diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index b1e051e5c828d1..b58a12010540e9 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -998,6 +998,11 @@ Used when an attempt is made to open an IPC communication channel with a
 synchronous forked Node.js process. See the documentation for the
 [`child_process`](child_process.html) module for more information.
 
+<a id="ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED"></a>
+### ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
+
+Used when a method is required but not implemented.
+
 <a id="ERR_MISSING_ARGS"></a>
 ### ERR_MISSING_ARGS
 
diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index f141fd785c9d36..dfcafbf11a6104 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function ClientRequest(options, cb) {
 
   if (methodIsString && method) {
     if (!common._checkIsHttpToken(method)) {
-      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', 'Method');
+      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', 'Method', method);
     }
     method = this.method = method.toUpperCase();
   } else {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function ClientRequest(options, cb) {
                       options.headers);
   } else if (this.getHeader('expect')) {
     if (this._header) {
-      throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT');
+      throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', 'render');
     }
 
     this._storeHeader(this.method + ' ' + this.path + ' HTTP/1.1\r\n',
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ ClientRequest.prototype._finish = function _finish() {
 
 ClientRequest.prototype._implicitHeader = function _implicitHeader() {
   if (this._header) {
-    throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT');
+    throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', 'render');
   }
   this._storeHeader(this.method + ' ' + this.path + ' HTTP/1.1\r\n',
                     this[outHeadersKey]);
diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index f8ae30d4dee4f2..451cc91a485bda 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(OutgoingMessage.prototype, '_headerNames', {
 
 OutgoingMessage.prototype._renderHeaders = function _renderHeaders() {
   if (this._header) {
-    throw new Error('Can\'t render headers after they are sent to the client');
+    throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', 'render');
   }
 
   var headersMap = this[outHeadersKey];
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@ function _storeHeader(firstLine, headers) {
 function storeHeader(self, state, key, value, validate) {
   if (validate) {
     if (typeof key !== 'string' || !key || !checkIsHttpToken(key)) {
-      throw new TypeError(
-        'Header name must be a valid HTTP Token ["' + key + '"]');
+      throw new errors.TypeError(
+        'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', 'Header name', key);
     }
     if (value === undefined) {
-      throw new Error('Header "%s" value must not be undefined', key);
+      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_MISSING_ARGS', `header "${key}"`);
     } else if (checkInvalidHeaderChar(value)) {
       debug('Header "%s" contains invalid characters', key);
-      throw new TypeError('The header content contains invalid characters');
+      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_CHAR', 'header content', key);
     }
   }
   state.header += key + ': ' + escapeHeaderValue(value) + CRLF;
@@ -491,14 +491,14 @@ function matchHeader(self, state, field, value) {
 
 function validateHeader(msg, name, value) {
   if (typeof name !== 'string' || !name || !checkIsHttpToken(name))
-    throw new TypeError(`Header name must be a valid HTTP Token ["${name}"]`);
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', 'Header name', name);
   if (value === undefined)
-    throw new Error('"value" required in setHeader("' + name + '", value)');
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_MISSING_ARGS', 'value');
   if (msg._header)
-    throw new Error('Can\'t set headers after they are sent.');
+    throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', 'set');
   if (checkInvalidHeaderChar(value)) {
     debug('Header "%s" contains invalid characters', name);
-    throw new TypeError('The header content contains invalid characters');
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_CHAR', 'header content', name);
   }
 }
 OutgoingMessage.prototype.setHeader = function setHeader(name, value) {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.setHeader = function setHeader(name, value) {
 
 OutgoingMessage.prototype.getHeader = function getHeader(name) {
   if (typeof name !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('"name" argument must be a string');
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'name', 'string');
   }
 
   if (!this[outHeadersKey]) return;
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.getHeaders = function getHeaders() {
 
