diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/README.md b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/README.md
index c949334250fd..1eba8b10751b 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/README.md
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ var t = table();
 <!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
 
 ```javascript
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var capitalize = require( '@stdlib/string/capitalize' );
 var table = require( '@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals' );
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ function getCapital( state ) {
 
     // Ensure a valid state name was provided...
     if ( capital === void 0 ) {
-        throw new Error( 'unrecognized state name. Value: `' + state + '`.' );
+        throw new Error( format( 'unrecognized state name. Value: `%s`.', state ) );
     }
     return capital;
 }
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/examples/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/examples/index.js
index c58ac2623b95..e539127ca9d6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/examples/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/us-states-names-capitals/examples/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var capitalize = require( '@stdlib/string/capitalize' );
 var table = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ function getCapital( state ) {
 
 	// Ensure a valid state name was provided...
 	if ( capital === void 0 ) {
-		throw new Error( 'unrecognized state name. Value: `' + state + '`.' );
+		throw new Error( format( 'unrecognized state name. Value: `%s`.', state ) );
 	}
 	return capital;
 }