diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index f4a9661690..341826300b 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ proc semRecordCase(c: PContext, n: PNode, check: var IntSet, pos: var int,
   case typ.kind
   of shouldChckCovered:
     chckCovered = true
-  of tyFloat..tyFloat128, tyString, tyError:
+  of tyFloat..tyFloat128, tyError:
     discard
   of tyRange:
     if skipTypes(typ.sons[0], abstractInst).kind in shouldChckCovered:
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ proc semRecordCase(c: PContext, n: PNode, check: var IntSet, pos: var int,
   of tyForward:
     errorUndeclaredIdentifier(c, n.sons[0].info, typ.sym.name.s)
   elif not isOrdinalType(typ):
-    localError(c.config, n.sons[0].info, "selector must be of an ordinal type, float or string")
+    localError(c.config, n.sons[0].info, "selector must be of an ordinal type or float")
   if firstOrd(c.config, typ) != 0:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "low(" & $a.sons[0].sym.name.s &
                                      ") must be 0 for discriminant")