diff --git a/.changeset/gorgeous-mails-sniff.md b/.changeset/gorgeous-mails-sniff.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32986063a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gorgeous-mails-sniff.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+Fix outdated error message in `paginate()` function.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts
index f9da47a26..7bb5eca77 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function generatePaginateFunction(routeMatch: RouteData): PaginateFunctio
 			includesFirstPageNumber = true;
 		} else {
 			throw new Error(
-				`[paginate()] page number param \`${paramName}\` not found in your filepath.\nRename your file to \`[...page].astro\` or customize the param name via the \`paginate([], {param: '...'}\` option.`
+				`[paginate()] page number param \`${paramName}\` not found in your filepath.\nRename your file to \`[page].astro\` or \`[...page].astro\`.`
 			);
 		}
 		const lastPage = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(data.length / pageSize));