diff --git a/errors/src/errors/parser/parser_errors.rs b/errors/src/errors/parser/parser_errors.rs
index 7f6ab7b0c5..ec25c7676e 100644
--- a/errors/src/errors/parser/parser_errors.rs
+++ b/errors/src/errors/parser/parser_errors.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ create_messages!(
     @formatted
     cannot_define_external_record {
         args: (),
-        msg: format!("Cannot create an external record. Records can only be created from scratch in the program that they are defined in."),
+        msg: format!("Cannot create an external record. Records can only be created in the program that they are defined in."),
         help: None,
     }
 );