diff --git a/lib/oxrdf/src/blank_node.rs b/lib/oxrdf/src/blank_node.rs
index 85123a1c..be5a51b9 100644
--- a/lib/oxrdf/src/blank_node.rs
+++ b/lib/oxrdf/src/blank_node.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Term> for BlankNode {
             Ok(node)
         } else {
             Err(TermCastErrorKind::Msg(format!(
-                "Cannot convert a term to a blank node: {}",
+                "Cannot convert term to a blank node: {}",
                 term
             ))
             .into())