diff --git a/app/template_folder/rest.py b/app/template_folder/rest.py
index 32eff0dd4..0a502f8eb 100644
--- a/app/template_folder/rest.py
+++ b/app/template_folder/rest.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def move_to_template_folder(service_id, target_template_folder_id=None):
 
 def _validate_folder_move(target_template_folder, target_template_folder_id, template_folder, template_folder_id):
     if str(target_template_folder_id) == str(template_folder_id):
-        msg = 'Could not move to folder to itself'
+        msg = 'Could not move folder to itself'
         raise InvalidRequest(msg, status_code=400)
     if target_template_folder and template_folder.is_parent_of(target_template_folder):
         msg = 'Could not move to folder: {} is an ancestor of target folder {}'.format(
diff --git a/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py b/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py
index 0e9da0c8b..711ef2249 100644
--- a/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def test_move_to_folder_itself_is_rejected(admin_request, sample_service):
         },
         _expected_status=400
     )
-    assert response['message'] == 'Could not move to folder to itself'
+    assert response['message'] == 'Could not move folder to itself'
 
 
 def test_move_to_folder_skips_archived_templates(admin_request, sample_service):