 OutgoingMessage.prototype.hasHeader = function hasHeader(name) {
   if (typeof name !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('"name" argument must be a string');
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'name', 'string');
   }
 
   return !!(this[outHeadersKey] && this[outHeadersKey][name.toLowerCase()]);
@@ -574,11 +574,11 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.hasHeader = function hasHeader(name) {
 
 OutgoingMessage.prototype.removeHeader = function removeHeader(name) {
   if (typeof name !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('"name" argument must be a string');
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'name', 'string');
   }
 
   if (this._header) {
-    throw new Error('Can\'t remove headers after they are sent');
+    throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', 'remove');
   }
 
   var key = name.toLowerCase();
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.removeHeader = function removeHeader(name) {
 
 
 OutgoingMessage.prototype._implicitHeader = function _implicitHeader() {
-  throw new Error('_implicitHeader() method is not implemented');
+  throw new errors.Error('ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED', '_implicitHeader()');
 };
 
 Object.defineProperty(OutgoingMessage.prototype, 'headersSent', {
@@ -646,7 +646,8 @@ function write_(msg, chunk, encoding, callback, fromEnd) {
   }
 
   if (!fromEnd && typeof chunk !== 'string' && !(chunk instanceof Buffer)) {
-    throw new TypeError('First argument must be a string or Buffer');
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'first argument',
+                               ['string', 'buffer']);
   }
 
 
@@ -712,12 +713,12 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.addTrailers = function addTrailers(headers) {
       value = headers[key];
     }
     if (typeof field !== 'string' || !field || !checkIsHttpToken(field)) {
-      throw new TypeError(
-        'Trailer name must be a valid HTTP Token ["' + field + '"]');
+      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', 'Trailer name',
+                                 field);
     }
     if (checkInvalidHeaderChar(value)) {
       debug('Trailer "%s" contains invalid characters', field);
-      throw new TypeError('The trailer content contains invalid characters');
+      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_CHAR', 'trailer content', field);
     }
     this._trailer += field + ': ' + escapeHeaderValue(value) + CRLF;
   }
@@ -743,7 +744,8 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.end = function end(chunk, encoding, callback) {
   var uncork;
   if (chunk) {
     if (typeof chunk !== 'string' && !(chunk instanceof Buffer)) {
-      throw new TypeError('First argument must be a string or Buffer');
+      throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'first argument',
+                                 ['string', 'buffer']);
     }
     if (!this._header) {
       if (typeof chunk === 'string')
diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index 25567381fe42ad..8ea7cfbace9df0 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function writeHead(statusCode, reason, obj) {
       }
     }
     if (k === undefined && this._header) {
-      throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT');
+      throw new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', 'render');
     }
     // only progressive api is used
     headers = this[outHeadersKey];
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index f83e6c6b212682..50a7dd51b593f1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ E('ERR_ENCODING_NOT_SUPPORTED',
 E('ERR_ENCODING_INVALID_ENCODED_DATA',
   (enc) => `The encoded data was not valid for encoding ${enc}`);
 E('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT',
-  'Cannot render headers after they are sent to the client');
+  'Cannot %s headers after they are sent to the client');
 E('ERR_HTTP_INVALID_STATUS_CODE', 'Invalid status code: %s');
 E('ERR_HTTP_TRAILER_INVALID',
   'Trailers are invalid with this transfer encoding');
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_ARRAY_LENGTH',
   });
 E('ERR_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE', 'Buffer size must be a multiple of %s');
 E('ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK', 'Callback must be a function');
-E('ERR_INVALID_CHAR', 'Invalid character in %s');
+E('ERR_INVALID_CHAR', invalidChar);
 E('ERR_INVALID_CURSOR_POS',
   'Cannot set cursor row without setting its column');
 E('ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_NAME', 'Unable to determine the domain name');
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_HOST',
   'File URL host must be "localhost" or empty on %s');
 E('ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH', 'File URL path %s');
 E('ERR_INVALID_HANDLE_TYPE', 'This handle type cannot be sent');
-E('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', (name) => `${name} must be a valid HTTP token`);
+E('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', '%s must be a valid HTTP token ["%s"]');
 E('ERR_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS', 'Invalid IP address: %s');
 E('ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE',
   (name, value) => {
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ E('ERR_IPC_CHANNEL_CLOSED', 'Channel closed');
 E('ERR_IPC_DISCONNECTED', 'IPC channel is already disconnected');
 E('ERR_IPC_ONE_PIPE', 'Child process can have only one IPC pipe');
 E('ERR_IPC_SYNC_FORK', 'IPC cannot be used with synchronous forks');
+E('ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED', 'The %s method is not implemented');
 E('ERR_MISSING_ARGS', missingArgs);
 E('ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK', 'Callback called multiple times');
 E('ERR_NAPI_CONS_FUNCTION', 'Constructor must be a function');
@@ -342,3 +343,11 @@ function bufferOutOfBounds(name, isWriting) {
     return `"${name}" is outside of buffer bounds`;
   }
 }
+
+function invalidChar(name, field) {
+  let msg = `Invalid character in ${name}`;
+  if (field) {
+    msg += ` ["${field}"]`;
+  }
+  return msg;
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js
index 63f4b4cad29568..929a566caf5578 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js
@@ -50,18 +50,38 @@ const s = http.createServer(common.mustCall((req, res) => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(res.hasHeader('Connection'), false);
       assert.deepStrictEqual(res.getHeader('Connection'), undefined);
 
