diff --git a/TROUBLESHOOT.md b/TROUBLESHOOT.md
index 5e66f0ca9..d64511378 100644
--- a/TROUBLESHOOT.md
+++ b/TROUBLESHOOT.md
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ See: [USAGE.md - Enforcing dependency boundary](USAGE.md#Enforcing-dependency-bo
 
 > /Users/JaneDoe/src/github.com/sample-project/billing/app/jobs/document_processing_job.rb:48:6
 > Dependency violation: ::Edi::Source belongs to 'edi', but 'billing' does not specify a dependency on 'edi'.
-> Are we missing an abstraction?
-> Is the code making the reference, and the referenced constant, in the right packages?
+> Are the constant and its references in the right packages?
 >
 > Inference details: 'Edi::Source' refers to ::Edi::Source which seems to be defined in edi/app/models/edi/source.rb.
 
diff --git a/lib/packwerk/reference_checking/checkers/dependency_checker.rb b/lib/packwerk/reference_checking/checkers/dependency_checker.rb
index 47f901a44..284439911 100644
--- a/lib/packwerk/reference_checking/checkers/dependency_checker.rb
+++ b/lib/packwerk/reference_checking/checkers/dependency_checker.rb
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ def message(reference)
 
           <<~EOS
             Dependency violation: #{const_name} belongs to '#{const_package}', but '#{ref_package}' does not specify a dependency on '#{const_package}'.
-            Are we missing an abstraction?
-            Is the code making the reference, and the referenced constant, in the right packages?
+            Are the constant and its references in the right packages?
 
             #{standard_help_message(reference)}
           EOS
diff --git a/test/unit/packwerk/reference_offense_test.rb b/test/unit/packwerk/reference_offense_test.rb
index 65e9e80a5..224e31122 100644
--- a/test/unit/packwerk/reference_offense_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/packwerk/reference_offense_test.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ class ReferenceOffenseTest < Minitest::Test
 
       expected = <<~EXPECTED
         Dependency violation: ::SomeName belongs to 'destination_package', but 'components/source' does not specify a dependency on 'destination_package'.
-        Are we missing an abstraction?
-        Is the code making the reference, and the referenced constant, in the right packages?
+        Are the constant and its references in the right packages?
 
         Inference details: this is a reference to ::SomeName which seems to be defined in some/location.rb.
         To receive help interpreting or resolving this error message, see: https://github.com/Shopify/packwerk/blob/main/TROUBLESHOOT.md#Troubleshooting-violations