diff --git a/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js b/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
index aee7ac108be1..2cbf1a06c31d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
         schema: [
             { enum: ["always", "never"] }
-        ]
+        ],
+        messages: {
+            unexpected: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal.",
+            missing: "Missing space between template tag and template literal."
+        }
     },
 
     create(context) {
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 context.report({
                     node,
                     loc: tagToken.loc.start,
-                    message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal.",
+                    messageId: "unexpected",
                     fix(fixer) {
                         const comments = sourceCode.getCommentsBefore(node.quasi);
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 context.report({
                     node,
                     loc: tagToken.loc.start,
-                    message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal.",
+                    messageId: "missing",
                     fix(fixer) {
                         return fixer.insertTextAfter(tagToken, " ");
                     }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js b/tests/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
index 2475d727ba28..4de2d807184a 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const rule = require("../../../lib/rules/template-tag-spacing"),
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const ruleTester = new RuleTester({ parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } });
+const unexpectedError = { messageId: "unexpected" };
+const missingError = { messageId: "missing" };
 
 ruleTester.run("template-tag-spacing", rule, {
     valid: [
@@ -53,225 +55,167 @@ ruleTester.run("template-tag-spacing", rule, {
         {
             code: "tag `name`",
             output: "tag`name`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag `name`",
             output: "tag`name`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag`name`",
             output: "tag `name`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag /*here's a comment*/`Hello world`",
             output: "tag/*here's a comment*/`Hello world`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag/*here's a comment*/ `Hello world`",
             output: "tag/*here's a comment*/`Hello world`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag/*here's a comment*/`Hello world`",
             output: "tag /*here's a comment*/`Hello world`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag // here's a comment \n`bar`",
             output: null,
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag // here's a comment \n`bar`",
             output: null,
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag `hello ${name}`",
             output: "tag`hello ${name}`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag `hello ${name}`",
             output: "tag`hello ${name}`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "tag`hello ${name}`",
             output: "tag `hello ${name}`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "new tag `name`",
             output: "new tag`name`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new tag `name`",
             output: "new tag`name`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new tag`name`",
             output: "new tag `name`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "new tag `hello ${name}`",
             output: "new tag`hello ${name}`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new tag `hello ${name}`",
             output: "new tag`hello ${name}`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new tag`hello ${name}`",
             output: "new tag `hello ${name}`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "(tag) `name`",
             output: "(tag)`name`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "(tag) `name`",
             output: "(tag)`name`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "(tag)`name`",
             output: "(tag) `name`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "(tag) `hello ${name}`",
             output: "(tag)`hello ${name}`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "(tag) `hello ${name}`",
             output: "(tag)`hello ${name}`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "(tag)`hello ${name}`",
             output: "(tag) `hello ${name}`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "new (tag) `name`",
             output: "new (tag)`name`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new (tag) `name`",
             output: "new (tag)`name`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new (tag)`name`",
             output: "new (tag) `name`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         },
         {
             code: "new (tag) `hello ${name}`",
             output: "new (tag)`hello ${name}`",
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new (tag) `hello ${name}`",
             output: "new (tag)`hello ${name}`",
             options: ["never"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Unexpected space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [unexpectedError]
         },
         {
             code: "new (tag)`hello ${name}`",
             output: "new (tag) `hello ${name}`",
             options: ["always"],
-            errors: [
-                { message: "Missing space between template tag and template literal." }
-            ]
+            errors: [missingError]
         }
     ]
 });