diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 793294c..40fa2bf 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var isBuffer = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-buffer' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var Buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' );
 
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var Buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' );
 */
 function fromBuffer( buffer ) {
 	if ( !isBuffer( buffer ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Must provide a Buffer. Value: `%s`.', buffer ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '0GN3b', buffer ) );
 	}
 	return Buffer.from( buffer );
 }
diff --git a/lib/polyfill.js b/lib/polyfill.js
index 38b5e0a..5e8de09 100644
--- a/lib/polyfill.js
+++ b/lib/polyfill.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var isBuffer = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-buffer' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var Buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' );
 
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var Buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' );
 */
 function fromBuffer( buffer ) {
 	if ( !isBuffer( buffer ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Must provide a Buffer. Value: `%s`.', buffer ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '0GN3b', buffer ) );
 	}
 	return new Buffer( buffer ); // eslint-disable-line no-buffer-constructor
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5631d6b..424f7a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@stdlib/assert-is-buffer": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/assert-is-function": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/buffer-ctor": "^0.2.2",
-    "@stdlib/string-format": "^0.2.2",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {