diff --git a/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/source_files/es5_translate_plugin_spec.ts b/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/source_files/es5_translate_plugin_spec.ts
index ff2a1b89d6..ecee911cc7 100644
--- a/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/source_files/es5_translate_plugin_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/source_files/es5_translate_plugin_spec.ts
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.hasErrors).toBe(true);
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
-           message: '/app/dist/test.js: `$localize` called without any arguments.\n' +
+           message: '`$localize` called without any arguments.\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize()\n' +
-               '    | ^',
+               '    | ^^^^^^^^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.hasErrors).toBe(true);
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
-           message: '/app/dist/test.js: Unexpected argument to `$localize` (expected an array).\n' +
+           message: 'Unexpected argument to `$localize` (expected an array).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(...x)\n' +
-               '    |           ^',
+               '    |           ^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -172,10 +172,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.hasErrors).toBe(true);
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
-           message:
-               '/app/dist/test.js: Unexpected messageParts for `$localize` (expected an array of strings).\n' +
+           message: 'Unexpected messageParts for `$localize` (expected an array of strings).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(null, [])\n' +
-               '    |           ^',
+               '    |           ^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -190,9 +189,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
            message:
-               '/app/dist/test.js: Unexpected `raw` argument to the "makeTemplateObject()" function (expected an expression).\n' +
+               'Unexpected `raw` argument to the "makeTemplateObject()" function (expected an expression).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(__makeTemplateObject([], ...[]))\n' +
-               '    |                                    ^',
+               '    |                                    ^^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -207,9 +206,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
            message:
-               '/app/dist/test.js: Unexpected `cooked` argument to the "makeTemplateObject()" function (expected an expression).\n' +
+               'Unexpected `cooked` argument to the "makeTemplateObject()" function (expected an expression).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(__makeTemplateObject(...[], []))\n' +
-               '    |                                ^',
+               '    |                                ^^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -223,10 +222,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.hasErrors).toBe(true);
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
-           message:
-               '/app/dist/test.js: Unexpected messageParts for `$localize` (expected an array of strings).\n' +
+           message: 'Unexpected messageParts for `$localize` (expected an array of strings).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(__makeTemplateObject(["a", 12, "b"], ["a", "12", "b"]))\n' +
-               '    |                                ^',
+               '    |                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -240,10 +238,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.hasErrors).toBe(true);
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
-           message:
-               '/app/dist/test.js: Unexpected messageParts for `$localize` (expected an array of strings).\n' +
+           message: 'Unexpected messageParts for `$localize` (expected an array of strings).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(__makeTemplateObject(["a", "12", "b"], ["a", 12, "b"]))\n' +
-               '    |                                                  ^',
+               '    |                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^',
          });
        });
 
@@ -258,9 +255,9 @@ describe('makeEs5Plugin', () => {
          expect(diagnostics.messages[0]).toEqual({
            type: 'error',
            message:
-               '/app/dist/test.js: Invalid substitutions for `$localize` (expected all substitution arguments to be expressions).\n' +
+               'Invalid substitutions for `$localize` (expected all substitution arguments to be expressions).\n' +
                '> 1 | $localize(__makeTemplateObject(["a", "b"], ["a", "b"]), ...[])\n' +
-               '    |                                                         ^',
+               '    |                                                         ^^^^^',
          });
        });