diff --git a/src/test/ui/issue-51116.rs b/src/test/ui/issue-51116.rs
index 34217c6236c4..c01559b11261 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issue-51116.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/issue-51116.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn main() {
             //~^ NOTE the element type for this iterator is not specified
             *tile = 0;
             //~^ ERROR type annotations needed
-            //~| NOTE cannot infer type for `_`
+            //~| NOTE cannot infer type
             //~| NOTE type must be known at this point
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issue-51116.stderr b/src/test/ui/issue-51116.stderr
index 0c38688340bf..fc84ee9028d3 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issue-51116.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issue-51116.stderr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LL |         for tile in row {
    |                     --- the element type for this iterator is not specified
 LL |             //~^ NOTE the element type for this iterator is not specified
 LL |             *tile = 0;
-   |             ^^^^^ cannot infer type for `_`
+   |             ^^^^^ cannot infer type
    |
    = note: type must be known at this point