diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 96e9f927d3..82c115d02f 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -150,9 +150,10 @@ explicitly via error event handlers set on the domain instead.
 <a id="DEP0013"></a>
 ### DEP0013: fs async function without callback
 
-Type: Runtime
+Type: End-of-Life
 
-Calling an asynchronous function without a callback is deprecated.
+Calling an asynchronous function without a callback will throw a `TypeError`
+v8.0.0 onwards. Refer: [PR 12562](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562)
 
 <a id="DEP0014"></a>
 ### DEP0014: fs.read legacy String interface
diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 16311dead4..e867e99434 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -551,10 +551,14 @@ checks fail, and does nothing otherwise.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.6.7
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7831
     description: The passed `options` object will never be modified.
@@ -619,6 +623,10 @@ The synchronous version of [`fs.appendFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.30
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -626,7 +634,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -655,6 +663,10 @@ Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.97
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -662,7 +674,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -693,10 +705,14 @@ Synchronous chown(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -987,10 +1003,14 @@ a callback.)
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.4.7
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -1014,10 +1034,14 @@ Synchronous fchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.4.7
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -1043,10 +1067,14 @@ Synchronous fchown(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.96
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -1068,10 +1096,14 @@ Synchronous fdatasync(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.95
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -1094,10 +1126,14 @@ Synchronous fstat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.96
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -1119,10 +1155,14 @@ Synchronous fsync(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.8.6
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -1187,10 +1227,14 @@ Synchronous ftruncate(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.4.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v4.1.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2387
     description: Numeric strings, `NaN` and `Infinity` are now allowed
@@ -1225,10 +1269,14 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.futimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 deprecated: v0.4.7
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer}
@@ -1254,10 +1302,14 @@ Synchronous lchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 deprecated: v0.4.7
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer}
@@ -1283,6 +1335,10 @@ Synchronous lchown(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.31
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `existingPath` and `newPath` parameters can be WHATWG
@@ -1291,7 +1347,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `existingPath` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -1321,6 +1377,10 @@ Synchronous link(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.30
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -1328,7 +1388,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -1357,6 +1417,10 @@ Synchronous lstat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.8
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -1364,7 +1428,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -1393,10 +1457,14 @@ Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v5.10.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v6.2.1
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6828
     description: The `callback` parameter is optional now.
@@ -1619,6 +1687,10 @@ a Promise for an object with `bytesRead` and `buffer` properties.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.8
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -1626,7 +1698,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v6.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5616
     description: The `options` parameter was added.
@@ -1672,6 +1744,10 @@ the filenames returned will be passed as `Buffer` objects.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.29
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -1679,7 +1755,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v5.1.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3740
     description: The `callback` will always be called with `null` as the `error`
@@ -1775,6 +1851,10 @@ fs.readFileSync('<directory>'); // => null, <data>
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.31
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -1782,7 +1862,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -1840,6 +1920,10 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.read()`][]. Returns the number of `bytesRead`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.31
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
@@ -1847,7 +1931,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v6.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7899
     description: Calling `realpath` now works again for various edge cases
@@ -1906,6 +1990,10 @@ will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `oldPath` and `newPath` parameters can be WHATWG `URL`
@@ -1914,7 +2002,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `oldPath` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -1944,6 +2032,10 @@ Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameters can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
@@ -1951,7 +2043,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -1978,6 +2070,10 @@ Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -1985,7 +2081,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -2070,10 +2166,14 @@ Synchronous symlink(2). Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.8.6
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer}
@@ -2099,6 +2199,10 @@ passed as the first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncateSync()` is called.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -2106,7 +2210,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
@@ -2152,6 +2256,10 @@ when possible.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.4.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10739
     description: The `path` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object using `file:`
@@ -2159,7 +2267,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v4.1.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2387
     description: Numeric strings, `NaN` and `Infinity` are now allowed
@@ -2368,6 +2476,10 @@ to compare `curr.mtime` and `prev.mtime`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.2
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10382
     description: The `buffer` parameter can now be a `Uint8Array`.
@@ -2377,7 +2489,7 @@ changes:
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -2414,13 +2526,17 @@ the end of the file.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.11.5
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.2.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7856
     description: The `position` parameter is optional now.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
 -->
 
