diff --git a/src/go/parser/parser.go b/src/go/parser/parser.go
index 6d1ab348150..159834172ac 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/parser.go
+++ b/src/go/parser/parser.go
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseParameterList(name0 *ast.Ident, typ0 ast.Expr, closing tok
 			}
 		}
 		if tparams {
-			p.error(pos, "all type parameters must be named")
+			p.error(pos, "type parameters must be named")
 		}
 	} else if named != len(list) {
 		// some named => all must be named
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseParameterList(name0 *ast.Ident, typ0 ast.Expr, closing tok
 		}
 		if !ok {
 			if tparams {
-				p.error(missingName, "all type parameters must be named")
+				p.error(missingName, "type parameters must be named")
 			} else {
 				p.error(pos, "mixed named and unnamed parameters")
 			}
diff --git a/src/go/parser/short_test.go b/src/go/parser/short_test.go
index 298579ea6c0..f9575e1d0f2 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/short_test.go
+++ b/src/go/parser/short_test.go
@@ -196,10 +196,9 @@ var invalids = []string{
 	`package p; func _[]/* ERROR "empty type parameter list" */()`,
 
 	// TODO(rfindley) a better location would be after the ']'
-	`package p; type _[A /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */ ,] struct{ A }`,
+	`package p; type _[A /* ERROR "type parameters must be named" */ ,] struct{ A }`,
 
-	// TODO(rfindley) this error is confusing.
-	`package p; func _[type /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */ P, *Q interface{}]()`,
+	`package p; func _[type /* ERROR "found 'type'" */ P, *Q interface{}]()`,
 
 	`package p; func (T) _[ /* ERROR "must have no type parameters" */ A, B any](a A) B`,
 	`package p; func (T) _[ /* ERROR "must have no type parameters" */ A, B C](a A) B`,
diff --git a/src/go/parser/testdata/issue49175.go2 b/src/go/parser/testdata/issue49175.go2
index a5ad30f14c8..cf1c83c6339 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/testdata/issue49175.go2
+++ b/src/go/parser/testdata/issue49175.go2
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ type _[_ [1]t]t
 func _[_ []t]() {}
 func _[_ [1]t]() {}
 
-type t [t /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */ [0]]t
+type t [t /* ERROR "type parameters must be named" */ [0]]t
diff --git a/src/go/parser/testdata/tparams.go2 b/src/go/parser/testdata/tparams.go2
index 28fd1322431..abde5dc0504 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/testdata/tparams.go2
+++ b/src/go/parser/testdata/tparams.go2
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 package p
 
-type _[a /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */, b] struct{}
-type _[a t, b t, c /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */ ] struct{}
+type _[a /* ERROR "type parameters must be named" */, b] struct{}
+type _[a t, b t, c /* ERROR "type parameters must be named" */ ] struct{}
 type _ struct {
 	t [n]byte
 	t[a]
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ type _ interface {
 }
 
 func _[] /* ERROR "empty type parameter list" */ ()
-func _[a /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */, b ]()
-func _[a t, b t, c /* ERROR "all type parameters must be named" */ ]()
+func _[a /* ERROR "type parameters must be named" */, b ]()
+func _[a t, b t, c /* ERROR "type parameters must be named" */ ]()
 
 // TODO(rfindley) incorrect error message (see existing TODO in parser)
 func f[a b, 0 /* ERROR "expected '\)', found 0" */ ] ()