diff --git a/pandas/tests/generic/test_duplicate_labels.py b/pandas/tests/generic/test_duplicate_labels.py
index 97468e1f10a8b..42745d2a69375 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/generic/test_duplicate_labels.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/generic/test_duplicate_labels.py
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ def test_set_flags_with_duplicates(self, cls, axes):
         result = cls(**axes)
         assert result.flags.allows_duplicate_labels is True
 
-        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+        msg = "Index has duplicates."
+        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
             cls(**axes).set_flags(allows_duplicate_labels=False)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ def test_set_flags_with_duplicates(self, cls, axes):
         ],
     )
     def test_setting_allows_duplicate_labels_raises(self, data):
-        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+        msg = "Index has duplicates."
+        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
             data.flags.allows_duplicate_labels = False
 
         assert data.flags.allows_duplicate_labels is True
@@ -297,7 +299,8 @@ def test_setting_allows_duplicate_labels_raises(self, data):
     )
     def test_series_raises(self, func):
         s = pd.Series([0, 1], index=["a", "b"]).set_flags(allows_duplicate_labels=False)
-        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+        msg = "Index has duplicates."
+        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
             func(s)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -332,7 +335,8 @@ def test_getitem_raises(self, getter, target):
         else:
             target = df
 
-        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+        msg = "Index has duplicates."
+        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
             getter(target)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -352,7 +356,8 @@ def test_getitem_raises(self, getter, target):
         ],
     )
     def test_concat_raises(self, objs, kwargs):
-        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+        msg = "Index has duplicates."
+        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
             pd.concat(objs, **kwargs)
 
     @not_implemented
@@ -361,7 +366,8 @@ def test_merge_raises(self):
             allows_duplicate_labels=False
         )
         b = pd.DataFrame({"B": [0, 1, 2]}, index=["a", "b", "b"])
-        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+        msg = "Index has duplicates."
+        with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
             pd.merge(a, b, left_index=True, right_index=True)
 
 
@@ -381,13 +387,14 @@ def test_merge_raises(self):
     ids=lambda x: type(x).__name__,
 )
 def test_raises_basic(idx):
-    with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+    msg = "Index has duplicates."
+    with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
         pd.Series(1, index=idx).set_flags(allows_duplicate_labels=False)
 
-    with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+    with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
         pd.DataFrame({"A": [1, 1]}, index=idx).set_flags(allows_duplicate_labels=False)
 
-    with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError):
+    with pytest.raises(pd.errors.DuplicateLabelError, match=msg):
         pd.DataFrame([[1, 2]], columns=idx).set_flags(allows_duplicate_labels=False)
 
 
@@ -412,7 +419,8 @@ def test_format_duplicate_labels_message_multi():
 
 def test_dataframe_insert_raises():
     df = pd.DataFrame({"A": [1, 2]}).set_flags(allows_duplicate_labels=False)
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot specify"):
+    msg = "Cannot specify"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
         df.insert(0, "A", [3, 4], allow_duplicates=True)