diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
index d78a19c96f..c1d15cc1fd 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
@@ -2179,11 +2179,12 @@ public class Foo extends TestCase {
     <rule name="MethodWithSameNameAsEnclosingClass"
           language="java"
           since="1.5"
-          message="Classes should not have non-constructor methods with the same name as the class"
+          message="A method should not have the same name as its containing class"
           class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
           externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#methodwithsamenameasenclosingclass">
         <description>
-Non-constructor methods should not have the same name as the enclosing class.
+A method should not have the same name as its containing class.
+This would be confusing as it would look like a constructor. 
         </description>
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>