diff --git a/src/lua/box_net_box.lua b/src/lua/box_net_box.lua
index 43f9764c71d61e874bfb9bdd8974ad6c02d3ce90..b8169e71f58a09859f1952440edc848facfe3b1b 100644
--- a/src/lua/box_net_box.lua
+++ b/src/lua/box_net_box.lua
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ local remote_methods = {
 
     ping    = function(self)
         if type(self) ~= 'table' then
-            box.error(box.error.PROC_LUA, "usage: remote:call(proc_name, ...)")
+            box.error(box.error.PROC_LUA, "usage: remote:ping()")
         end
         if not self:is_connected() then
             return false
diff --git a/test/box/box.net.box.result b/test/box/box.net.box.result
index b7bd596ad36dcc9b7ff460699d2a67be2ed4e253..1c0b7af47d7b1574ee1aa4bb4903967f6061bd97 100644
--- a/test/box/box.net.box.result
+++ b/test/box/box.net.box.result
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ cn.call('console_test')
 ...
 cn.ping()
 ---
-- error: 'usage: remote:call(proc_name, ...)'
+- error: 'usage: remote:ping()'
 ...
 remote.self:call('console_test')
 ---