diff --git a/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/coordinator.py
index da8f2847f8c4..3781c80046ef 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/coordinator.py
@@ -80,5 +80,4 @@ class RemoteCalendarDataUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[Calendar]):
             raise UpdateFailed(
                 translation_domain=DOMAIN,
                 translation_key="unable_to_parse",
-                translation_placeholders={"err": str(err)},
             ) from err
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/ics.py b/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/ics.py
index d0920d7ae320..9ca987d5646c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/ics.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/ics.py
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ async def parse_calendar(hass: HomeAssistant, ics: str) -> Calendar:
     try:
         return await hass.async_add_executor_job(_compat_calendar_from_ics, ics)
     except CalendarParseError as err:
-        _LOGGER.error("Error parsing calendar information: %s", err.message)
+        _LOGGER.error("The remote calendar feed contains invalid data: %s", err.message)
         _LOGGER.debug("Additional calendar error detail: %s", str(err.detailed_error))
         raise InvalidIcsException(err.message) from err
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/strings.json
index 61faf1d44c17..5771d9eefbbb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/remote_calendar/strings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "cannot_connect": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%]",
       "forbidden": "The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.",
       "invalid_auth": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::invalid_auth%]",
-      "invalid_ics_file": "There was a problem reading the calendar information. See the error log for additional details.",
+      "invalid_ics_file": "The remote calendar feed contains invalid data. See the error log for additional details.",
       "timeout_connect": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::timeout_connect%]"
     },
     "step": {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       "message": "Unable to fetch calendar data. See the debug log for additional details."
     },
     "unable_to_parse": {
-      "message": "Unable to parse calendar data: {err}"
+      "message": "The remote calendar feed contains invalid data. See the error log for additional details."
     }
   },
   "title": "Remote Calendar"
diff --git a/tests/components/remote_calendar/test_init.py b/tests/components/remote_calendar/test_init.py
index 02fd1355b3dd..e1a14f9eca2f 100644
--- a/tests/components/remote_calendar/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/remote_calendar/test_init.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ async def test_update_failed(
 async def test_calendar_parse_error(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
 ) -> None:
     """Test CalendarParseError using respx."""
     respx.get(CALENDER_URL).mock(
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ async def test_calendar_parse_error(
     )
     await setup_integration(hass, config_entry)
     assert config_entry.state is ConfigEntryState.SETUP_RETRY
+    assert "The remote calendar feed contains invalid data:" in caplog.text
 
 
 @respx.mock