diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Printf.scala b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Printf.scala
index 5f5384d8193..6233d53e2ea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Printf.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Printf.scala
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ object printf {
       case q"scala.StringContext.apply(..$_).s(..$_)" =>
         c.error(
           c.enclosingPosition,
-          "s-interpolators for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use p or cf interpolators instead"
+          "The s-interpolator for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use the cf interpolator instead"
         )
       case _ =>
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala
index a6cafa182f1..b122d24fa06 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ object assert extends VerifPrintMacrosDoc {
       case q"scala.StringContext.apply(..$_).s(..$_)" =>
         c.error(
           c.enclosingPosition,
-          "s-interpolators for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use p or cf interpolators instead"
+          "The s-interpolator for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use the cf interpolator instead"
         )
       case _ =>
     }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ object assume extends VerifPrintMacrosDoc {
       case q"scala.StringContext.apply(..$_).s(..$_)" =>
         c.error(
           c.enclosingPosition,
-          "s-interpolators for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use p or cf interpolators instead"
+          "The s-interpolator for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use the cf interpolator instead"
         )
       case _ =>
     }
diff --git a/docs/src/explanations/printing.md b/docs/src/explanations/printing.md
index a199a514aa5..f0519380059 100644
--- a/docs/src/explanations/printing.md
+++ b/docs/src/explanations/printing.md
@@ -13,11 +13,21 @@ Chisel provides the `printf` function for debugging purposes. It comes in two fl
 
 ### Scala-style
 
-Chisel also supports printf in a style similar to [Scala's String Interpolation](http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/string-interpolation.html). Chisel provides a custom string interpolator `cf` which follows C-style format specifiers (see section [C-style](#c-style) below). Here's a few examples of using the `cf` interpolator:
+Chisel also supports printf in a style similar to [Scala's String Interpolation](http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/string-interpolation.html). Chisel provides a custom string interpolator `cf` which follows C-style format specifiers (see section [C-style](#c-style) below). Note that the Scala s-interpolator is not supported and will throw an error:
 
 ```scala mdoc:invisible
 import chisel3._
 ```
+
+```scala mdoc:fail
+class MyModule extends Module {
+  val in = IO(Input(UInt(8.W)))
+  printf(s"in = $in\n")
+}
+```
+
+Here's a few examples of using the `cf` interpolator:
+
 ```scala mdoc:compile-only
 val myUInt = 33.U
 printf(cf"myUInt = $myUInt") // myUInt = 33
@@ -103,8 +113,6 @@ Message:
 
 Notice the use of `+` between `cf` interpolated "strings". The results of `cf` interpolation can be concatenated by using the `+` operator.
 
-> :warning: The Scala s-interpolator is deprecated since 3.5 and will output the warning: "s-interpolators for Chisel assert, assume and printf statements are deprecated (since 3.5); use p or cf interpolators instead"
-
 ### C-Style
 
 Chisel provides `printf` in a similar style to its C namesake. It accepts a double-quoted format string and a variable number of arguments which will then be printed on rising clock edges. Chisel supports the following format specifiers: