diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/CircularFifoQueue.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/CircularFifoQueue.java
index f2bef6c89..d74288deb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/CircularFifoQueue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/CircularFifoQueue.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public class CircularFifoQueue<E> extends AbstractCollection<E>
         final int sz = size();
         if (index < 0 || index >= sz) {
             throw new NoSuchElementException(
-                    String.format("The specified index (%1$d) is outside the available range [0, %2$d)",
+                    String.format("The specified index %1$d is outside the available range [0, %2$d)",
                                   Integer.valueOf(index), Integer.valueOf(sz)));
         }