diff --git a/sql/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/sql/calcite/expression/Expressions.java b/sql/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/sql/calcite/expression/Expressions.java
index 94368fc7ed97..689db77c0faa 100644
--- a/sql/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/sql/calcite/expression/Expressions.java
+++ b/sql/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/sql/calcite/expression/Expressions.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public static DruidExpression toDruidExpressionWithPostAggOperands(
       return inputRefToDruidExpression(rowSignature, rexNode);
     } else if (rexNode instanceof RexOver) {
       throw new CannotBuildQueryException(
-          StringUtils.format("Encountered an OVER during Filter translation [%s].", rexNode)
+          StringUtils.format("Unexpected OVER expression during translation [%s]", rexNode)
       );
     } else if (rexNode instanceof RexCall) {
       return rexCallToDruidExpression(plannerContext, rowSignature, rexNode, postAggregatorVisitor);