diff --git a/core/tx_pool_test.go b/core/tx_pool_test.go
index 912b7e96ef..737ea4cd39 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool_test.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool_test.go
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ func TestTransactionReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add original proper pending transaction: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(0, big.NewInt(100001), big.NewInt(threshold-1), key)); err != ErrReplaceUnderpriced {
-		t.Fatalf("original cheap pending transaction replacement error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrReplaceUnderpriced)
+		t.Fatalf("original proper pending transaction replacement error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrReplaceUnderpriced)
 	}
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(0, big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(threshold), key)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to replace original proper pending transaction: %v", err)
@@ -1422,23 +1422,23 @@ func TestTransactionReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// Add queued transactions, ensuring the minimum price bump is enforced for replacement (for ultra low prices too)
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(2, big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(1), key)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to add original queued transaction: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to add original cheap queued transaction: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(2, big.NewInt(100001), big.NewInt(1), key)); err != ErrReplaceUnderpriced {
-		t.Fatalf("original queued transaction replacement error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrReplaceUnderpriced)
+		t.Fatalf("original cheap queued transaction replacement error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrReplaceUnderpriced)
 	}
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(2, big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(2), key)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to replace original queued transaction: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to replace original cheap queued transaction: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(2, big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(price), key)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to add original queued transaction: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to add original proper queued transaction: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(2, big.NewInt(100001), big.NewInt(threshold-1), key)); err != ErrReplaceUnderpriced {
-		t.Fatalf("original cheap pending transaction replacement error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrReplaceUnderpriced)
+		t.Fatalf("original proper queued transaction replacement error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrReplaceUnderpriced)
 	}
 	if err := pool.AddRemote(pricedTransaction(2, big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(threshold), key)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to replace original queued transaction: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to replace original proper queued transaction: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := validateEvents(events, 0); err != nil {