diff --git a/internal/txlib/delete.go b/internal/txlib/delete.go
index 78a08c3..a310547 100644
--- a/internal/txlib/delete.go
+++ b/internal/txlib/delete.go
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ func deleteResource(
 				return err
 			}
 			if remoteStatAttributes.TranslatedStrings > 0 {
-				msg := fmt.Sprintf("Aborting due to translations in %s",
-					cfgResource.ResourceSlug)
-				return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+				return fmt.Errorf("Aborting due to translations in %s", cfgResource.ResourceSlug)
 			}
 		}
 	}