diff --git a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/ImageItem.php b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/ImageItem.php
index b329f04..9e58ccd 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/ImageItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/ImageItem.php
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public function preSave() {
       }
     }
     else {
-      trigger_error(sprintf("Invalid file ID %s provided. Cannot determine the file dimensions.", $this->target_id), E_USER_WARNING);
+      trigger_error(sprintf("Missing file with ID %s.", $this->target_id), E_USER_WARNING);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/image/tests/src/Kernel/ImageItemTest.php b/core/modules/image/tests/src/Kernel/ImageItemTest.php
index 01815c2..951d190 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/tests/src/Kernel/ImageItemTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/image/tests/src/Kernel/ImageItemTest.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public function testImageItemMalformed() {
     }
     catch (EntityStorageException $exception) {
       $this->assertInstanceOf(\PHPUnit_Framework_Error_Warning::class, $exception->getPrevious());
-      $this->assertEquals($exception->getMessage(), 'Invalid file ID 9999 provided. Cannot determine the file dimensions.');
+      $this->assertEquals($exception->getMessage(), 'Missing file with ID 9999.');
       $this->assertEmpty($entity->image_test->width);
       $this->assertEmpty($entity->image_test->height);
     }