diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/PearRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/PearRepository.php
index 5b4ea969c..0998f302d 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/PearRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/PearRepository.php
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class PearRepository extends ArrayRepository
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        throw new \RuntimeException('The PEAR repository has been removed from Composer 2.0');
+        throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The PEAR repository has been removed from Composer 2.x');
     }
 }