diff --git a/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/realm-linkifier.ts b/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/realm-linkifier.ts
index f2d59b5b15..3d19818ac7 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/realm-linkifier.ts
+++ b/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/realm-linkifier.ts
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@ async function test_edit_invalid_linkifier(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     await page.click(".cancel-linkifier-info-change");
     await page.waitForSelector("#linkifier-edit-form-modal", {hidden: true});
 
-    await page.waitForFunction(
-        () =>
-            $(".edit-linkifier-status").text().trim() ===
-            "Save failed: Invalid linkifier pattern.  Valid characters are [ a-zA-Z_#=/:+!-].",
-    );
     await page.waitForSelector(".linkifier_row", {visible: true});
     assert.strictEqual(
         await common.get_text_from_selector(page, ".linkifier_row span.linkifier_pattern"),
diff --git a/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js b/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js
index d5e2d49a20..ad78b4937f 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ export function build_page() {
                         ui_report.error($t_html({defaultMessage: "Failed"}), xhr, linkifier_status);
                     }
                 },
+                // Show the error message only on edit linkifier modal.
+                error_msg_element: $(),
             };
             settings_ui.do_settings_change(
                 channel.patch,