diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index 4f691caefd..81c93e533b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ rules:
   no-octal: 2
   no-redeclare: 2
   no-self-assign: 2
+  no-throw-literal: 2
   no-unused-labels: 2
   no-useless-call: 2
   no-useless-escape: 2
diff --git a/test/message/throw_custom_error.js b/test/message/throw_custom_error.js
index 8866ca8514..97df4fd390 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_custom_error.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_custom_error.js
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 require('../common');
 
 // custom error throwing
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
 throw ({ name: 'MyCustomError', message: 'This is a custom message' });
diff --git a/test/message/throw_custom_error.out b/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
index 401581f31d..ef73c52c88 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*test*message*throw_custom_error.js:5
+*test*message*throw_custom_error.js:6
 throw ({ name: 'MyCustomError', message: 'This is a custom message' });
 ^
 MyCustomError: This is a custom message
diff --git a/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.js b/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.js
index ad95d66e97..f02e5479d6 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ console.error('before');
 
 (function() {
 	// these lines should contain tab!
+	// eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
 	throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
 })();
 
diff --git a/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out b/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out
index d245cca494..e83b057684 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 before
-*test*message*throw_in_line_with_tabs.js:9
+*test*message*throw_in_line_with_tabs.js:10
 	throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
 	^
 [object Object]
diff --git a/test/message/throw_non_error.js b/test/message/throw_non_error.js
index d4dae642af..7a23908eec 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_non_error.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_non_error.js
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 require('../common');
 
 // custom error throwing
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
 throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
diff --git a/test/message/throw_non_error.out b/test/message/throw_non_error.out
index b98edc46ae..15f95fcc11 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_non_error.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_non_error.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*test*message*throw_non_error.js:5
+*test*message*throw_non_error.js:6
 throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
 ^
 [object Object]
diff --git a/test/message/throw_null.js b/test/message/throw_null.js
index 9b17aa68f1..2c5a8f47cc 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_null.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_null.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
 throw null;
diff --git a/test/message/throw_null.out b/test/message/throw_null.out
index 5d2c677240..eb3eeb1294 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_null.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_null.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-*test*message*throw_null.js:4
+*test*message*throw_null.js:5
 throw null;
 ^
 null
diff --git a/test/message/throw_undefined.js b/test/message/throw_undefined.js
index 18c27dbac8..7d0fef0dbd 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_undefined.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_undefined.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
 throw undefined;
diff --git a/test/message/throw_undefined.out b/test/message/throw_undefined.out
index 32a71f0486..c23dac051f 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_undefined.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_undefined.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-*test*message*throw_undefined.js:4
+*test*message*throw_undefined.js:5
 throw undefined;
 ^
 undefined
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index f9e82c758a..ba3f8ad352 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ threw = false;
 try {
   assert.throws(
       function() {
-        throw ({});
+        throw ({}); // eslint-disable-line no-throw-literal
       },
       Array
   );
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ testBlockTypeError(assert.throws, undefined);
 testBlockTypeError(assert.doesNotThrow, undefined);
 
 // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3275
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
 assert.throws(() => { throw 'error'; }, (err) => err === 'error');
 assert.throws(() => { throw new Error(); }, (err) => err instanceof Error);