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.setHeader();
-      }, /^TypeError: Header name must be a valid HTTP Token \["undefined"\]$/);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.setHeader('someHeader');
-      }, /^Error: "value" required in setHeader\("someHeader", value\)$/);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.getHeader();
-      }, /^TypeError: "name" argument must be a string$/);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.removeHeader();
-      }, /^TypeError: "name" argument must be a string$/);
+      common.expectsError(
+        () => res.setHeader(),
+        {
+          code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN',
+          type: TypeError,
+          message: 'Header name must be a valid HTTP token ["undefined"]'
+        }
+      );
+      common.expectsError(
+        () => res.setHeader('someHeader'),
+        {
+          code: 'ERR_MISSING_ARGS',
+          type: TypeError,
+          message: 'The "value" argument must be specified'
+        }
+      );
+      common.expectsError(
+        () => res.getHeader(),
+        {
+          code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+          type: TypeError,
+          message: 'The "name" argument must be of type string'
+        }
+      );
+      common.expectsError(
+        () => res.removeHeader(),
+        {
+          code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+          type: TypeError,
+          message: 'The "name" argument must be of type string'
+        }
+      );
 
       const arrayValues = [1, 2, 3];
       res.setHeader('x-test-header', 'testing');
@@ -89,18 +109,23 @@ const s = http.createServer(common.mustCall((req, res) => {
       assert.strictEqual(res.hasHeader('x-test-header2'), true);
       assert.strictEqual(res.hasHeader('X-TEST-HEADER2'), true);
       assert.strictEqual(res.hasHeader('X-Test-Header2'), true);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.hasHeader();
-      }, /^TypeError: "name" argument must be a string$/);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.hasHeader(null);
-      }, /^TypeError: "name" argument must be a string$/);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.hasHeader(true);
-      }, /^TypeError: "name" argument must be a string$/);
-      assert.throws(() => {
-        res.hasHeader({ toString: () => 'X-TEST-HEADER2' });
-      }, /^TypeError: "name" argument must be a string$/);
+      [
+        undefined,
+        null,
+        true,
+        {},
+        { toString: () => 'X-TEST-HEADER2' },
+        () => { }
+      ].forEach((val) => {
+        common.expectsError(
+          () => res.hasHeader(val),
+          {
+            code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+            type: TypeError,
+            message: 'The "name" argument must be of type string'
+          }
+        );
+      });
 
       res.removeHeader('x-test-header2');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-proto.js b/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-proto.js
index 202a185c7843e3..22eba0981f6fc2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-proto.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-proto.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const http = require('http');
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@ const OutgoingMessage = http.OutgoingMessage;
 const ClientRequest = http.ClientRequest;
 const ServerResponse = http.ServerResponse;
 
