diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteCorrelationRuleAction.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteCorrelationRuleAction.java
index b93fbf7ad..d3c21cf1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteCorrelationRuleAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteCorrelationRuleAction.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public void onResponse(BulkByScrollResponse response) {
                                     new OpenSearchStatusException(
                                         String.format(
                                                 Locale.getDefault(),
-                                                "Search request timed out. Correlation Rule with id %s cannot be deleted",
+                                                "Request timed out. Correlation Rule with id %s cannot be deleted",
                                                 correlationRuleId
                                         ),
                                         RestStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteRuleAction.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteRuleAction.java
index 6cbb6466b..4d9adbb7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteRuleAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/transport/TransportDeleteRuleAction.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ private void deleteRule(String ruleId) {
                     @Override
                     public void onResponse(BulkByScrollResponse response) {
                         if (response.isTimedOut()) {
-                            onFailures(new OpenSearchStatusException(String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "Search request timed out. Rule with id %s cannot be deleted", ruleId), RestStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT));
+                            onFailures(new OpenSearchStatusException(String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "Request timed out. Rule with id %s cannot be deleted", ruleId), RestStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT));
                             return;
                         }