diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs b/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs
index 0b1d9e8d8f69..80d45def960d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn visit_struct_field(&mut self, field: &hir::StructField) {
         if self.should_warn_about_field(&field) {
             self.warn_dead_code(field.id, field.span,
-                                field.name, "struct field");
+                                field.name, "field");
         }
 
         intravisit::walk_struct_field(self, field);
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-4.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-4.rs
index 20cd13c1875d..3df089fc2004 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-4.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-4.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 struct Foo {
     x: usize,
-    b: bool, //~ ERROR: struct field is never used
+    b: bool, //~ ERROR: field is never used
 }
 
 fn field_read(f: Foo) -> usize {
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ enum IJK {
     I, //~ ERROR variant is never used
     J {
         a: String,
-        b: i32, //~ ERROR struct field is never used
-        c: i32, //~ ERROR struct field is never used
+        b: i32, //~ ERROR field is never used
+        c: i32, //~ ERROR field is never used
     },
     K //~ ERROR variant is never used
 
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ fn field_match_in_patterns(b: XYZ) -> String {
 }
 
 struct Bar {
-    x: usize, //~ ERROR: struct field is never used
+    x: usize, //~ ERROR: field is never used
     b: bool,
-    c: bool, //~ ERROR: struct field is never used
+    c: bool, //~ ERROR: field is never used
     _guard: ()
 }