diff --git a/lib/factory.js b/lib/factory.js
index ce4ba27..7f297ce 100644
--- a/lib/factory.js
+++ b/lib/factory.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var reinterpretBoolean = require( '@stdlib/strided-base-reinterpret-boolean' );
 var resolveGetter = require( '@stdlib/array-base-resolve-getter' );
 var resolveSetter = require( '@stdlib/array-base-resolve-setter' );
 var ARRAY_DEFAULTS = require( '@stdlib/array-defaults' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array-buffer' );
 var ceil = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-ceil' );
 var floor = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-floor' );
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function factory( options ) {
 		}
 		ctor = ctors( dtype );
 		if ( ctor === null ) {
-			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Must provide a recognized data type. Value: `%s`.', dtype ) );
+			throw new TypeError( format( '01H2Y', dtype ) );
 		}
 		if ( nargs <= 0 ) {
 			return new ctor( 0 );
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ function factory( options ) {
 			}
 			return out;
 		}
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be either an array length or an array-like object. Value: `%s`.', arguments[ 0 ] ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '01H2r', arguments[ 0 ] ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ function factory( options ) {
 		if ( isTypedArrayLike( buf ) && buf.buffer ) {
 			buf = buf.buffer;
 		} else if ( !isArrayBuffer( buf ) ) {
-			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Must provide a typed array or ArrayBuffer. Value: `%s`.', buf ) );
+			throw new TypeError( format( '01H2s', buf ) );
 		}
 		if ( buf.byteLength > 0 ) {
 			n = floor( log2( buf.byteLength ) );
diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index ce54890..da746bb 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 var isObject = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-plain-object' );
 var hasOwnProp = require( '@stdlib/assert-has-own-property' );
 var isNonNegativeInteger = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-nonnegative-integer' ).isPrimitive;
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
 */
 function validate( opts, options ) {
 	if ( !isObject( options ) ) {
-		return new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Options argument must be an object. Value: `%s`.', options ) );
+		return new TypeError( format( '01H2V', options ) );
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'highWaterMark' ) ) {
 		opts.highWaterMark = options.highWaterMark;
 		if ( !isNonNegativeInteger( opts.highWaterMark ) ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a nonnegative integer. Option: `%s`.', 'highWaterMark', opts.highWaterMark ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '01H2t', 'highWaterMark', opts.highWaterMark ) );
 		}
 	}
 	return null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b66a8e5..2945498 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "@stdlib/strided-base-reinterpret-boolean": "^0.0.2",
     "@stdlib/strided-base-reinterpret-complex128": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/strided-base-reinterpret-complex64": "^0.2.1",
-    "@stdlib/string-format": "^0.2.2",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/types": "^0.4.3",
     "@stdlib/utils-define-nonenumerable-read-only-accessor": "^0.2.3",
     "@stdlib/utils-define-nonenumerable-read-only-property": "^0.2.2",