diff --git a/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/configOptions.py b/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/configOptions.py
index 733e0810722113cf1235cceafb7b493ec3eff37a..a4d870bd92a2aee960fb67cc65285d76835af331 100644
--- a/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/configOptions.py
+++ b/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/configOptions.py
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ def check_options(options):
         if not get_option_value(options, 'dddb_tag'):
             raise DVOptionError(
                 "dddb_tag",
-                "``dddb_tag''   is not specified for simulated data!", "")
+                "``dddb_tag''   is not specified for simulated data!")
         if not get_option_value(options, 'conddb_tag'):
             raise DVOptionError(
                 "conddb_tag",
-                "``conddb_tag'' is not specified for simulated data!", "")
+                "``conddb_tag'' is not specified for simulated data!")