diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 6b8c92a..475d1dc 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var isCollection = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-collection' );
 var base = require( '@stdlib/array-base-place' );
 var dtype = require( '@stdlib/array-dtype' );
 var convert = require( '@stdlib/array-convert' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var defaults = require( './defaults.js' );
 var validate = require( './validate.js' );
 
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ function place( x, mask, values ) {
 	var xdt;
 	var vdt;
 	if ( !isCollection( x ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be an array-like object. Value: `%s`.', x ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( 'null2O', x ) );
 	}
 	if ( !isCollection( mask ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Second argument must be an array-like object. Value: `%s`.', mask ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( 'null2y', mask ) );
 	}
 	if ( !isCollection( values ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Third argument must be an array-like object. Value: `%s`.', values ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( 'null2l', values ) );
 	}
 	opts = defaults();
 	if ( arguments.length > 3 ) {
diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index e97ff3f..98def72 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 contains = require( '@stdlib/array-base-assert-contains' ).factory;
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // VARIABLES //
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ var isMode = contains( MODES );
 */
 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( 'null2V', options ) );
 	}
 	if ( hasOwnProp( options, 'mode' ) ) {
 		opts.mode = options.mode;
 		if ( !isMode( opts.mode ) ) {
-			return new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be one of the following: "%s". Option: `%s`.', 'mode', MODES.join( '", "' ), opts.mode ) );
+			return new TypeError( format( 'null4S', 'mode', MODES.join( '", "' ), opts.mode ) );
 		}
 	}
 	return null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7c6741..788a0db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "@stdlib/assert-has-own-property": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/assert-is-collection": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/assert-is-plain-object": "^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"
   },