diff -u b/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
--- b/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -7922,7 +7922,7 @@
  */
 function entity_load($entity_type, $ids = FALSE, $conditions = array(), $reset = FALSE) {
   if ($ids != FALSE && !is_array($ids)) {
-    throw new \InvalidArgumentException("The second argument passed to " . __FUNCTION__ . " must be FALSE or an array.");
+    throw new \InvalidArgumentException("The second argument passed to entity_load() must be FALSE or an array.");
   }
   if ($reset) {
     entity_get_controller($entity_type)->resetCache();
diff -u b/modules/simpletest/tests/entity_crud.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/entity_crud.test
--- b/modules/simpletest/tests/entity_crud.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/entity_crud.test
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       entity_load('node', 1);
     }
     catch (InvalidArgumentException $exception) {
-      $pass = ($exception->getMessage() == t('The second argument passed to entity_load must be FALSE or an array.'));
+      $pass = ($exception->getMessage() == 'The second argument passed to entity_load() must be FALSE or an array.');
     }
     $this->assertTrue($pass, "Arguments are checked in entity_load().");
   }