diff --git a/services/repository/files/upload.go b/services/repository/files/upload.go
index 11ef9e0f14..5fe99defd5 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/upload.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/upload.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func UploadRepoFiles(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *use
 	}
 
 	if len(opts.Files) != len(opts.FullPaths) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("The length of opts.Files and opts.FullPaths is not the same. This should never happen.")
+		return fmt.Errorf("the length of opts.Files and opts.FullPaths is not the same")
 	}
 
 	uploads := make([]*repo_model.Upload, len(opts.Files))