diff --git a/grade/grading/form/guide/guideeditor.php b/grade/grading/form/guide/guideeditor.php
index 8580adba712..bcd075441c7 100644
--- a/grade/grading/form/guide/guideeditor.php
+++ b/grade/grading/form/guide/guideeditor.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class moodlequickform_guideeditor extends HTML_QuickForm_input {
             $html .= $renderer->display_regrade_confirmation($this->getName(), $this->regradeconfirmation, $data['regrade']);
         }
         if ($this->validationerrors) {
-            $html .= $renderer->notification($this->validationerrors, 'error');
+            $html .= $renderer->notification($this->validationerrors);
         }
         $html .= $renderer->display_guide($data['criteria'], $data['comments'], $data['options'], $mode, $this->getName());
         return $html;
diff --git a/grade/grading/form/rubric/rubriceditor.php b/grade/grading/form/rubric/rubriceditor.php
index 19b1839f53f..25592b8f750 100644
--- a/grade/grading/form/rubric/rubriceditor.php
+++ b/grade/grading/form/rubric/rubriceditor.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_rubriceditor extends HTML_QuickForm_input {
             $html .= $renderer->display_regrade_confirmation($this->getName(), $this->regradeconfirmation, $data['regrade']);
         }
         if ($this->validationerrors) {
-            $html .= $renderer->notification($this->validationerrors, 'error');
+            $html .= $renderer->notification($this->validationerrors);
         }
         $html .= $renderer->display_rubric($data['criteria'], $data['options'], $mode, $this->getName());
         return $html;