diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb8ee5a72..8b1cb77e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ installations requiring long-term consistency.
 | [prefer-to-contain][]        | Suggest using `toContain()`                                       |                  | ![fixable-green][]  |
 | [prefer-to-have-length][]    | Suggest using `toHaveLength()`                                    |                  | ![fixable-green][]  |
 | [prefer-todo][]              | Suggest using `test.todo()`                                       |                  | ![fixable-green][]  |
-| [require-tothrow-message][]  | Require that `toThrow()` and `toThrowError` includes a message    |                  |                     |
+| [require-to-throw-message][] | Require that `toThrow()` and `toThrowError` includes a message    |                  |                     |
 | [valid-describe][]           | Enforce valid `describe()` callback                               | ![recommended][] |                     |
 | [valid-expect-in-promise][]  | Enforce having return statement when testing with promises        | ![recommended][] |                     |
 | [valid-expect][]             | Enforce valid `expect()` usage                                    | ![recommended][] |                     |
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ https://github.com/dangreenisrael/eslint-plugin-jest-formatting
 [prefer-to-contain]: docs/rules/prefer-to-contain.md
 [prefer-to-have-length]: docs/rules/prefer-to-have-length.md
 [prefer-todo]: docs/rules/prefer-todo.md
-[require-tothrow-message]: docs/rules/require-tothrow-message.md
+[require-to-throw-message]: docs/rules/require-to-throw-message.md
 [valid-describe]: docs/rules/valid-describe.md
 [valid-expect-in-promise]: docs/rules/valid-expect-in-promise.md
 [valid-expect]: docs/rules/valid-expect.md
diff --git a/docs/rules/require-tothrow-message.md b/docs/rules/require-to-throw-message.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/rules/require-tothrow-message.md
rename to docs/rules/require-to-throw-message.md
diff --git a/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts b/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts
index b7659cc24..921be2f31 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import plugin from '../';
 
-const ruleNames = Object.keys(plugin.rules);
+const excludeRules = [
+  // require-tothrow-message has been renamed to require-to-throw-message, remove in major version bump
+  'require-tothrow-message',
+];
+
+const ruleNames = Object.keys(plugin.rules).filter(rule => {
+  return excludeRules.includes(rule) === false;
+});
+
 const numberOfRules = 38;
 
 describe('rules', () => {
diff --git a/src/rules/__tests__/require-tothrow-message.test.ts b/src/rules/__tests__/require-to-throw-message.test.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from src/rules/__tests__/require-tothrow-message.test.ts
rename to src/rules/__tests__/require-to-throw-message.test.ts
index 8c2bc7407..05bca3b93 100644
--- a/src/rules/__tests__/require-tothrow-message.test.ts
+++ b/src/rules/__tests__/require-to-throw-message.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { TSESLint } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
-import rule from '../require-tothrow-message';
+import rule from '../require-to-throw-message';
+import deprecatedRule from '../require-tothrow-message'; // remove in major version bump
 
 const ruleTester = new TSESLint.RuleTester({
   parserOptions: {
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ const ruleTester = new TSESLint.RuleTester({
   },
 });
 
-ruleTester.run('require-tothrow-message', rule, {
+ruleTester.run('require-to-throw-message', rule, {
   valid: [
     // String
     "expect(() => { throw new Error('a'); }).toThrow('a');",
@@ -110,3 +111,22 @@ ruleTester.run('require-tothrow-message', rule, {
     },
   ],
 });
+
+// remove in major version bump
+ruleTester.run('require-tothrow-message', deprecatedRule, {
+  valid: ["expect(() => { throw new Error('a'); }).toThrow('a');"],
+
+  invalid: [
+    {
+      code: "expect(() => { throw new Error('a'); }).toThrow();",
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'requireRethrow',
+          data: { propertyName: 'toThrow' },
+          column: 41,
+          line: 1,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+});
diff --git a/src/rules/require-to-throw-message.ts b/src/rules/require-to-throw-message.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13282e4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/require-to-throw-message.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import {
+  ModifierName,
+  createRule,
+  isExpectCall,
+  parseExpectCall,
+} from './utils';
+
+export default createRule({
+  name: __filename,
+  meta: {
+    docs: {
+      category: 'Best Practices',
+      description: 'Require a message for `toThrow()`',
+      recommended: false,
+    },
+    messages: {
+      requireRethrow: 'Add an error message to {{ propertyName }}()',
+    },
+    type: 'suggestion',
+    schema: [],
+  },
+  defaultOptions: [],
+  create(context) {
+    return {
+      CallExpression(node) {
+        if (!isExpectCall(node)) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const { matcher, modifier } = parseExpectCall(node);
+
+        if (
+          matcher &&
+          matcher.arguments &&
+          matcher.arguments.length === 0 &&
+          ['toThrow', 'toThrowError'].includes(matcher.name) &&
+          (!modifier ||
+            !(modifier.name === ModifierName.not || modifier.negation))
+        ) {
+          // Look for `toThrow` calls with no arguments.
+          context.report({
+            messageId: 'requireRethrow', // todo: rename to 'addErrorMessage'
+            data: { propertyName: matcher.name }, // todo: rename to 'matcherName'
+            node: matcher.node.property,
+          });
+        }
+      },
+    };
+  },
+});
diff --git a/src/rules/require-tothrow-message.ts b/src/rules/require-tothrow-message.ts
index 13282e4fc..2d71a1ba5 100644
--- a/src/rules/require-tothrow-message.ts
+++ b/src/rules/require-tothrow-message.ts
@@ -1,50 +1,12 @@
-import {
-  ModifierName,
-  createRule,
-  isExpectCall,
-  parseExpectCall,
-} from './utils';
+import requireToThrowMessage from './require-to-throw-message';
 
-export default createRule({
-  name: __filename,
-  meta: {
-    docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
-      description: 'Require a message for `toThrow()`',
-      recommended: false,
-    },
-    messages: {
-      requireRethrow: 'Add an error message to {{ propertyName }}()',
-    },
-    type: 'suggestion',
-    schema: [],
-  },
-  defaultOptions: [],
-  create(context) {
-    return {
-      CallExpression(node) {
-        if (!isExpectCall(node)) {
-          return;
-        }
+// remove this file in major version bump
 
-        const { matcher, modifier } = parseExpectCall(node);
-
-        if (
-          matcher &&
-          matcher.arguments &&
-          matcher.arguments.length === 0 &&
-          ['toThrow', 'toThrowError'].includes(matcher.name) &&
-          (!modifier ||
-            !(modifier.name === ModifierName.not || modifier.negation))
-        ) {
-          // Look for `toThrow` calls with no arguments.
-          context.report({
-            messageId: 'requireRethrow', // todo: rename to 'addErrorMessage'
-            data: { propertyName: matcher.name }, // todo: rename to 'matcherName'
-            node: matcher.node.property,
-          });
-        }
-      },
-    };
+export default {
+  ...requireToThrowMessage,
+  meta: {
+    ...requireToThrowMessage.meta,
+    deprecated: true,
+    replacedBy: ['require-to-throw-message'],
   },
-});
+};