diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
index ad74d9190f..f999ce62b6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ function user_ban($mode, $ban, $ban_len, $ban_len_other, $ban_exclude, $ban_reas
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					trigger_error($user->lang['NO_USERS'] . $sql);
+					trigger_error($user->lang['NO_USERS']);
 				}
 			}
 			break;