diff --git a/locale/circuitpython.pot b/locale/circuitpython.pot
index c48064e269..3603079e8e 100644
--- a/locale/circuitpython.pot
+++ b/locale/circuitpython.pot
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%q out of bounds"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/wifi/Monitor.c
-msgid "%d out of bounds"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/rp2pio/StateMachine.c
 #: shared-bindings/canio/Match.c
 msgid "%q out of range"
diff --git a/shared-bindings/wifi/Monitor.c b/shared-bindings/wifi/Monitor.c
index 005c91eeaa..4e5235ea88 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/wifi/Monitor.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/wifi/Monitor.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(wifi_monitor_get_channel_obj, wifi_monitor_obj_get_cha
 STATIC mp_obj_t wifi_monitor_obj_set_channel(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t channel) {
     mp_int_t c = mp_obj_get_int(channel);
     if (c < 1 || c > 13) {
-        mp_raise_ValueError_varg(translate("%d out of bounds"), c);
+        mp_raise_ValueError_varg(translate("%q out of bounds"), MP_QSTR_channel);
     }
     common_hal_wifi_monitor_set_channel(self_in, c);
     return mp_const_none;