diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/reactivity/effect.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/reactivity/effect.ts
index eeea1cbc4ae..fb945c691ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/reactivity/effect.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/reactivity/effect.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export function effect(
 
   if (ngDevMode && options?.allowSignalWrites !== undefined) {
     console.warn(
-      `The 'allowSignalWrites' flag is deprecated & longer required for effect() (writes are allowed by default)`,
+      `The 'allowSignalWrites' flag is deprecated and no longer impacts effect() (writes are always allowed)`,
     );
   }