-assert.throws(OutgoingMessage.prototype._implicitHeader,
-              /^Error: _implicitHeader\(\) method is not implemented$/);
+common.expectsError(
+  OutgoingMessage.prototype._implicitHeader,
+  {
+    code: 'ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED',
+    type: Error,
+    message: 'The _implicitHeader() method is not implemented'
+  }
+);
 assert.strictEqual(
   typeof ClientRequest.prototype._implicitHeader, 'function');
 assert.strictEqual(
@@ -18,45 +24,77 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.setHeader();
-}, /^TypeError: Header name must be a valid HTTP Token \["undefined"\]$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'Header name must be a valid HTTP token ["undefined"]'
+}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.setHeader('test');
-}, /^Error: "value" required in setHeader\("test", value\)$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_MISSING_ARGS',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'The "value" argument must be specified'
+}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.setHeader(404);
-}, /^TypeError: Header name must be a valid HTTP Token \["404"\]$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'Header name must be a valid HTTP token ["404"]'
+}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.setHeader.call({ _header: 'test' }, 'test', 'value');
-}, /^Error: Can't set headers after they are sent\.$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT',
+  type: Error,
+  message: 'Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client'
+}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.setHeader('200', 'あ');
-}, /^TypeError: The header content contains invalid characters$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_CHAR',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'Invalid character in header content ["200"]'
+}));
 
 // write
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.write();
-}, /^Error: _implicitHeader\(\) method is not implemented$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED',
+  type: Error,
+  message: 'The _implicitHeader() method is not implemented'
+}));
 
 assert(OutgoingMessage.prototype.write.call({ _header: 'test' }));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.write.call({ _header: 'test', _hasBody: 'test' });
-}, /^TypeError: First argument must be a string or Buffer$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'The first argument must be one of type string or buffer'
+}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.write.call({ _header: 'test', _hasBody: 'test' }, 1);
-}, /^TypeError: First argument must be a string or Buffer$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'The first argument must be one of type string or buffer'
+}));
 
 // addTrailers
 assert.throws(() => {
@@ -67,9 +105,17 @@ assert.throws(() => {
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.addTrailers({ 'あ': 'value' });
-}, /^TypeError: Trailer name must be a valid HTTP Token \["あ"\]$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'Trailer name must be a valid HTTP token ["あ"]'
+}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage.addTrailers({ 404: 'あ' });
-}, /^TypeError: The trailer content contains invalid characters$/);
+}, common.expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_CHAR',
+  type: TypeError,
+  message: 'Invalid character in trailer content ["404"]'
+}));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-renderHeaders.js b/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-renderHeaders.js
index bae7fc58120593..138ab967539edb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-renderHeaders.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-renderHeaders.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 // Flags: --expose-internals
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const outHeadersKey = require('internal/http').outHeadersKey;
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ const OutgoingMessage = http.OutgoingMessage;
 {
   const outgoingMessage = new OutgoingMessage();
   outgoingMessage._header = {};
-  assert.throws(
+  common.expectsError(
     outgoingMessage._renderHeaders.bind(outgoingMessage),
-    /^Error: Can't render headers after they are sent to the client$/
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT',
+      type: Error,
+      message: 'Cannot render headers after they are sent to the client'
+    }
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js b/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
index 457e90fd48843c..59706e90c7ca12 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ assert.throws(
   common.expectsError({
     code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN',
     type: TypeError,
-    message: 'Method must be a valid HTTP token'
+    message: 'Method must be a valid HTTP token ["\u0000"]'
   })
 );
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-response-add-header-after-sent.js b/test/parallel/test-http-response-add-header-after-sent.js
index 19b71fc31d7528..8329d3ea7ee55b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-response-add-header-after-sent.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-response-add-header-after-sent.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const http = require('http');
 
