diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs
index 36e784eb..1d3a35e9 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Linq
     }
 
     [Test]
-    [ExpectedException(typeof(JsonReaderException), ExpectedMessage = "Error reading date. Expected bytes but got Boolean. Line 1, position 14.")]
+    [ExpectedException(typeof(JsonReaderException), ExpectedMessage = "Error reading date. Expected date but got Boolean. Line 1, position 14.")]
     public void ReadAsDateTimeOffsetBoolean()
     {
       string json = @"{""Offset"":true}";
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs
index 470d1331..061587bd 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
       if (ReaderIsSerializerInArray())
         return null;
 
-      throw CreateReaderException(this, "Error reading date. Expected bytes but got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, TokenType));
+      throw CreateReaderException(this, "Error reading date. Expected date but got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, TokenType));
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
index 34f84c07..704a804a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       if (ReaderIsSerializerInArray())
         return null;
 
-      throw CreateReaderException(this, "Error reading date. Expected bytes but got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, TokenType));
+      throw CreateReaderException(this, "Error reading date. Expected date but got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, TokenType));
     }
 #endif