diff --git a/idl/SMESH_Gen.idl b/idl/SMESH_Gen.idl
index 76805579b..4bec6e9d8 100644
--- a/idl/SMESH_Gen.idl
+++ b/idl/SMESH_Gen.idl
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ module SMESH
     COMPERR_EXCEPTION     ,  // other exception raised
     COMPERR_MEMORY_PB     ,  // memory allocation problem
     COMPERR_ALGO_FAILED   ,  // computation failed
-    COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE     ,  // bad geometry
-    COMPERR_BAD_FACE         // bad geometry
+    COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE        // bad geometry
   };
   struct ComputeError
   {
diff --git a/src/SMESH/SMESH_ComputeError.hxx b/src/SMESH/SMESH_ComputeError.hxx
index 07f45d085..3cdc1b21f 100644
--- a/src/SMESH/SMESH_ComputeError.hxx
+++ b/src/SMESH/SMESH_ComputeError.hxx
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ enum SMESH_ComputeErrorName
   COMPERR_EXCEPTION      = -6,  //!< other exception raised
   COMPERR_MEMORY_PB      = -7,  //!< std::bad_alloc exception
   COMPERR_ALGO_FAILED    = -8,  //!< algo failed for some reason
-  COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE      = -9,  //!< bad geometry
-  COMPERR_BAD_FACE       = -10  //!< incorrect face type (Radial Algorithms)
+  COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE      = -9   //!< bad geometry
 };
 
 // =============================================================
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ std::string SMESH_ComputeError::CommonName() const
   _case2char(COMPERR_MEMORY_PB     );
   _case2char(COMPERR_ALGO_FAILED   );
   _case2char(COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE     );
-  _case2char(COMPERR_BAD_FACE      );
   default:;
   }
   return "";
diff --git a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_ComputeDlg.cxx b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_ComputeDlg.cxx
index f5a901582..004b18496 100644
--- a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_ComputeDlg.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_ComputeDlg.cxx
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ namespace SMESH
       CASE2TEXT( COMPERR_EXCEPTION     );
       CASE2TEXT( COMPERR_MEMORY_PB     );
       CASE2TEXT( COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE     );
-      CASE2TEXT( COMPERR_BAD_FACE      );
     case SMESH::COMPERR_ALGO_FAILED:
       if ( strlen(comment) == 0 )
         text = QObject::tr("COMPERR_ALGO_FAILED");
diff --git a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESH_msg_en.ts b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESH_msg_en.ts
index e64478cbe..6a864d0f5 100644
--- a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESH_msg_en.ts
+++ b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESH_msg_en.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@
             <source>COMPERR_BAD_SHAPE</source>
             <translation>Unexpected geometry</translation>
         </message>
-	<message>
-            <source>COMPERR_BAD_FACE</source>
-            <translation>The face must be a full circle or a part of circle 
-(i.e. the number of edges is less or equal to 3 and one of them is a circle curve)</translation>
-        </message>
         <message>
             <source>COMPERR_EXCEPTION</source>
             <translation>Unknown exception</translation>
diff --git a/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_RadialQuadrangle_1D2D.cxx b/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_RadialQuadrangle_1D2D.cxx
index 5310f3672..21570e7b3 100644
--- a/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_RadialQuadrangle_1D2D.cxx
+++ b/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_RadialQuadrangle_1D2D.cxx
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ bool StdMeshers_RadialQuadrangle_1D2D::Compute(SMESH_Mesh&         aMesh,
   TopoDS_Edge CircEdge, LinEdge1, LinEdge2;
   int nbe = analyseFace( aShape, CircEdge, LinEdge1, LinEdge2 );
   if( nbe>3 || nbe < 1 || CircEdge.IsNull() )
-    return error(COMPERR_BAD_FACE);
+    return error("The face must be a full circle or a part of circle (i.e. the number of edges is less or equal to 3 and one of them is a circle curve)");
   
   gp_Pnt P0,P1;
   // points for rotation