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
     res.setHeader('header1', 1);
   });
   res.write('abc');
-  assert.throws(() => {
-    res.setHeader('header2', 2);
-  }, /Can't set headers after they are sent\./);
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => res.setHeader('header2', 2),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT',
+      type: Error,
+      message: 'Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client'
+    }
+  );
   res.end();
 });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-response-remove-header-after-sent.js b/test/parallel/test-http-response-remove-header-after-sent.js
index 4e35b7e9d0c9a2..e6adffc1445234 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-response-remove-header-after-sent.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-response-remove-header-after-sent.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const http = require('http');
 
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
     res.removeHeader('header1', 1);
   });
   res.write('abc');
-  assert.throws(() => {
-    res.removeHeader('header2', 2);
-  }, /Can't remove headers after they are sent/);
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => res.removeHeader('header2', 2),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT',
+      type: Error,
+      message: 'Cannot remove headers after they are sent to the client'
+    }
+  );
   res.end();
 });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-response-splitting.js b/test/parallel/test-http-response-splitting.js
index b14d59e59ce8f9..bf483b53e37c13 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-response-splitting.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-response-splitting.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const http = require('http');
 const net = require('net');
 const url = require('url');
@@ -19,23 +19,29 @@ const y = 'foo⠊Set-Cookie: foo=bar';
 
 let count = 0;
 
-function test(res, code, header) {
-  assert.throws(() => {
-    res.writeHead(code, header);
-  }, /^TypeError: The header content contains invalid characters$/);
+function test(res, code, key, value) {
+  const header = { [key]: value };
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => res.writeHead(code, header),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_CHAR',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message: `Invalid character in header content ["${key}"]`
+    }
+  );
 }
 
 const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
   switch (count++) {
     case 0:
       const loc = url.parse(req.url, true).query.lang;
-      test(res, 302, { Location: `/foo?lang=${loc}` });
+      test(res, 302, 'Location', `/foo?lang=${loc}`);
       break;
     case 1:
-      test(res, 200, { 'foo': x });
+      test(res, 200, 'foo', x);
       break;
     case 2:
-      test(res, 200, { 'foo': y });
+      test(res, 200, 'foo', y);
       break;
     default:
       assert.fail('should not get to here.');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-write-head.js b/test/parallel/test-http-write-head.js
index edf60d3c246556..70ad5935a92690 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-write-head.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-write-head.js
@@ -41,16 +41,14 @@ const s = http.createServer(common.mustCall((req, res) => {
   assert.ok(threw, 'Non-string names should throw');
 
   // undefined value should throw, via 979d0ca8
-  threw = false;
-  try {
-    res.setHeader('foo', undefined);
-  } catch (e) {
-    assert.ok(e instanceof Error);
-    assert.strictEqual(e.message,
-                       '"value" required in setHeader("foo", value)');
-    threw = true;
-  }
-  assert.ok(threw, 'Undefined value should throw');
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => res.setHeader('foo', undefined),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_MISSING_ARGS',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message: 'The "value" argument must be specified'
+    }
+  );
 
   res.writeHead(200, { Test: '2' });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js
index 8df0780e04055c..21c8de8e0da2ce 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 );
 
 assert.strictEqual(
-  errors.message('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT'),
+  errors.message('ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT', ['render']),
   'Cannot render headers after they are sent to the client'
 );
 
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 );
 
 assert.strictEqual(
-  errors.message('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', ['Method']),
-  'Method must be a valid HTTP token'
+  errors.message('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', ['Method', 'foo']),
+  'Method must be a valid HTTP token ["foo"]'
 );
 
 assert.strictEqual(