diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 216c524..ed88f6b 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var getStrides = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides' );
 var getOffset = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-offset' );
 var getOrder = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-order' );
 var getData = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-data-buffer' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var sliceStart = require( './slice_start.js' );
 var slice2strides = require( './slice_strides.js' );
 var empty = require( './empty.js' );
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function slice( x, s, strict, writable ) {
 
 	// Ensure that the number of array dimensions matches the number of slices:
 	if ( s.ndims !== ndims ) {
-		throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Number of slice dimensions does not match the number of array dimensions. Array shape: (%s). Slice dimensions: %u.', shape.join( ',' ), s.ndims ) );
+		throw new RangeError( format( '1jREt', shape.join( ',' ), s.ndims ) );
 	}
 	// Resolve the output array constructor:
 	ctor = x.constructor;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function slice( x, s, strict, writable ) {
 	// Check whether the slice exceeds array bounds...
 	if ( ns.code ) {
 		if ( strict ) {
-			throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Slice exceeds array bounds. Array shape: (%s).', shape.join( ',' ) ) );
+			throw new RangeError( format( '1jREz', shape.join( ',' ) ) );
 		}
 		// Normalize again, this time allowing for out-of-bounds indices:
 		ns = normalizeMultiSlice( s, shape, false );
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9478fc..50e4b40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "@stdlib/slice-base-nonreduced-dimensions": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/slice-base-normalize-multi-slice": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/slice-base-shape": "^0.2.2",
-    "@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"
   },