diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go b/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go
index 075958725..8102b456a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ func validateCIDRNetworkAddress(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []
 
 	if ipnet == nil || value != ipnet.String() {
 		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf(
-			"%q must contain a valid network CIDR, expected %q, got %q",
-			k, ipnet, value))
+			"%q must contain a valid network CIDR, got %q", k, value))
 	}
 
 	return