, "Expected text in {place}.")?;
+            LatexErrKind::ExpectedText => {
+                write!(s, "Expected text in string literal.")?;
             }
             LatexErrKind::ExpectedLength(got) => {
                 write!(s, "Expected length with units, got \"{got}\".")?;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl LatexError {
             LatexErrKind::BoundFollowedByBound => "unexpected bound".into(),
             LatexErrKind::DuplicateSubOrSup => "duplicate".into(),
             LatexErrKind::SwitchOnlyInSequence => "math variant switch command as argument".into(),
-            LatexErrKind::ExpectedText(_) => "expected text here".into(),
+            LatexErrKind::ExpectedText => "expected text here".into(),
             LatexErrKind::ExpectedLength(_) => "expected length here".into(),
             LatexErrKind::ExpectedNumber(_) => "expected a number here".into(),
             LatexErrKind::ExpectedColSpec(_) => "expected a column spec here".into(),
diff --git a/crates/math-core/src/parser.rs b/crates/math-core/src/parser.rs
index 3529385c..3c3861d7 100644
--- a/crates/math-core/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/math-core/src/parser.rs
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ where
             let Some(ch) = recover_limited_ascii(tok) else {
                 return Err(Box::new(LatexError(
                     span.into(),
-                    LatexErrKind::ExpectedText("string literal"),
+                    LatexErrKind::ExpectedText,
                 )));
             };
             builder.push_char(ch);