diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
index 9f95b3af25763..8fc867d264439 100644
--- a/base/deprecated.jl
+++ b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -1304,10 +1304,11 @@ for f in (:ones, :zeros)
     @eval ($f)(T::Type, i::Integer) = ($f)(T, (i,))
     @eval function ($f){T}(::Type{T}, arr::Array{T}) 
         msg = string("`", $f , "{T}(::Type{T}, arr::Array{T})` is deprecated, use ",
-                            "`", $f , "(T, size(arr))` instead.",
+                            "`", $f , "(T, size(arr))` instead. ",
                             "A `MethodError` will be thrown."
                            )
-        error(msg)
+        Base.depwarn(msg, Symbol($f))
+        throw(MethodError($f, (T, arr)))
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/arrayops.jl b/test/arrayops.jl
index 025d78d77958a..3ee7f3cd56c56 100644
--- a/test/arrayops.jl
+++ b/test/arrayops.jl
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ end
     test_zeros(zs, SparseMatrixCSC{Complex{Float64}}, (2, 3))
 
     # #19265"
-    @test_throws Exception zeros(Float64, [1.])
+    @test_throws MethodError zeros(Float64, [1.])
     x = [1.]
     test_zeros(zeros(x, Float64), Vector{Float64}, (1,))
     @test x == [1.]