diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs
index 3aae268c77e1..02b2510a71e9 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove(
                 if deps.is_empty() {
                     warn_if_present(&package, &toml);
                     anyhow::bail!(
-                        "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `dependencies`"
+                        "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `project.dependencies`"
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove(
                 if dev_deps.is_empty() && group_deps.is_empty() {
                     warn_if_present(&package, &toml);
                     anyhow::bail!(
-                        "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `dev-dependencies` or `dependency-groups.dev`"
+                        "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `tool.uv.dev-dependencies` or `tool.uv.dependency-groups.dev`"
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove(
                 if deps.is_empty() {
                     warn_if_present(&package, &toml);
                     anyhow::bail!(
-                        "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `optional-dependencies`"
+                        "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `project.optional-dependencies.{extra}`"
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove(
                     if dev_deps.is_empty() && group_deps.is_empty() {
                         warn_if_present(&package, &toml);
                         anyhow::bail!(
-                            "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `dev-dependencies` or `dependency-groups.dev`"
+                            "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `tool.uv.dev-dependencies` or `tool.uv.dependency-groups.dev`"
                         );
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove(
                     if deps.is_empty() {
                         warn_if_present(&package, &toml);
                         anyhow::bail!(
-                            "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `dependency-groups`"
+                            "The dependency `{package}` could not be found in `dependency-groups.{group}`"
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -323,16 +323,21 @@ fn warn_if_present(name: &PackageName, pyproject: &PyProjectTomlMut) {
                 warn_user!("`{name}` is a production dependency");
             }
             DependencyType::Dev => {
-                warn_user!("`{name}` is a development dependency; try calling `uv remove --dev`");
+                warn_user!(
+                    "`{name}` is a development dependency (try: `{}`)",
+                    format!("uv remove {name} --dev`").bold()
+                );
             }
             DependencyType::Optional(group) => {
                 warn_user!(
-                    "`{name}` is an optional dependency; try calling `uv remove --optional {group}`",
+                    "`{name}` is an optional dependency (try: `{}`)",
+                    format!("uv remove {name} --optional {group}").bold()
                 );
             }
             DependencyType::Group(group) => {
                 warn_user!(
-                    "`{name}` is in the `{group}` group; try calling `uv remove --group {group}`",
+                    "`{name}` is in the `{group}` group (try: `{}`)",
+                    format!("uv remove {name} --group {group}").bold()
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/edit.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/edit.rs
index 16f28ef7140b..cf1a1b7fa088 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/edit.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/edit.rs
@@ -1113,8 +1113,8 @@ fn add_remove_dev() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    warning: `anyio` is in the `dev` group; try calling `uv remove --group dev`
-    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependencies`
+    warning: `anyio` is in the `dev` group (try: `uv remove anyio --group dev`)
+    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `project.dependencies`
     "###);
 
     // Remove the dependency.
@@ -1336,8 +1336,8 @@ fn add_remove_optional() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    warning: `anyio` is an optional dependency; try calling `uv remove --optional io`
-    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependencies`
+    warning: `anyio` is an optional dependency (try: `uv remove anyio --optional io`)
+    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `project.dependencies`
     "###);
 
     // Remove the dependency.
@@ -4817,7 +4817,7 @@ fn remove_group() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependency-groups`
+    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependency-groups.test`
     "###);
 
     let pyproject_toml = context.read("pyproject.toml");
@@ -4845,7 +4845,7 @@ fn remove_group() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependency-groups`
+    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependency-groups.test`
     "###);
 
     let pyproject_toml = context.temp_dir.child("pyproject.toml");
@@ -4864,7 +4864,7 @@ fn remove_group() -> Result<()> {
 
     ----- stderr -----
     warning: `anyio` is a production dependency
-    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependency-groups`
+    error: The dependency `anyio` could not be found in `dependency-groups.test`
     "###);
 
     Ok(())