diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
index ceb636b41001..3d1bcf2419c1 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ empty.character.literal=Empty character literal
 illegal.line.end.in.string.literal=Illegal line end in string literal
 unclosed.char.literal=Unclosed character literal
 illegal.escape.character.in.string.literal=Illegal escape character in string literal
-illegal.unicode.escape=Illegal Unicode escape
+illegal.unicode.escape=Illegal Unicode escape sequence
 floating.point.number.too.large=Floating point number too large
 floating.point.number.too.small=Floating point number too small
 illegal.underscore=Illegal underscore
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/BadUnicodeEscapeInComment.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/BadUnicodeEscapeInComment.java
index 15be8f4a0df3..5dabd70176a3 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/BadUnicodeEscapeInComment.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/BadUnicodeEscapeInComment.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-// tt \\<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\uuu00b</error>ro
+// tt \\<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\uuu00b</error>ro
 // ken\\ua <- escaped backslash so not an unicode escape
 // escape at the end 1 \
-// escape at the end 2 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\u</error>
-// escape at the end 3 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\uu</error>
-// escape at the end 4 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\uu1</error>
-// escape at the end 5 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\uu12</error>
-// escape at the end 6 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\uu123</error>
-// unicode escaped backslash does not escape next backslash -> \u005c<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\u</error>
+// escape at the end 2 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\u</error>
+// escape at the end 3 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\uu</error>
+// escape at the end 4 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\uu1</error>
+// escape at the end 5 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\uu12</error>
+// escape at the end 6 <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\uu123</error>
+// unicode escaped backslash does not escape next backslash -> \u005c<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\u</error>
 /*
 in block comment
-<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\u</error>
+<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\u</error>
 \u000A <- correct escape
  */
 /**
- * in javadoc comment <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape">\u123</error>
+ * in javadoc comment <error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\u123</error>
  */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java
index 4dbe5d524ee5..8fb394b5981c 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape {
   String str1 = "<warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0061' can be replaced with 'a'">\u0061</warning>";
   String str2 = "\\u0061"; // Backslash followed by the characters "u0061"
   String str3 = "\\<warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0061' can be replaced with 'a'">\u0061</warning>"; // Backslash followed by escape sequence
-  String str4 = <error descr="Illegal escape character in string literal">"\u004"</error>; // Too short to be a Unicode escape sequence
-  String str5 = <error descr="Illegal escape character in string literal">"\u004g"</error>; // Invalid hex character
+  String str4 = "<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\u004</error>"; // Too short to be a Unicode escape sequence
+  String str5 = "<error descr="Illegal Unicode escape sequence">\u004</error>g"; // Invalid hex character
 
   // <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0009' can be replaced with a tab character">\u0009</warning>
   // <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u000A' can be replaced with a line feed character">\u000A</warning>