diff --git a/src/borg/crypto/keymanager.py b/src/borg/crypto/keymanager.py
index 68d03464e..050a81fc6 100644
--- a/src/borg/crypto/keymanager.py
+++ b/src/borg/crypto/keymanager.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class KeyManager:
                 i += 1
             return ret
 
-        export = "To restore key use borg key import --paper /path/to/repo\n\n"
+        export = "To restore key use borg key import --paper\n\n"
 
         binary = binascii.a2b_base64(self.keyblob)
         export += "BORG PAPER KEY v1\n"
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/key_cmds_test.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/key_cmds_test.py
index 6ff394a54..a5c141af4 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/key_cmds_test.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/key_cmds_test.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def test_key_export_paperkey(archivers, request):
 
     assert (
         export_contents
-        == """To restore key use borg key import --paper /path/to/repo
+        == """To restore key use borg key import --paper
 
 BORG PAPER KEY v1
 id: 2 / e29442 3506da 4e1ea7 / 25f62a 5a3d41 - 02