diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/__snapshots__/saved_object.test.ts.snap b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/__snapshots__/saved_object.test.ts.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 117947fc22f50e0..000000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/__snapshots__/saved_object.test.ts.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`#get operation of "" throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get operation of {} throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get operation of 1 throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get operation of null throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get operation of true throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get operation of undefined throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get type of "" throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get type of {} throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get type of 1 throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get type of null throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get type of true throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
-
-exports[`#get type of undefined throws error 1`] = `"type is required and must be a string"`;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.test.ts
index 9e8bfb6ad795f1d..90448a5dd0422d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.test.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ describe('#get', () => {
   [null, undefined, '', 1, true, {}].forEach((type: any) => {
     test(`type of ${JSON.stringify(type)} throws error`, () => {
       const savedObjectActions = new SavedObjectActions(version);
-      expect(() => savedObjectActions.get(type, 'foo-action')).toThrowErrorMatchingSnapshot();
+      expect(() => savedObjectActions.get(type, 'foo-action')).toThrowError(
+        'type is required and must be a string'
+      );
     });
   });
 
   [null, undefined, '', 1, true, {}].forEach((operation: any) => {
     test(`operation of ${JSON.stringify(operation)} throws error`, () => {
       const savedObjectActions = new SavedObjectActions(version);
-      expect(() => savedObjectActions.get('foo-type', operation)).toThrowErrorMatchingSnapshot();
+      expect(() => savedObjectActions.get('foo-type', operation)).toThrowError(
+        'operation is required and must be a string'
+      );
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.ts
index e3a02d380739983..6bd094d64ec7440 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/actions/saved_object.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class SavedObjectActions {
     }
 
     if (!operation || !isString(operation)) {
-      throw new Error('type is required and must be a string');
+      throw new Error('operation is required and must be a string');
     }
 
     return `${this.prefix}${type}/${operation}`;