diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 1894b71..cfbb166 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var ctors = require( '@stdlib/array-ctors' );
 var afill = require( '@stdlib/array-base-filled' );
 var gfill = require( '@stdlib/blas-ext-base-gfill' );
 var defaults = require( '@stdlib/array-defaults' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // VARIABLES //
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function full( length, value ) {
 	var ctor;
 	var out;
 	if ( !isNonNegativeInteger( length ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a nonnegative integer. Value: `%s`.', length ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '00t2d', length ) );
 	}
 	if ( arguments.length > 2 ) {
 		dtype = arguments[ 2 ];
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function full( length, value ) {
 	}
 	ctor = ctors( dtype );
 	if ( ctor === null ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Third argument must be a recognized data type. Value: `%s`.', dtype ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '00t2e', dtype ) );
 	}
 	out = new ctor( length );
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7cf3875..8e80d17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@stdlib/array-defaults": "^0.3.0",
     "@stdlib/assert-is-nonnegative-integer": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/blas-ext-base-gfill": "^0.2.1",
-    "@stdlib/string-format": "^0.2.2",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/types": "^0.4.3",
     "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2"
   },