diff --git a/mdbx.h b/mdbx.h
index cce6c6a5..0ae5921a 100644
--- a/mdbx.h
+++ b/mdbx.h
@@ -1972,8 +1972,7 @@ typedef enum MDBX_error {
    * recycling old MVCC snapshots. */
   MDBX_OUSTED = -30411,
 
-  /** MVCC snapshot used by read transaction is outdated and could not be
-   *  copied since corresponding meta-pages was overwritten. */
+  /** MVCC snapshot used by parked transaction was bygone. */
   MDBX_MVCC_RETARDED = -30410,
 
   /* The last of MDBX-added error codes */
diff --git a/src/api-misc.c b/src/api-misc.c
index 7e54c51d..27e82a90 100644
--- a/src/api-misc.c
+++ b/src/api-misc.c
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@ __cold const char *mdbx_liberr2str(int errnum) {
     return "MDBX_OUSTED: The parked read transaction was outed for the sake"
            " of recycling old MVCC snapshots";
   case MDBX_MVCC_RETARDED:
-    return "MDBX_MVCC_RETARDED: MVCC snapshot used by read transaction"
-           " is outdated and could not be copied"
-           " since corresponding meta-pages was overwritten";
+    return "MDBX_MVCC_RETARDED: MVCC snapshot used by parked transaction was bygone";
   default:
     return nullptr;
   }