diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java
index c8b6885389..4052ffee08 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessagingGateway implements MessagingGateway, Mess
 
 	public Object receive() {
 		Assert.state(this.replyChannel != null && (this.replyChannel instanceof PollableChannel),
-				"no-arg receive is not supported, because no pollable reply channel has been configured");
+				"receive is not supported, because no pollable reply channel has been configured");
 		Message<?> message = this.channelTemplate.receive((PollableChannel) this.replyChannel);
 		return this.fromMessage(message);
 	}