diff --git a/changelog/12351.txt b/changelog/12351.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bb8f84ac6ade7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12351.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note: bug
+sdk/database: Fix a DeleteUser error message on the gRPC client.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5/grpc_client.go b/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5/grpc_client.go
index 47bb1d0a3caff..e3c51aaa09594 100644
--- a/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5/grpc_client.go
+++ b/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5/grpc_client.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (c gRPCClient) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, req DeleteUserRequest) (Dele
 		if c.doneCtx.Err() != nil {
 			return DeleteUserResponse{}, ErrPluginShutdown
 		}
-		return DeleteUserResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to update user: %w", err)
+		return DeleteUserResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to delete user: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return deleteUserRespFromProto(rpcResp)