diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index a3ef20b708a030..5b57de3f7dda03 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const {
   FunctionPrototypeCall,
   Number,
   NumberIsFinite,
-  NumberIsInteger,
   MathMin,
   MathRound,
   ObjectIs,
@@ -862,14 +861,8 @@ const getValidMode = hideStackFrames((mode, type) => {
   if (mode == null) {
     return def;
   }
-  if (NumberIsInteger(mode) && mode >= min && mode <= max) {
-    return mode;
-  }
-  if (typeof mode !== 'number') {
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('mode', 'integer', mode);
-  }
-  throw new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(
-    'mode', `an integer >= ${min} && <= ${max}`, mode);
+  validateInteger(mode, 'mode', min, max);
+  return mode;
 });
 
 const validateStringAfterArrayBufferView = hideStackFrames((buffer, name) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
index 744d23b4e95080..66089049e0cf07 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-access.js
@@ -170,14 +170,12 @@ fs.accessSync(readWriteFile, mode);
     () => fs.access(readWriteFile, mode, common.mustNotCall()),
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
-      message: /"mode" argument.+integer/
     }
   );
   assert.throws(
     () => fs.accessSync(readWriteFile, mode),
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
-      message: /"mode" argument.+integer/
     }
   );
 });
@@ -194,14 +192,12 @@ fs.accessSync(readWriteFile, mode);
     () => fs.access(readWriteFile, mode, common.mustNotCall()),
     {
       code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      message: /"mode".+It must be an integer >= 0 && <= 7/
     }
   );
   assert.throws(
     () => fs.accessSync(readWriteFile, mode),
     {
       code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      message: /"mode".+It must be an integer >= 0 && <= 7/
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js
index 1bfa410a124d2d..cbe79adf02c478 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ assert.throws(() => {
 }, {
   code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
   name: 'RangeError',
-  message: 'The value of "mode" is out of range. It must be an integer ' +
-           '>= 0 && <= 7. Received 8'
 });
 
 assert.throws(() => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js
index e47dee023c9623..43185725e5fbcd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js
@@ -662,8 +662,7 @@ if (!common.isAIX) {
 // Check copyFile with invalid modes.
 {
   const validateError = {
-    message: /"mode".+must be an integer >= 0 && <= 7\. Received -1/,
-    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE'
+    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
   };
 
   assert.throws(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-sync.js
index 53eb2424549f93..07cfe98e99a5fd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-sync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-sync.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ async function validate() {
     copyFile(fixtures.path('baz.js'), dest, 'r'),
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
-      message: /mode.*integer.*string/
     }
   );
   await copyFile(fixtures.path('baz.js'), dest);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises.js
index c0cfb468a2aed9..98f333421911e5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ assert.strictEqual(
     access(__filename, 8),
     {
       code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      message: /"mode".*must be an integer >= 0 && <= 7\. Received 8$/
     }
   );
 
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ assert.strictEqual(
     access(__filename, { [Symbol.toPrimitive]() { return 5; } }),
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
-      message: /"mode" argument.+integer\. Received an instance of Object$/
     }
   );
 }