diff --git a/test/addons/make-callback/test.js b/test/addons/make-callback/test.js
index 80ea0db796ab30..f3c98770ef335a 100644
--- a/test/addons/make-callback/test.js
+++ b/test/addons/make-callback/test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(42, makeCallback(recv, 'two', 1337));
 const target = vm.runInNewContext(`
     (function($Object) {
       if (Object === $Object)
-        throw Error('bad');
+        throw new Error('bad');
       return Object;
     })
 `);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const forward = vm.runInNewContext(`
 // Runs in outer context.
 const endpoint = function($Object) {
   if (Object === $Object)
-    throw Error('bad');
+    throw new Error('bad');
   return Object;
 };
 assert.strictEqual(Object, makeCallback(process, forward, endpoint));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index db36abc184b024..7e40ecb78b80c4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -465,6 +465,6 @@ testBlockTypeError(assert.doesNotThrow, undefined);
 
 // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3275
 assert.throws(() => { throw 'error'; }, err => err === 'error');
-assert.throws(() => { throw Error(); }, err => err instanceof Error);
+assert.throws(() => { throw new Error(); }, err => err instanceof Error);
 
 console.log('All OK');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js
index 2a60117328c580..af8fd6d7e8f938 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-mutable-headers.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function nextTest() {
         break;
 
       default:
-        throw Error('?');
+        throw new Error('?');
     }
 
     response.setEncoding('utf8');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814.js b/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814.js
index 4ed4b31ae28143..820903d68873e7 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var timeToQuit = Date.now() + 8e3; //Test during no more than this seconds.
     }
   }
   else {
-    throw Error("Buffer GC'ed test -> FAIL");
+    throw new Error("Buffer GC'ed test -> FAIL");
   }
 
   if (Date.now() < timeToQuit) {
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814_2.js b/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814_2.js
index 9de1a2c3f3b86b..d7c6d947919d59 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814_2.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-814_2.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function tailCB(data) {
     console.error('[FAIL]\n DATA -> ');
     console.error(data);
     console.error('\n');
-    throw Error('Buffers GC test -> FAIL');
+    throw new Error('Buffers GC test -> FAIL');
   }
 }