diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/EntityManagerTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/EntityManagerTest.php
index ec7f1301f..d0cf2bcbb 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/EntityManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/EntityManagerTest.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class EntityManagerTest extends OrmTestCase
     public function testCreateInvalidConnection()
     {
         $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessageRegExp('/^Invalid \$connection argument of type integer given: \"1\".$/');
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid $connection argument of type integer given: "1".');
 
         $config = new Configuration();
         $config->setMetadataDriverImpl($this->createMock(MappingDriver::class));