diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_missing.py b/pandas/tests/series/test_missing.py
index 72f08876e71ae2..10e50800845805 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/series/test_missing.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/series/test_missing.py
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ def test_interp_limit_bad_direction(self):
 
         msg = (
             r"Invalid limit_direction: expecting one of \['forward',"
-            r" 'backward', 'both'\], got 'abc'"
+            r" 'backward', 'both'\], got abc"
         )
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
             s.interpolate(method="linear", limit=2, limit_direction="abc")