diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
index fa0d4a24120..286e4aad5ce 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func createHandler(r rest.NamedCreater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Int
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
index b1b0ad95b98..1fa5550ba70 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func DeleteResource(r rest.GracefulDeleter, allowsOptions bool, scope *RequestSc
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func DeleteCollection(r rest.CollectionDeleter, checkBody bool, scope *RequestSc
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
index 4893578f1c3..dadd2af8fcb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func PatchResource(r rest.Patcher, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interfac
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
index 686df45b78d..1e75fdb06bd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func UpdateResource(r rest.Updater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interfa
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		if isDryRun(req.URL) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DryRun) {
-			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun alpha feature is disabled"), w, req)
+			scope.err(errors.NewBadRequest("the dryRun feature is disabled"), w, req)
 			return
 		}