diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs b/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs
index 4d97d4185a..d611a505b8 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl ParserContext<'_> {
                     Some(ident.name)
                 } else {
                     let token = p.expect_any()?;
-                    p.emit_err(ParserError::unexpected_str(&token.token, "ident or int", &token.span));
+                    p.emit_err(ParserError::unexpected_str(&token.token, "ident", &token.span));
                     None
                 })
             })?;
diff --git a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/functions/annotated_arg_not_ident_int.leo.out b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/functions/annotated_arg_not_ident_int.leo.out
index 34585e8f24..4c32e5ad4b 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/functions/annotated_arg_not_ident_int.leo.out
+++ b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/functions/annotated_arg_not_ident_int.leo.out
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 namespace: Parse
 expectation: Fail
 outputs:
-  - "Error [EPAR0370009]: unexpected string: expected 'ident or int', got '?'\n    --> test:3:6\n     |\n   3 | @foo(?, bar, ?)\n     |      ^\nError [EPAR0370009]: unexpected string: expected 'ident or int', got '?'\n    --> test:3:14\n     |\n   3 | @foo(?, bar, ?)\n     |              ^\nError [EPAR0370017]: \"@context(...)\" is deprecated. Did you mean @test annotation?\n    --> test:8:2\n     |\n   8 | @context // recovery witness\n     |  ^^^^^^^"
+  - "Error [EPAR0370009]: unexpected string: expected 'ident', got '?'\n    --> test:3:6\n     |\n   3 | @foo(?, bar, ?)\n     |      ^\nError [EPAR0370009]: unexpected string: expected 'ident', got '?'\n    --> test:3:14\n     |\n   3 | @foo(?, bar, ?)\n     |              ^\nError [EPAR0370017]: \"@context(...)\" is deprecated. Did you mean @test annotation?\n    --> test:8:2\n     |\n   8 | @context // recovery witness\n     |  ^^^^^^^"