diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts
index 51ffeb17d01c9..062aed59a4724 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function checkDependencies(_, schema: Schema): Promise<void> {
     throw new Error(
       `${
         schema.projectName
-      } is still depended on by the following projects:\n${deps
+      } is still a dependency of the following projects:\n${deps
         .map((x) => x.target)
         .join('\n')}`
     );