diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index e1dd06c4086..03650a98c61 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -344,19 +344,19 @@ void SecureContext::Init(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL3
       method = SSLv3_method();
 #else
-      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("SSLv3 methods disabled")));
+      return env->ThrowError("SSLv3 methods disabled");
 #endif
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv3_server_method") == 0) {
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL3
       method = SSLv3_server_method();
 #else
-      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("SSLv3 methods disabled")));
+      return env->ThrowError("SSLv3 methods disabled");
 #endif
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv3_client_method") == 0) {
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL3
       method = SSLv3_client_method();
 #else
-      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("SSLv3 methods disabled")));
+      return env->ThrowError("SSLv3 methods disabled");
 #endif
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_method") == 0) {
       method = SSLv23_method();