diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_empty.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_empty.py
index 934cbae327..c95e1ec816 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_empty.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_empty.py
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ class ValidateMeshEmpty(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
         if invalid:
             raise PublishValidationError(
-                "Meshes found in instance without any vertices: %s" % invalid
+                "Meshes found without any vertices: %s" % invalid
             )