diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1473f88..7540727 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function action(_actionName, params, core) {
         const branch = params.branch.replace(/^refs\/heads\//, "");
         const to_version = yield getPackageJsonVersion({ owner, repo, branch, github_token });
         if (to_version === undefined) {
-            throw new Error(`No version in package.json on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} (or repo is private)`);
+            throw new Error(`No version in package.json on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch}`);
         }
         core.debug(`Version on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} is ${NpmModuleVersion_1.NpmModuleVersion.stringify(to_version)}`);
         const octokit = createOctokit_1.createOctokit({ github_token });
diff --git a/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts b/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts
index 707b087..cccd242 100644
--- a/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts
+++ b/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function action(
     const to_version = await getPackageJsonVersion({ owner, repo, branch, github_token });
 
     if( to_version === undefined ){
-        throw new Error(`No version in package.json on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} (or repo is private)`);
+        throw new Error(`No version in package.json on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch}`);
     }