diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 952863a..8a89531 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var minmaxViewBufferIndex = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-minmax-view-buffer-in
 var ndarray2object = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-ndarraylike2object' );
 var strides2order = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2order' );
 var anyIsEntryIn = require( '@stdlib/array-base-any-is-entry-in' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var blockedaccessorbinary2d = require( './2d_blocked_accessors.js' );
 var blockedaccessorbinary3d = require( './3d_blocked_accessors.js' );
 var blockedaccessorbinary4d = require( './4d_blocked_accessors.js' );
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function binary( arrays, fcn ) { // eslint-disable-line max-statements
 	for ( i = 0; i < ndims; i++ ) {
 		d = shx[ i ];
 		if ( d !== shy[ i ] || d !== shz[ i ] ) {
-			throw new Error( 'invalid arguments. Arrays must have the same shape.' );
+			throw new Error( format('null0d') );
 		}
 		// Note that, if one of the dimensions is `0`, the length will be `0`...
 		len *= d;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5831826..a1d89ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-numel": "^0.2.3",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2order": "^0.2.3",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-vind2bind": "^0.2.3",
-    "@stdlib/string-format": "^0.2.3",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.3",
     "@stdlib/types": "^0.5.1",
     "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.3"
   },