diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/b:enable-orchestration/test-lib/wallet.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/b:enable-orchestration/test-lib/wallet.js
index bb75e7b784d..5fbe9b70027 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/b:enable-orchestration/test-lib/wallet.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/b:enable-orchestration/test-lib/wallet.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const getCurrent = async (addr, { readLatestHead }) => {
       await readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}.current`)
     );
   if (current === undefined) {
-    throw new Error(`undefined current node for ${addr}`);
+    throw Error(`undefined current node for ${addr}`);
   }
 
   // Repair a type misunderstanding seen in the wild.
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/c:stake-bld/test-lib/wallet.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/c:stake-bld/test-lib/wallet.js
index bb75e7b784d..5fbe9b70027 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/c:stake-bld/test-lib/wallet.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/c:stake-bld/test-lib/wallet.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const getCurrent = async (addr, { readLatestHead }) => {
       await readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}.current`)
     );
   if (current === undefined) {
-    throw new Error(`undefined current node for ${addr}`);
+    throw Error(`undefined current node for ${addr}`);
   }
 
   // Repair a type misunderstanding seen in the wild.
diff --git a/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts b/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
index 3fa37d1498b..d7bf8305ea9 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ const intentionalCloseAccountScenario = test.macro({
     );
     const newChannel = findNewChannel(channels, { rPortID, lPortID });
     t.log('New Channel after Reactivate', newChannel);
-    if (!newChannel) throw new Error('Channel not found');
+    if (!newChannel) throw Error('Channel not found');
     const newAddress = JSON.parse(newChannel.version).address;
     t.is(newAddress, address, `same chain address is returned - ${chainName}`);
     t.is(
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ const channelCloseInitScenario = test.macro({
       ).channels.find(
         x => x.port_id === 'transfer' && x.connection_hops[0] === rConnectionID,
       );
-      if (!transferChannel) throw new Error('Transfer channel not found.');
+      if (!transferChannel) throw Error('Transfer channel not found.');
 
       const dstTransferChannel = {
         chainId: chainInfo['agoric'].chainId,
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/address.ts b/multichain-testing/tools/address.ts
index e81e3f94164..4a5def93d09 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/address.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/address.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const parseRemoteAddress = (
 } => {
   const match = address.match(REMOTE_ADDR_RE);
   if (!match || !match.groups) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid remote address format');
+    throw Error('Invalid remote address format');
   }
 
   const { portID, version, channelID } = match.groups;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const parseLocalAddress = (
 } => {
   const match = address.match(LOCAL_ADDR_RE);
   if (!match || !match.groups) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid local address format');
+    throw Error('Invalid local address format');
   }
 
   const { portID, version, channelID } = match.groups;
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/deploy.ts b/multichain-testing/tools/deploy.ts
index 01dc0d1270e..5cd3fba5e53 100755
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/deploy.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/deploy.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const makeDeployBuilder = (
     const { stdout } = await execa`agoric run ${builder}`;
     const match = stdout.match(/ (?<name>[-\w]+)-permit.json/);
     if (!(match && match.groups)) {
-      throw new Error('no permit found');
+      throw Error('no permit found');
     }
     const plan = await readJSON(`./${match.groups.name}-plan.json`);
     console.log(plan);
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/makeHttpClient.js b/multichain-testing/tools/makeHttpClient.js
index e422f3f3c38..37344419946 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/makeHttpClient.js
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/makeHttpClient.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const jsonType = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
 
 const filterBadStatus = res => {
   if (res.status >= 400) {
-    throw new Error(`Bad status on response: ${res.status}`);
+    throw Error(`Bad status on response: ${res.status}`);
   }
   return res;
 };
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/marshalTables.js b/multichain-testing/tools/marshalTables.js
index 1eb50426883..827bd230cc3 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/marshalTables.js
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/marshalTables.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const synthesizeRemotable = (slot, iface) => {
