diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 42862c02da98d8..73e3bc44209ee4 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -140,11 +140,9 @@ function alignPool() {
 }
 
 var bufferWarn = true;
-const bufferWarning = 'The Buffer() and new Buffer() constructors are not ' +
-                      'recommended for use due to security and usability ' +
-                      'concerns. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), ' +
-                      'Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() construction ' +
-                      'methods instead.';
+const bufferWarning = 'Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability ' +
+                      'issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), ' +
+                      'Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.';
 
 function showFlaggedDeprecation() {
   if (bufferWarn) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-pending-deprecation.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-pending-deprecation.js
index ba9f1b7bd7b592..1bb7b0bee19f9b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-pending-deprecation.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-pending-deprecation.js
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 
 const common = require('../common');
 
-const bufferWarning = 'The Buffer() and new Buffer() constructors are not ' +
-                      'recommended for use due to security and usability ' +
-                      'concerns. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), ' +
-                      'Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() construction ' +
-                      'methods instead.';
+const bufferWarning = 'Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability ' +
+                      'issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), ' +
+                      'Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.';
 
 common.expectWarning('DeprecationWarning', bufferWarning, 'DEP0005');