diff --git a/django/utils/datastructures.py b/django/utils/datastructures.py
index 2b98117fda..8716c9cc3f 100644
--- a/django/utils/datastructures.py
+++ b/django/utils/datastructures.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class MultiValueDict(dict):
         try:
             list_ = dict.__getitem__(self, key)
         except KeyError:
-            raise MultiValueDictKeyError, "Key %r not found in MultiValueDict %r" % (key, self)
+            raise MultiValueDictKeyError, "Key %r not found in %r" % (key, self)
         try:
             return list_[-1]
         except IndexError:
diff --git a/tests/othertests/httpwrappers.py b/tests/othertests/httpwrappers.py
index da11779027..e3aa7c4e42 100644
--- a/tests/othertests/httpwrappers.py
+++ b/tests/othertests/httpwrappers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 >>> q['foo']
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
-MultiValueDictKeyError: "Key 'foo' not found in MultiValueDict <MultiValueDict: {}>"
+MultiValueDictKeyError: "Key 'foo' not found in <MultiValueDict: {}>"
 
 >>> q['something'] = 'bar'
 Traceback (most recent call last):
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ AttributeError: This QueryDict instance is immutable
 >>> q['foo']
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
-MultiValueDictKeyError: "Key 'foo' not found in MultiValueDict <MultiValueDict: {}>"
+MultiValueDictKeyError: "Key 'foo' not found in <MultiValueDict: {}>"
 
 >>> q['name'] = 'john'
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ True
 >>> q['bar']
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
-MultiValueDictKeyError: "Key 'bar' not found in MultiValueDict <MultiValueDict: {'foo': ['bar']}>"
+MultiValueDictKeyError: "Key 'bar' not found in <MultiValueDict: {'foo': ['bar']}>"
 
 >>> q['something'] = 'bar'
 Traceback (most recent call last):