  */
 export const makeClientMarshaller = valToSlot => {
   const noNewSlots = val => {
-    throw new Error(`unknown value: ${val}`);
+    throw Error(`unknown value: ${val}`);
   };
   const { convertValToSlot, convertSlotToVal } = makeTranslationTable(
     valToSlot || noNewSlots,
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/sleep.ts b/multichain-testing/tools/sleep.ts
index 1c4d40bfdec..66251a87dca 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/sleep.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/sleep.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const retryUntilCondition = async <T>(
     await sleep(retryIntervalMs, { log, setTimeout });
   }
 
-  throw new Error(`${message} condition failed after ${maxRetries} retries.`);
+  throw Error(`${message} condition failed after ${maxRetries} retries.`);
 };
 
 export const makeRetryUntilCondition = (defaultOptions: RetryOptions = {}) => {
diff --git a/packages/SwingSet/README.md b/packages/SwingSet/README.md
index 6c5d164e211..2409dc212e6 100644
--- a/packages/SwingSet/README.md
+++ b/packages/SwingSet/README.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ If wavy dot syntax is used on a Promise which rejects, the method is not invoked
 the return promise's `rejection` function is called instead:
 
 ```js
-const badP = Promise.reject(new Error());
+const badP = Promise.reject(Error());
 const p2 = badP~.foo();
 p2.then(undefined, rej => console.log('rejected', rej));
 // prints 'rejected'
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/auction.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/auction.js
index 0b33b7507da..99ffd43355c 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/auction.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/auction.js
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ export const makeAuctionCommand = (
         };
 
         if (Object.keys(params).length === 0) {
+          // InvalidArgumentError is a class constructor, and so
+          // must be invoked with `new`.
           throw new InvalidArgumentError(`no parameters given`);
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/gov.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/gov.js
index 26a2f111927..8a4b46d49e5 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/gov.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/gov.js
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ export const makeGovCommand = (_logger, io = {}) => {
     const done = found.filter(it => it.instanceName === instanceName);
     if (done.length > 0) {
       console.warn(`invitation to ${instanceName} already accepted`, done);
+      // CommanderError is a class constructor, and so
+      // must be invoked with `new`.
       throw new CommanderError(1, 'EALREADY', `already accepted`);
     }
   };
@@ -330,6 +332,8 @@ export const makeGovCommand = (_logger, io = {}) => {
       const info = await readLatestHead(
         `published.committees.${opts.pathname}.latestQuestion`,
       ).catch(err => {
+        // CommanderError is a class constructor, and so
+        // must be invoked with `new`.
         throw new CommanderError(1, 'VSTORAGE_FAILURE', err.message);
       });
 
@@ -346,6 +350,8 @@ export const makeGovCommand = (_logger, io = {}) => {
         const votingRight = cont.find(it => it.instanceName === opts.instance);
         if (!votingRight) {
           console.debug('continuing ids', cont, 'for', current);
+          // CommanderError is a class constructor, and so
+          // must be invoked with `new`.
           throw new CommanderError(
             1,
             'NO_INVITATION',
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/inter.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/inter.js
index f8353d41c8b..702b2ae0f48 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/inter.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/inter.js
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ export const makeInterCommand = (
     try {
       return rawExec(file, args, ...opts);
     } catch (err) {
+      // InvalidArgumentError is a class constructor, and so
+      // must be invoked with `new`.
       throw new InvalidArgumentError(
         `${err.message}: is ${file} in your $PATH?`,
       );
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ export const makeInterCommand = (
       const networkConfig = await getNetworkConfig(env);
       return makeWalletUtils({ fetch, execFileSync, delay }, networkConfig);
     } catch (err) {
+      // CommanderError is a class constructor, and so
+      // must be invoked with `new`.
       throw new CommanderError(1, 'RPC_FAIL', err.message);
     }
   };
@@ -431,6 +435,8 @@ inter auction status
   const parsePercent = v => {
     const p = Number(v);
     if (!(p >= -100 && p <= 100)) {
+      // InvalidArgumentError is a class constructor, and so
+      // must be invoked with `new`.
       throw new InvalidArgumentError('must be between -100 and 100');
     }
     return p / 100;
@@ -498,6 +504,8 @@ inter auction status
         const current = await getCurrent(from, { readLatestHead });
         const liveIds = current.liveOffers.map(([i, _s]) => i);
         if (!liveIds.includes(id)) {
+          // InvalidArgumentError is a class constructor, and so
+          // must be invoked with `new`.
