diff --git a/src/env_universal_common.cpp b/src/env_universal_common.cpp
index d926a1620..c8649167e 100644
--- a/src/env_universal_common.cpp
+++ b/src/env_universal_common.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@
 #define PARSE_ERR L"Unable to parse universal variable message: '%ls'"
 
 /// Small note about not editing ~/.fishd manually. Inserted at the top of all .fishd files.
-#define SAVE_MSG                                                                            \
-    "# This file is automatically generated by the fish.\n# Do NOT edit it directly, your " \
-    "changes will be overwritten.\n"
+#define SAVE_MSG "# This file contains fish universal variable definitions.\n"
 
 static wcstring get_machine_identifier();