diff --git a/src/nft-contract/internal.ts b/src/nft-contract/internal.ts
index 5c590d2..edad7b6 100644
--- a/src/nft-contract/internal.ts
+++ b/src/nft-contract/internal.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function internalRemoveTokenFromOwner(contract: Contract, accountId: stri
     let tokenSet = restoreOwners(contract.tokensPerOwner.get(accountId));
     //if there is no set of tokens for the owner, we panic with the following message:
     if (tokenSet == null) {
-        near.panic("Token should be owned by the sender");
+        near.panic("Account holds no tokens");
     }
 
     //we remove the the token_id from the set of tokens
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@ export function internalTransfer(contract: Contract, senderId: string, receiverI
 
     //return the previous token object that was transferred.
     return token
-}
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+}