diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 2829a7a..0457778 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var assign = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-assign' );
 var slice = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-slice' );
 var getDType = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-dtype' );
 var getShape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function sliceAssign( x, y, s, strict ) {
 
 	// Safe casts are always allowed and allow same kind casts (i.e., downcasts) only when the output data type is floating-point...
 	if ( !isMostlySafeCast( xdt, ydt ) ) {
-		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Input array values cannot be safely cast to the output array data type. Data types: [%s, %s].', xdt, ydt ) );
+		throw new TypeError( format( '1jPF0', xdt, ydt ) );
 	}
 	// Resolve a writable output array view:
 	view = slice( y, s, strict, true );
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2fc1bb6..40a4aab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-dtype": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-slice": "^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"
   },