diff --git a/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/example.py b/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/example.py
index 0599e7417e..f7cfc2310b 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/example.py
+++ b/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/example.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 def slices(series, size):
 
     if not size <= len(series):
-        raise ValueError('span must be smaller than string length')
+        raise ValueError('span must not exceed string length')
     elif not 0 < size:
         raise ValueError('span must not be negative')
     elif not all(item.isdigit() for item in series):
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ def slices(series, size):
 def largest_product(series, size):
     if size == 0:
         return 1
-    return max(reduce(mul, slice) for slice in slices(series, size))
+    return max(reduce(mul, slice) for slice in slices(series, size))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/tests.toml
index 8831692597..982f517cc3 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/tests.toml
+++ b/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ description = "reports zero if all spans include zero"
 
 [5d81aaf7-4f67-4125-bf33-11493cc7eab7]
 description = "rejects span longer than string length"
+include = false
+
+[0ae1ce53-d9ba-41bb-827f-2fceb64f058b]
+description = "rejects span longer than string length"
+reimplements = "5d81aaf7-4f67-4125-bf33-11493cc7eab7"
 
 [06bc8b90-0c51-4c54-ac22-3ec3893a079e]
 description = "reports 1 for empty string and empty product (0 span)"
@@ -49,6 +54,11 @@ include = false
 
 [6d96c691-4374-4404-80ee-2ea8f3613dd4]
 description = "rejects empty string and nonzero span"
+include = false
+
+[6cf66098-a6af-4223-aab1-26aeeefc7402]
+description = "rejects empty string and nonzero span"
+reimplements = "6d96c691-4374-4404-80ee-2ea8f3613dd4"
 
 [7a38f2d6-3c35-45f6-8d6f-12e6e32d4d74]
 description = "rejects invalid character in digits"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/largest_series_product_test.py b/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/largest_series_product_test.py
index e505623673..494cd89138 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/largest_series_product_test.py
+++ b/exercises/practice/largest-series-product/largest_series_product_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # These tests are auto-generated with test data from:
 # https://github.com/exercism/problem-specifications/tree/main/exercises/largest-series-product/canonical-data.json
-# File last updated on 2023-07-19
+# File last updated on 2025-06-20
 
 import unittest
 
@@ -44,17 +44,13 @@ def test_rejects_span_longer_than_string_length(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as err:
             largest_product("123", 4)
         self.assertEqual(type(err.exception), ValueError)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            err.exception.args[0], "span must be smaller than string length"
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(err.exception.args[0], "span must not exceed string length")
 
     def test_rejects_empty_string_and_nonzero_span(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as err:
             largest_product("", 1)
         self.assertEqual(type(err.exception), ValueError)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            err.exception.args[0], "span must be smaller than string length"
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(err.exception.args[0], "span must not exceed string length")
 
     def test_rejects_invalid_character_in_digits(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as err: