diff --git a/src/Statistics.jl b/src/Statistics.jl
index 911f724d..ee83bd1a 100644
--- a/src/Statistics.jl
+++ b/src/Statistics.jl
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ if !isdefined(Base, :mean)
             f(itr)
         catch MethodError
             rethrow(ArgumentError("""mean(f, itr) requires a function and an iterable.
-                                    Perhaps you meant middle(x, y)?""",))
+                                    Perhaps you meant mean((x, y))?"""))
         end
         Base.reduce_first(+, f_value)/1
     end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 6599b46d..caec1ece 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ end
     @test isnan(@inferred mean(Iterators.filter(x -> true, Float64[])))
 
     # using a number as a "function"
-    @test_throws "ArgumentError: mean(f, itr) requires a function and an iterable.\nPerhaps you meant middle(x, y)" mean(1, 2)
+    @test_throws "ArgumentError: mean(f, itr) requires a function and an iterable.\nPerhaps you meant mean((x, y))" mean(1, 2)
     struct T <: Number
         x::Int
     end