diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 7b1217f..7194ece 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var MultiSlice = require( '@stdlib/slice-multi' );
 var args2multislice = require( '@stdlib/slice-base-args2multislice' );
 var base = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-slice' );
 var getShape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-shape' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
@@ -98,32 +98,32 @@ function slice( x, s ) {
 	};
 	nargs = arguments.length;
 	if ( !isndarrayLike( x ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be an ndarray. Value: `%s`.', x ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '1jV4f', x ) );
 	}
 	if ( isPlainObject( arguments[ nargs-1 ] ) ) {
 		nargs -= 1;
 		options = arguments[ nargs ];
 		if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'strict' ) ) {
 			if ( !isBoolean( options.strict ) ) {
-				throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a boolean. Option: `%s`.', 'strict', options.strict ) );
+				throw new TypeError( format( '1jV2o', 'strict', options.strict ) );
 			}
 			opts.strict = options.strict;
 		}
 		sh = getShape( x );
 		if ( nargs === 1 && sh.length > 0 ) {
-			throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Number of slice dimensions does not match the number of array dimensions. Array shape: (%s). Slice dimensions: %u.', sh.join( ',' ), 0 ) );
+			throw new RangeError( format( '1jVEt', sh.join( ',' ), 0 ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( isMultiSlice( s ) ) {
 		S = s;
 		if ( nargs > 2 ) {
-			throw new Error( 'invalid invocation. Too many arguments.' );
+			throw new Error( format('1jV0m') );
 		}
 	} else {
 		if ( isArrayLikeObject( s ) ) {
 			args = s;
 			if ( nargs > 2 ) {
-				throw new Error( 'invalid invocation. Too many arguments.' );
+				throw new Error( format('1jV0m') );
 			}
 		} else {
 			args = [];
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function slice( x, s ) {
 				try {
 					new MultiSlice( args[ i ] ); // eslint-disable-line no-new
 				} catch ( err ) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
-					throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Slice arguments must be either a Slice, integer, null, or undefined. Value: `%s`.', String( args[ i ] ) ) );
+					throw new TypeError( format( '1jVEu', String( args[ i ] ) ) );
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a260f7..90f4bfe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "@stdlib/ndarray-shape": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/slice-base-args2multislice": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/slice-multi": "^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"
   },