           throw new InvalidArgumentError(
             `${id} not in live offer ids: ${liveIds}`,
           );
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/test-upgrade.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/test-upgrade.js
index ca1aeda4a83..20223ee7bc5 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/test-upgrade.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/test-upgrade.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export const makeTestCommand = (
       const networkConfig = await getNetworkConfig(env);
       return makeWalletUtils({ fetch, execFileSync, delay }, networkConfig);
     } catch (err) {
+      // CommanderError is a class constructor, and so
+      // must be invoked with `new`.
       throw new CommanderError(1, 'RPC_FAIL', err.message);
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/bundles.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/bundles.js
index e41eb21ef02..d2feca36e72 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/bundles.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/bundles.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const PACKAGE_NAME_RE = /^(?:@[^/]+\/)?[^/]+/;
 /** @param {Bundle} bundleObj*/
 export const extractBundleInfo = async bundleObj => {
   if (bundleObj.moduleFormat !== 'endoZipBase64') {
-    throw new Error('only endoZipBase64 is supported');
+    throw Error('only endoZipBase64 is supported');
   }
 
   const contents = Buffer.from(bundleObj.endoZipBase64, 'base64');
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/wallet.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/wallet.js
index c120db764e9..c8d3dc71e35 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/wallet.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/lib/wallet.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const getCurrent = async (addr, { readLatestHead }) => {
       await readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}.current`)
     );
   if (current === undefined) {
-    throw new Error(`undefined current node for ${addr}`);
+    throw Error(`undefined current node for ${addr}`);
   }
 
   // Repair a type misunderstanding seen in the wild.
diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/test/inter-cli.test.js b/packages/agoric-cli/test/inter-cli.test.js
index cddbe85fb07..5d7bb758626 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/test/inter-cli.test.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/test/inter-cli.test.js
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ const usageTest = (words, blurb = 'Command usage:') => {
     program.addCommand(cmd);
     for (const c of subCommands(program)) {
       c.exitOverride(() => {
+        // CommanderError is a class constructor, and so
+        // must be invoked with `new`.
         throw new CommanderError(1, 'usage', '');
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/casting/src/makeHttpClient.js b/packages/casting/src/makeHttpClient.js
index 834c50c40e2..e6fe7c1ec7e 100644
--- a/packages/casting/src/makeHttpClient.js
+++ b/packages/casting/src/makeHttpClient.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { freeze } = Object;
 
 const filterBadStatus = res => {
   if (res.status >= 400) {
-    throw new Error(`Bad status on response: ${res.status}`);
+    throw Error(`Bad status on response: ${res.status}`);
   }
   return res;
 };
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/binary.ts b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/binary.ts
index 524eb36d273..33c34900cf4 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/binary.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/binary.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class BinaryReader implements IBinaryReader {
   len: number;
 
   assertBounds(): void {
-    if (this.pos > this.len) throw new RangeError('premature EOF');
+    if (this.pos > this.len) throw RangeError('premature EOF');
   }
 
   constructor(buf?: ArrayLike<number>) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class BinaryReader implements IBinaryReader {
       fieldNo = tag >>> 3,
       wireType = tag & 7;
     if (fieldNo <= 0 || wireType < 0 || wireType > 5)
-      throw new Error(
+      throw Error(
         'illegal tag: field no ' + fieldNo + ' wire type ' + wireType,
       );
     return [fieldNo, wireType, tag];
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ export class BinaryReader implements IBinaryReader {
   }
 
   float(): number {
-    throw new Error('float not supported');
+    throw Error('float not supported');
   }
 
   double(): number {
-    throw new Error('double not supported');
+    throw Error('double not supported');
   }
 
   bool(): boolean {
