diff --git a/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_div_test.py b/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_div_test.py
index a4422c9b18a..621471cadba 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_div_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_div_test.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class DimensionDivTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
     """Without from __future__ import division, __rdiv__ is used."""
     if six.PY2:  # Old division exists only in Python 2
       two = tensor_shape.Dimension(2)
-      message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for \/: "
-                 r"'int' and 'Dimension', please use \/\/ instead")
+      message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for /: "
+                 r"'int' and 'Dimension', please use // instead")
       with self.assertRaisesRegexp(TypeError, message):
         _ = 6 / two
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_test.py b/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_test.py
index 786e4ef762a..b4a37c05a83 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/framework/tensor_shape_test.py
@@ -209,16 +209,16 @@ class DimensionTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
     # Note: This test is related to GitHub issue 25790.
     six = tensor_shape.Dimension(6)
     two = tensor_shape.Dimension(2)
-    message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for \/: "
-               r"'Dimension' and 'Dimension', please use \/\/ instead")
+    message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for /: "
+               r"'Dimension' and 'Dimension', please use // instead")
     with self.assertRaisesRegexp(TypeError, message):
       _ = six / two
-    message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for \/: "
-               r"'Dimension' and 'int', please use \/\/ instead")
+    message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for /: "
+               r"'Dimension' and 'int', please use // instead")
     with self.assertRaisesRegexp(TypeError, message):
       _ = six / 2
-    message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for \/: "
-               r"'int' and 'Dimension', please use \/\/ instead")
+    message = (r"unsupported operand type\(s\) for /: "
+               r"'int' and 'Dimension', please use // instead")
     with self.assertRaisesRegexp(TypeError, message):
       _ = 6 / two