diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index 642ef209d6b975..6358a3e19d4b08 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -151,11 +151,10 @@ Console.prototype.timeEnd = function timeEnd(label) {
 
 
 Console.prototype.trace = function trace(...args) {
-  // TODO probably can to do this better with V8's debug object once that is
-  // exposed.
-  var err = new Error();
-  err.name = 'Trace';
-  err.message = util.format.apply(null, args);
+  const err = {
+    name: 'Trace',
+    message: util.format.apply(null, args)
+  };
   Error.captureStackTrace(err, trace);
   this.error(err.stack);
 };
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index fcfbdd24bf3925..5ada4cb7f40f67 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ function makeNodeError(Base) {
     constructor(key, ...args) {
       super(message(key, args));
       this[kCode] = key;
-      Error.captureStackTrace(this, NodeError);
     }
 
     get name() {