@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@ export class BinaryWriter implements IBinaryWriter {
   sfixed32 = BinaryWriter.prototype.fixed32;
 
   float(value: number): BinaryWriter {
-    throw new Error('float not supported' + value);
+    throw Error('float not supported' + value);
   }
 
   double(value: number): BinaryWriter {
-    throw new Error('double not supported' + value);
+    throw Error('double not supported' + value);
   }
 
   bytes(value: Uint8Array): BinaryWriter {
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/helpers.ts b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/helpers.ts
index ebdafe89353..a5547f7a637 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/helpers.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function omitDefault<T extends string | number | bigint | boolean>(
     return input === BigInt(0) ? undefined : input;
   }
 
-  throw new Error(`Got unsupported type ${typeof input}`);
+  throw Error(`Got unsupported type ${typeof input}`);
 }
 
 interface Duration {
@@ -241,9 +241,7 @@ export class Decimal {
     const badCharacter = input.match(/[^0-9.]/);
     if (badCharacter) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-      throw new Error(
-        `Invalid character at position ${badCharacter.index! + 1}`,
-      );
+      throw Error(`Invalid character at position ${badCharacter.index! + 1}`);
     }
 
     let whole: string;
@@ -261,21 +259,21 @@ export class Decimal {
       switch (parts.length) {
         case 0:
         case 1:
-          throw new Error(
+          throw Error(
             'Fewer than two elements in split result. This must not happen here.',
           );
         case 2:
-          if (!parts[1]) throw new Error('Fractional part missing');
+          if (!parts[1]) throw Error('Fractional part missing');
           whole = parts[0];
           fractional = parts[1].replace(/0+$/, '');
           break;
         default:
-          throw new Error('More than one separator found');
+          throw Error('More than one separator found');
       }
     }
 
     if (fractional.length > fractionalDigits) {
-      throw new Error('Got more fractional digits than supported');
+      throw Error('Got more fractional digits than supported');
     }
 
     const quantity = `${whole}${fractional.padEnd(fractionalDigits, '0')}`;
@@ -293,13 +291,11 @@ export class Decimal {
 
   private static verifyFractionalDigits(fractionalDigits: number): void {
     if (!Number.isInteger(fractionalDigits))
-      throw new Error('Fractional digits is not an integer');
+      throw Error('Fractional digits is not an integer');
     if (fractionalDigits < 0)
-      throw new Error('Fractional digits must not be negative');
+      throw Error('Fractional digits must not be negative');
     if (fractionalDigits > maxFractionalDigits) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Fractional digits must not exceed ${maxFractionalDigits}`,
-      );
+      throw Error(`Fractional digits must not exceed ${maxFractionalDigits}`);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/varint.ts b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/varint.ts
index e379c6dcef1..4e82d8337ef 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/varint.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/codegen/varint.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function varint64read(this: ReaderLike): [number, number] {
     }
   }
 
-  throw new Error('invalid varint');
+  throw Error('invalid varint');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export function varint32read(this: ReaderLike): number {
   for (let readBytes = 5; (b & 0x80) !== 0 && readBytes < 10; readBytes++)
     b = this.buf[this.pos++];
 
-  if ((b & 0x80) != 0) throw new Error('invalid varint');
+  if ((b & 0x80) != 0) throw Error('invalid varint');
 
   this.assertBounds();
 
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/helpers.ts b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/helpers.ts
index e1023dbd16d..5e2cb864cd6 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-proto/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmic-proto/src/helpers.ts
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ const QUERY_REQ_TYPEURL_RE =
 export const typeUrlToGrpcPath = (typeUrl: Any['typeUrl']) => {
   const match = typeUrl.match(QUERY_REQ_TYPEURL_RE);
   if (!(match && match.groups)) {
-    throw new TypeError(
-      `Invalid typeUrl: ${typeUrl}. Must be a Query Request.`,
-    );
+    throw TypeError(`Invalid typeUrl: ${typeUrl}. Must be a Query Request.`);
   }
   const { serviceName, methodName } = match.groups;
   return `/${serviceName}.Query/${methodName}`;
diff --git a/packages/network/src/network.js b/packages/network/src/network.js
index 029675c5324..4f31ef83b95 100644
