diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
index ceb4680da2..cda46fb83a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -180,15 +180,14 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
         var html = "";
         html += "The Google Layer was unable to load correctly.<br>";
         html += "<br>";
+        html += "To get rid of this message, click on the Google Layer's "
+        html += "tab in the layer switcher in the upper-right corner.<br>";
+        html += "<br>";
         html += "Most likely, this is because the Google Maps library";
         html += " script was either not included, or does not contain the";
         html += " correct API key for your site.<br>";
         html += "<br>";
-        html += "If you wish to use a GMaps Layer with OpenLayers, you";
-        html += " must include the gmaps script library in your HTML";
-        html += " file, just before including OpenLayers.js.<br>";
-        html += "<br>";
-        html += "For help getting this working correctly, ";
+        html += "Developers: For help getting this working correctly, ";
         html += "<a href='http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Google' "
         html +=  "target='_blank'>";
         html +=     "click here";