diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
index 4a5ef0bc24..d6b1195e14 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
@@ -57,15 +57,13 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables FOR ALL TABLES WITH (publish = 'insert')
 RESET client_min_messages;
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables SET (publish = 'insert, update');
 CREATE TABLE testpub_tbl2 (id serial primary key, data text);
--- fail - can't add to for all tables publication
+-- fail - tables can't be added to or dropped from FOR ALL TABLES publications
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables ADD TABLE testpub_tbl2;
 ERROR:  publication "testpub_foralltables" is defined as FOR ALL TABLES
 DETAIL:  Tables cannot be added to or dropped from FOR ALL TABLES publications.
--- fail - can't drop from all tables publication
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables DROP TABLE testpub_tbl2;
 ERROR:  publication "testpub_foralltables" is defined as FOR ALL TABLES
 DETAIL:  Tables cannot be added to or dropped from FOR ALL TABLES publications.
--- fail - can't add to for all tables publication
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables SET TABLE pub_test.testpub_nopk;
 ERROR:  publication "testpub_foralltables" is defined as FOR ALL TABLES
 DETAIL:  Tables cannot be added to or dropped from FOR ALL TABLES publications.
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ RESET client_min_messages;
 -- fail - already added
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_fortbl ADD TABLE testpub_tbl1;
 ERROR:  relation "testpub_tbl1" is already member of publication "testpub_fortbl"
--- fail - already added
+-- fail - already exists
 CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_fortbl FOR TABLE testpub_tbl1;
 ERROR:  publication "testpub_fortbl" already exists
 \dRp+ testpub_fortbl
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
index d844075368..80766c3833 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ RESET client_min_messages;
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables SET (publish = 'insert, update');
 
 CREATE TABLE testpub_tbl2 (id serial primary key, data text);
--- fail - can't add to for all tables publication
+-- fail - tables can't be added to or dropped from FOR ALL TABLES publications
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables ADD TABLE testpub_tbl2;
--- fail - can't drop from all tables publication
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables DROP TABLE testpub_tbl2;
--- fail - can't add to for all tables publication
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables SET TABLE pub_test.testpub_nopk;
 
 SELECT pubname, puballtables FROM pg_publication WHERE pubname = 'testpub_foralltables';
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_fortbl FOR TABLE testpub_tbl1, pub_test.testpub_nopk;
 RESET client_min_messages;
 -- fail - already added
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_fortbl ADD TABLE testpub_tbl1;
--- fail - already added
+-- fail - already exists
 CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_fortbl FOR TABLE testpub_tbl1;
 
 \dRp+ testpub_fortbl