diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index bfd3514546a..5282b797359 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -1320,17 +1320,15 @@ ReplicationSlotDropAtPubNode(WalReceiverConn *wrconn, char *slotname, bool missi
 		{
 			/* LOG. Error, but missing_ok = true. */
 			ereport(LOG,
-					(errmsg("could not drop the replication slot \"%s\" on publisher",
-							slotname),
-					 errdetail("The error was: %s", res->err)));
+					(errmsg("could not drop replication slot \"%s\" on publisher: %s",
+							slotname, res->err)));
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			/* ERROR. */
 			ereport(ERROR,
-					(errmsg("could not drop the replication slot \"%s\" on publisher",
-							slotname),
-					 errdetail("The error was: %s", res->err)));
+					(errmsg("could not drop replication slot \"%s\" on publisher: %s",
+							slotname, res->err)));
 		}
 
 		walrcv_clear_result(res);
@@ -1545,8 +1543,7 @@ ReportSlotConnectionError(List *rstates, Oid subid, char *slotname, char *err)
 
 	ereport(ERROR,
 			(errmsg("could not connect to publisher when attempting to "
-					"drop the replication slot \"%s\"", slotname),
-			 errdetail("The error was: %s", err),
+					"drop replication slot \"%s\": %s", slotname, err),
 	/* translator: %s is an SQL ALTER command */
 			 errhint("Use %s to disassociate the subscription from the slot.",
 					 "ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... SET (slot_name = NONE)")));
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
index 8494db8f053..0638f5c7f87 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
@@ -1043,8 +1043,8 @@ LogicalRepSyncTableStart(XLogRecPtr *origin_startpos)
 					  0, NULL);
 	if (res->status != WALRCV_OK_COMMAND)
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errmsg("table copy could not start transaction on publisher"),
-				 errdetail("The error was: %s", res->err)));
+				(errmsg("table copy could not start transaction on publisher: %s",
+						res->err)));
 	walrcv_clear_result(res);
 
 	/*
@@ -1103,8 +1103,8 @@ LogicalRepSyncTableStart(XLogRecPtr *origin_startpos)
 	res = walrcv_exec(wrconn, "COMMIT", 0, NULL);
 	if (res->status != WALRCV_OK_COMMAND)
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errmsg("table copy could not finish transaction on publisher"),
-				 errdetail("The error was: %s", res->err)));
+				(errmsg("table copy could not finish transaction on publisher: %s",
+						res->err)));
 	walrcv_clear_result(res);
 
 	table_close(rel, NoLock);