diff --git a/src/typography/attributes.js b/src/typography/attributes.js
index f5242f415b..3960ad53bc 100644
--- a/src/typography/attributes.js
+++ b/src/typography/attributes.js
@@ -539,9 +539,8 @@ p5.prototype._updateTextMetrics = function() {
  * </div>
  */
 p5.prototype.textWrap = function(wrapStyle) {
-  if (wrapStyle !== 'WORD' && wrapStyle !== 'CHAR') {
-    throw 'Error: textWrap accepts only WORD or CHAR';
-  }
+  p5._validateParameters('textWrap', [wrapStyle]);
+
   return this._renderer.textWrap(wrapStyle);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/typography/attributes.js b/test/unit/typography/attributes.js
index cb234f2a5b..ebfa6b552f 100644
--- a/test/unit/typography/attributes.js
+++ b/test/unit/typography/attributes.js
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@ suite('Typography Attributes', function() {
   });
 
   suite('p5.prototype.textWrap', function() {
-    test('should throw error for non-constant input', function() {
-      expect(function() {
-        myp5.textWrap('NO-WRAP');
-      }).to.throw('Error: textWrap accepts only WORD or CHAR');
-    });
     test('returns textWrap text attribute', function() {
       assert.strictEqual(myp5.textWrap(myp5.WORD), myp5.WORD);
     });