diff --git a/exercises/practice/phone-number/PhoneNumberTest.php b/exercises/practice/phone-number/PhoneNumberTest.php
index e82ae7a2..0bc4b647 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/phone-number/PhoneNumberTest.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/phone-number/PhoneNumberTest.php
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ public function testValidWhen11DigitsAndStartingWith1EvenWithPunctuation(): void
     public function testInvalidWhenMoreThan11Digits(): void
     {
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessageMatches('.* than 11 digits');
 
         new PhoneNumber('321234567890');
     }