diff --git a/lib/factory.js b/lib/factory.js
index bf3d665..5727abf 100644
--- a/lib/factory.js
+++ b/lib/factory.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var isObject = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-plain-object' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var assign = require( '@stdlib/object-assign' );
 var ArrayStream = require( './main.js' );
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function factory( options ) {
 	var opts;
 	if ( arguments.length ) {
 		if ( !isObject( options ) ) {
-			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Options argument must be an object. Value: `%s`.', options ) );
+			throw new TypeError( format( '1M92V', options ) );
 		}
 		opts = assign( {}, options );
 	} else {
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 01538f6..ee4b967 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var Readable = require( 'readable-stream' ).Readable;
 var isCollection = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-collection' );
 var isError = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-error' );
 var isBuffer = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-buffer' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var assign = require( '@stdlib/object-assign' );
 var inherit = require( '@stdlib/utils-inherit' );
 var setNonEnumerable = require( '@stdlib/utils-define-nonenumerable-property' );
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function read() {
 					v = Buffer.concat( [ string2buffer( this._sep ), v ] );
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = new Error( format( 'invalid operation. Serialization function must return a string or Buffer. Value: `%s`.', v ) );
+				err = new Error( format( '1M9A9', v ) );
 			}
 		}
 		if ( err ) {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function ArrayStream( src, options ) {
 		return new ArrayStream( src );
 	}
 	if ( !isCollection( src ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be an array-like object. Value: `%s`.', src ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '1M92O', src ) );
 	}
 	opts = assign( {}, DEFAULTS );
 	if ( arguments.length > 1 ) {
diff --git a/lib/object_mode.js b/lib/object_mode.js
index 12f198d..d5c8c1b 100644
--- a/lib/object_mode.js
+++ b/lib/object_mode.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var isObject = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-plain-object' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var assign = require( '@stdlib/object-assign' );
 var ArrayStream = require( './main.js' );
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function objectMode( src, options ) {
 	if ( arguments.length > 1 ) {
 		opts = options;
 		if ( !isObject( opts ) ) {
-			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Options argument must be an object. Value: `%s`.', opts ) );
+			throw new TypeError( format( '1M92V', opts ) );
 		}
 		opts = assign( {}, options );
 	} else {
diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index c3f09e5..2b2453f 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var isBoolean = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-boolean' ).isPrimitive;
 var isNonNegative = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-nonnegative-number' ).isPrimitive;
 var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-string' ).isPrimitive;
 var isFunction = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-function' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
@@ -57,42 +57,42 @@ 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( '1M92V', options ) );
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'sep' ) ) {
 		opts.sep = options.sep;
 		if ( !isString( opts.sep ) ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a string. Option: `%s`.', 'sep', opts.sep ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '1M92W', 'sep', opts.sep ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'objectMode' ) ) {
 		opts.objectMode = options.objectMode;
 		if ( !isBoolean( opts.objectMode ) ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a boolean. Option: `%s`.', 'objectMode', opts.objectMode ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '1M92o', 'objectMode', opts.objectMode ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'encoding' ) ) {
 		opts.encoding = options.encoding;
 		if ( !isString( opts.encoding ) && opts.encoding !== null ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a string or null. Option: `%s`.', 'encoding', opts.encoding ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '1M97n', 'encoding', opts.encoding ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'highWaterMark' ) ) {
 		opts.highWaterMark = options.highWaterMark;
 		if ( !isNonNegative( opts.highWaterMark ) ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a nonnegative number. Option: `%s`.', 'highWaterMark', opts.highWaterMark ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '1M94k', 'highWaterMark', opts.highWaterMark ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'serialize' ) ) {
 		opts.serialize = options.serialize;
 		if ( !isFunction( opts.serialize ) ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a function. Option: `%s`.', 'serialize', opts.serialize ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '1M96p', 'serialize', opts.serialize ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'dir' ) ) {
 		opts.dir = options.dir;
 		if ( opts.dir !== 1 && opts.dir !== -1 ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be either `1` or `-1`. Option: `%s`.', 'dir', opts.dir ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( '1M92v', 'dir', opts.dir ) );
 		}
 	}
 	return null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3d6e68..827edce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@stdlib/buffer-ctor": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/buffer-from-string": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/object-assign": "^0.2.2",
-    "@stdlib/string-format": "^0.2.2",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/types": "^0.4.3",
     "@stdlib/utils-define-nonenumerable-property": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/utils-define-nonenumerable-read-only-property": "^0.2.2",