diff --git a/common/events.c b/common/events.c
index 304b10fe..28ce8c77 100644
--- a/common/events.c
+++ b/common/events.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static struct handler *findHandler(const uiEvent *e, int id, const char *func)
 	key.id = id;
 	ret = (struct handler *) uiprivArrayBsearch(&(e->handlers), &key, handlerCmp);
 	if (ret == NULL)
-		uiprivProgrammerErrorIntIDNotFound("uiEvent handler", id, func);
+		uiprivProgrammerErrorEventHandlerNotFound(id, func);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/programmererrors.h b/common/programmererrors.h
index b6f1e137..a083feb6 100644
--- a/common/programmererrors.h
+++ b/common/programmererrors.h
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
 // events {
 
-#define uiprivProgrammerErrorIntIDNotFound(idDesc, badID, func) \
-	uiprivProgrammerError("%s identifier %d not found in %s()", \
-		idDesc, badID, func)
+#define uiprivProgrammerErrorEventHandlerNotFound(badID, func) \
+	uiprivProgrammerError("event handler %d not found in %s()", \
+		badID, func)
 
 #define uiprivProgrammerErrorBadSenderForEvent(senderDesc, eventDesc, func) \
 	uiprivProgrammerError("attempt to use a %s sender with a %s event in %s()", \