diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/req/constructors.py b/src/pip/_internal/req/constructors.py
index 86c50b176dd..172b4cb0335 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/req/constructors.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/req/constructors.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def parse_editable(editable_req):
     link = Link(url)
 
     if not link.is_vcs:
-        backends = ", ".join(f"{backend.name}+" for backend in vcs.backends)
+        backends = ", ".join(vcs.all_schemes)
         raise InstallationError(
             f'{editable_req} is not a valid editable requirement. '
             f'It should either be a path to a local project or a VCS URL '