 * `fd` {integer}
@@ -2458,13 +2574,17 @@ the end of the file.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.29
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562
+    description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
+                 it will throw a `TypeError` at runtime.
   - version: v7.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10382
     description: The `data` parameter can now be a `Uint8Array`.
   - version: v7.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897
     description: The `callback` parameter is no longer optional. Not passing
-                 it will emit a deprecation warning.
+                 it will emit a deprecation warning with id DEP0013.
   - version: v5.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3163
     description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index b62bc67920..f159fc4bac 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const kMaxLength = require('buffer').kMaxLength;
 
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 
-const DEBUG = process.env.NODE_DEBUG && /fs/.test(process.env.NODE_DEBUG);
 const errnoException = util._errnoException;
 
 function getOptions(options, defaultOptions) {
@@ -88,48 +87,26 @@ function copyObject(source) {
   return target;
 }
 
-function rethrow() {
-  // TODO(thefourtheye) Throw error instead of warning in major version > 7
-  process.emitWarning(
-    'Calling an asynchronous function without callback is deprecated.',
-    'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0013', rethrow
-  );
-
-  // Only enable in debug mode. A backtrace uses ~1000 bytes of heap space and
-  // is fairly slow to generate.
-  if (DEBUG) {
-    var backtrace = new Error();
-    return function(err) {
-      if (err) {
-        backtrace.stack = err.name + ': ' + err.message +
-                          backtrace.stack.substr(backtrace.name.length);
-        throw backtrace;
-      }
-    };
-  }
-
-  return function(err) {
-    if (err) {
-      throw err;  // Forgot a callback but don't know where? Use NODE_DEBUG=fs
-    }
-  };
+var internalErrors;
+function lazyErrors() {
+  if (!internalErrors)
+    internalErrors = require('internal/errors');
+  return internalErrors;
 }
 
 function maybeCallback(cb) {
-  return typeof cb === 'function' ? cb : rethrow();
+  if (typeof cb === 'function')
+    return cb;
+  else
+    throw new (lazyErrors().TypeError)('ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK');
 }
 
 // Ensure that callbacks run in the global context. Only use this function
 // for callbacks that are passed to the binding layer, callbacks that are
 // invoked from JS already run in the proper scope.
 function makeCallback(cb) {
-  if (cb === undefined) {
-    return rethrow();
-  }
-
-  if (typeof cb !== 'function') {
-    throw new TypeError('"callback" argument must be a function');
-  }
+  if (typeof cb !== 'function')
+    throw new (lazyErrors().TypeError)('ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK');
 
   return function() {
     return cb.apply(null, arguments);
@@ -140,13 +117,8 @@ function makeCallback(cb) {
 // an optimization, since the data passed back to the callback needs to be
 // transformed anyway.
 function makeStatsCallback(cb) {
-  if (cb === undefined) {
-    return rethrow();
-  }
-
-  if (typeof cb !== 'function') {
-    throw new TypeError('"callback" argument must be a function');
-  }
+  if (typeof cb !== 'function')
+    throw new (lazyErrors().TypeError)('ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK');
 
   return function(err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
@@ -268,10 +240,10 @@ fs.access = function(path, mode, callback) {
   if (typeof mode === 'function') {
     callback = mode;
     mode = fs.F_OK;
-  } else if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
-    throw new TypeError('"callback" argument must be a function');
   }
 
+  callback = makeCallback(callback);
+
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
 
@@ -280,7 +252,7 @@ fs.access = function(path, mode, callback) {
 
   mode = mode | 0;
   var req = new FSReqWrap();
-  req.oncomplete = makeCallback(callback);
+  req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.access(pathModule._makeLong(path), mode, req);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-fs-readfile-error.js b/test/fixtures/test-fs-readfile-error.js
index 3f8d9a731e..9bac28f8ef 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-fs-readfile-error.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-fs-readfile-error.js
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-require('fs').readFile('/');  // throws EISDIR
+require('fs').readFileSync('/');  // throws EISDIR
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
index f378824cbc..9ea29c7141 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ assert.throws(() => {
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   fs.access(__filename, fs.F_OK);
-}, /^TypeError: "callback" argument must be a function$/);
+}, common.expectsError({code: 'ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK'}));
 
 assert.throws(() => {
   fs.access(__filename, fs.F_OK, {});
-}, /^TypeError: "callback" argument must be a function$/);
+}, common.expectsError({code: 'ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK'}));
 
 assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
   fs.accessSync(__filename);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
index 525392aa2b..65df0f82eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ fs.link(srcPath, dstPath, common.mustCall(callback));
 
 assert.throws(
   function() {
-    fs.link();
+    fs.link(undefined, undefined, common.mustNotCall());
   },
   /src must be a string or Buffer/
 );
 
 assert.throws(
   function() {
-    fs.link('abc');
+    fs.link('abc', undefined, common.mustNotCall());
   },
   /dest must be a string or Buffer/
 );
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-make-callback.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-make-callback.js
index 8a19e1cc96..aed5811fc7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-make-callback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-make-callback.js
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const cbTypeError = /^TypeError: "callback" argument must be a function$/;
+const cbTypeError = common.expectsError({code: 'ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK'});
 const callbackThrowValues = [null, true, false, 0, 1, 'foo', /foo/, [], {}];
 
 const { sep } = require('path');
-const warn = 'Calling an asynchronous function without callback is deprecated.';
 
 common.refreshTmpDir();
 
@@ -17,11 +16,6 @@ function testMakeCallback(cb) {
   };
 }
 
-common.expectWarning('DeprecationWarning', warn);
-
-// Passing undefined/nothing calls rethrow() internally, which emits a warning
-assert.doesNotThrow(testMakeCallback());
-
 function invalidCallbackThrowsTests() {
   callbackThrowValues.forEach((value) => {
     assert.throws(testMakeCallback(value), cbTypeError);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-makeStatsCallback.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-makeStatsCallback.js
index 84a46bb72e..5f923d4786 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-makeStatsCallback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-makeStatsCallback.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const cbTypeError = /^TypeError: "callback" argument must be a function$/;
+const cbTypeError = common.expectsError({code: 'ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK'});
 const callbackThrowValues = [null, true, false, 0, 1, 'foo', /foo/, [], {}];
-const warn = 'Calling an asynchronous function without callback is deprecated.';
 
 function testMakeStatsCallback(cb) {
   return function() {
@@ -13,14 +12,9 @@ function testMakeStatsCallback(cb) {
   };
 }
 
-common.expectWarning('DeprecationWarning', warn);
-
 // Verify the case where a callback function is provided
 assert.doesNotThrow(testMakeStatsCallback(common.noop));
 
-// Passing undefined/nothing calls rethrow() internally, which emits a warning
-assert.doesNotThrow(testMakeStatsCallback());
-
 function invalidCallbackThrowsTests() {
   callbackThrowValues.forEach((value) => {
     assert.throws(testMakeStatsCallback(value), cbTypeError);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdtemp.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdtemp.js
index d4773aa37b..82c58dbf78 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdtemp.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdtemp.js
@@ -29,8 +29,3 @@ fs.mkdtemp(path.join(common.tmpDir, 'bar.'), common.mustCall(handler));
 // Same test as above, but making sure that passing an options object doesn't
 // affect the way the callback function is handled.
 fs.mkdtemp(path.join(common.tmpDir, 'bar.'), {}, common.mustCall(handler));
-
-// Making sure that not passing a callback doesn't crash, as a default function
-// is passed internally.
-assert.doesNotThrow(() => fs.mkdtemp(path.join(common.tmpDir, 'bar-')));
-assert.doesNotThrow(() => fs.mkdtemp(path.join(common.tmpDir, 'bar-'), {}));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
index 208b478c12..074d7d4af2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function test(env, cb) {
 
 test({ NODE_DEBUG: '' }, common.mustCall((data) => {
   assert(/EISDIR/.test(data));
-  assert(!/test-fs-readfile-error/.test(data));
+  assert(/test-fs-readfile-error/.test(data));
 }));
 
 test({ NODE_DEBUG: 'fs' }, common.mustCall((data) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-write-no-fd.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-write-no-fd.js
index 0aaec4b733..576457203e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-write-no-fd.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-write-no-fd.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 assert.throws(function() {
-  fs.write(null, Buffer.allocUnsafe(1), 0, 1);
+  fs.write(null, Buffer.allocUnsafe(1), 0, 1, common.mustNotCall());
 }, /TypeError/);
 
 assert.throws(function() {
-  fs.write(null, '1', 0, 1);
+  fs.write(null, '1', 0, 1, common.mustNotCall());
 }, /TypeError/);