diff --git a/distutils/_msvccompiler.py b/distutils/_msvccompiler.py
index 6a892825..0c7aa7af 100644
--- a/distutils/_msvccompiler.py
+++ b/distutils/_msvccompiler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Contains MSVCCompiler, an implementation of the abstract CCompiler class
 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.
 
-Please ensure that you are using VS 2015 or later.
+This module requires VS 2015 or later.
 """
 
 # Written by Perry Stoll