diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index e216934a7f7464..b77832b9876735 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const errors = require('internal/errors');
+const { ERR_CONSOLE_WRITABLE_STREAM } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 const util = require('util');
 const kCounts = Symbol('counts');
 
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ function Console(stdout, stderr, ignoreErrors = true) {
     return new Console(stdout, stderr, ignoreErrors);
   }
   if (!stdout || typeof stdout.write !== 'function') {
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_CONSOLE_WRITABLE_STREAM', 'stdout');
+    throw new ERR_CONSOLE_WRITABLE_STREAM('stdout');
   }
   if (!stderr) {
     stderr = stdout;
   } else if (typeof stderr.write !== 'function') {
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_CONSOLE_WRITABLE_STREAM', 'stderr');
+    throw new ERR_CONSOLE_WRITABLE_STREAM('stderr');
   }
 
   var prop = {