diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 83b75e9db7ef..bb97a18158ec 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ extern const char *acpi_gbl_ptyp_decode[];
 #ifndef ACPI_MSG_ERROR
 #define ACPI_MSG_ERROR          "ACPI Error: "
 #endif
-#ifndef ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION
-#define ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION      "ACPI Exception: "
-#endif
 #ifndef ACPI_MSG_WARNING
 #define ACPI_MSG_WARNING        "ACPI Warning: "
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
index 950a1e500bfa..9da4f8ef2e77 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_error)
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Print "ACPI Exception" message with module/line/version info
- *              and decoded acpi_status.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Print an "ACPI Error" message with module/line/version
+ *              info as well as decoded acpi_status.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ acpi_exception(const char *module_name,
 	/* For AE_OK, just print the message */
 
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION);
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_ERROR);
 
 	} else {
-		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION "%s, ",
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_ERROR "%s, ",
 			       acpi_format_exception(status));
 	}