diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 6d2ae92ac806..3b55cf86bd9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   pidgin-im-gnome-shell-extension = pkgs.gnomeExtensions.pidgin-im-integration; # added 2019-08-01
 
   # added 2019-08-25
-  corePackages = throw "deprecated 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.core-shell.enable`";
-  optionalPackages = throw "deprecated 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.core-utilities.enable`";
-  gamesPackages = throw "deprecated 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.games.enable`";
+  corePackages = throw "gnome3.corePackages is removed since 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.core-shell.enable`";
+  optionalPackages = throw "gnome3.optionalPackages is removed since 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.core-utilities.enable`";
+  gamesPackages = throw "gnome3.gamesPackages is removed since 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.games.enable`";
 
-  nautilus-sendto = throw "deprecated 2019-09-17: abandoned";
+  nautilus-sendto = throw "nautilus-sendto is removed since 2019-09-17: abandoned upstream";
 
   inherit (pkgs) vala; # added 2019-10-10