diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 0b18283..6958225 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var getOffset = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-offset' );
 var getShape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-shape' );
 var getOrder = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-order' );
 var getData = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-data-buffer' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
 */
 function ndarray2array( x ) {
 	if ( !isndarrayLike( x ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Must provide an ndarray. Value: `%s`.', x ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '1dfDv', x ) );
 	}
 	return toArray( getData( x ), getShape( x ), getStrides( x ), getOffset( x ), getOrder( x ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8124664..339e8b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@stdlib/ndarray-order": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-shape": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-strides": "^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"
   },