--- a/packages/network/src/network.js
+++ b/packages/network/src/network.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function throwIfInvalidPortName(specifiedName) {
   // Valid symbols: ., ,, _, +, -, #, [, ], <, >
   const portNameRegex = new RegExp('^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_+\\-#<>\\[\\]]{2,128}$');
   if (!portNameRegex.test(specifiedName)) {
-    throw new Error(`Invalid IBC port name: ${specifiedName}`);
+    throw Error(`Invalid IBC port name: ${specifiedName}`);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/notifier/src/publish-kit.js b/packages/notifier/src/publish-kit.js
index 86a3d1f295f..e2403db1455 100644
--- a/packages/notifier/src/publish-kit.js
+++ b/packages/notifier/src/publish-kit.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const makeQuietRejection = reason => {
   return rejection;
 };
 const tooFarRejection = makeQuietRejection(
-  harden(new Error('Cannot read past end of iteration.')),
+  harden(Error('Cannot read past end of iteration.')),
 );
 
 export const PublisherI = M.interface('Publisher', {
diff --git a/packages/smart-wallet/test/invitation1.test.js b/packages/smart-wallet/test/invitation1.test.js
index 5e9d2287779..b530f1727ad 100644
--- a/packages/smart-wallet/test/invitation1.test.js
+++ b/packages/smart-wallet/test/invitation1.test.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ test.serial('handle failure to create invitation', async t => {
         return slowWithdrawPurse;
       },
       getAssetSubscription: () => {
-        throw new Error('TODO');
+        throw Error('TODO');
       },
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/proposals/localchain-test.js b/packages/vats/src/proposals/localchain-test.js
index fcaf7751a56..201de2e38d2 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/proposals/localchain-test.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/proposals/localchain-test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const testLocalChain = async (
   let node = await chainStorage;
   if (!node) {
     console.error('testLocalChain no chainStorage');
-    throw new Error('no chainStorage');
+    throw Error('no chainStorage');
   }
 
   let result;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const testLocalChain = async (
     const emptyQuery = await E(localchain).queryMany([]);
     console.info('emptyQuery', emptyQuery);
     if (emptyQuery.length !== 0) {
-      throw new Error('emptyQuery results should be empty');
+      throw Error('emptyQuery results should be empty');
     }
 
     result = { success: true };
diff --git a/packages/vow/src/vow.js b/packages/vow/src/vow.js
index 2b4013eb0cb..e2539baf06f 100644
--- a/packages/vow/src/vow.js
+++ b/packages/vow/src/vow.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const prepareVowKit = zone => {
             case 'pending':
               return provideCurrentKit(this.facets.resolver).promise;
             default:
-              throw new TypeError(`unexpected stepStatus ${stepStatus}`);
+              throw TypeError(`unexpected stepStatus ${stepStatus}`);
           }
         },
       },
diff --git a/packages/vow/test/watch-utils.test.js b/packages/vow/test/watch-utils.test.js
index 0a841e19327..13e5be07d5d 100644
--- a/packages/vow/test/watch-utils.test.js
+++ b/packages/vow/test/watch-utils.test.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ test('asPromise handles vow rejection', async t => {
   const zone = makeHeapZone();
   const { watch, asPromise } = prepareBasicVowTools(zone);
 
-  const testPromiseP = Promise.reject(new Error('test error'));
+  const testPromiseP = Promise.reject(Error('test error'));
   const vow = watch(testPromiseP);
 
   await t.throwsAsync(asPromise(vow), { message: 'test error' });
diff --git a/packages/xsnap/src/build.js b/packages/xsnap/src/build.js
index 23032349121..a2c7e7074fe 100644
--- a/packages/xsnap/src/build.js
+++ b/packages/xsnap/src/build.js
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ async function main(args, { env, stdout, spawn, fs, os }) {
 
   if (isWorkingCopy || showEnv) {
     if (showEnv && !isWorkingCopy) {
-      throw new Error('XSnap requires a working copy and git to --show-env');
+      throw Error('XSnap requires a working copy and git to --show-env');
     }
     await updateSubmodules(showEnv, { env, stdout, spawn, fs });
     hasSource = true;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ async function main(args, { env, stdout, spawn, fs, os }) {
       }
       await makeXsnap({ spawn, fs, os }, { forceBuild });
     } else if (!hasBin) {
-      throw new Error(
+      throw Error(
         'XSnap has neither sources nor a pre-built binary. Docker? .dockerignore? npm files?',
       );
     }