diff --git a/src/lib/form-field/form-field-errors.ts b/src/lib/form-field/form-field-errors.ts
index 2cdb0efa5208..d85420f1a410 100644
--- a/src/lib/form-field/form-field-errors.ts
+++ b/src/lib/form-field/form-field-errors.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ export function getMatFormFieldDuplicatedHintError(align: string): Error {
 
 /** @docs-private */
 export function getMatFormFieldMissingControlError(): Error {
-  return Error('mat-form-field must contain a MatFormFieldControl. ' +
-      'Did you forget to add matInput to the native input or textarea element?');
+  return Error('mat-form-field must contain a MatFormFieldControl.');
 }