diff --git a/src/commands/functions/create.js b/src/commands/functions/create.js
index 695b3b2..1c95671 100644
--- a/src/commands/functions/create.js
+++ b/src/commands/functions/create.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function ensureFunctionDirExists(flags, config) {
   const functionsDir = config.build && config.build.functions;
   if (!functionsDir) {
     this.log(
-      `${NETLIFYDEVLOG} No functions folder specified in netlify.toml or as an argument`
+      `${NETLIFYDEVLOG} No functions folder specified in netlify.toml`
     );
     process.exit(1);
   }