diff --git a/pkg/linter/linter.go b/pkg/linter/linter.go
index 93d83604f..73840f98b 100644
--- a/pkg/linter/linter.go
+++ b/pkg/linter/linter.go
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ type Result struct {
 func (r Result) String() string {
 	var buffer strings.Builder
 	buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s) - %s\n", r.Level, r.Code, r.Title))
-	buffer.WriteString(r.Location.String() + "\n")
+	if r.Location.Mixin != "" {
+		buffer.WriteString(r.Location.String() + "\n")
+	}
 
 	if r.Message != "" {
 		buffer.WriteString(r.Message + "\n")
diff --git a/pkg/linter/linter_test.go b/pkg/linter/linter_test.go
index 8a8a490c7..641e1bca2 100644
--- a/pkg/linter/linter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/linter/linter_test.go
@@ -153,4 +153,24 @@ func TestLinter_Lint(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err, "Lint failed")
 		require.Len(t, results, 0, "linter should have returned 1 result")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("lint messages does not mention mixins in message not coming from mixin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cxt := portercontext.NewTestContext(t)
+		mixins := mixin.NewTestMixinProvider()
+		l := New(cxt.Context, mixins)
+		param := map[string]manifest.ParameterDefinition{
+			"A": {
+				Name: "porter_test",
+			},
+		}
+
+		m := &manifest.Manifest{
+			Parameters: param,
+		}
+
+		results, err := l.Lint(ctx, m)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Lint failed")
+		require.Len(t, results, 1, "linter should have returned 1 result")
+		require.NotContains(t, results[0].String(), ": 0th step in the mixin ()")
+	})
 }