diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 8d9afe921f4292..6128c36a988ec1 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ exports.debuglog = function(set) {
     debugEnviron = process.env.NODE_DEBUG || '';
   set = set.toUpperCase();
   if (!debugs[set]) {
-    if (new RegExp('\\b' + set + '\\b', 'i').test(debugEnviron)) {
+    if (new RegExp(`\\b${set}\\b`, 'i').test(debugEnviron)) {
       var pid = process.pid;
       debugs[set] = function() {
         var msg = exports.format.apply(exports, arguments);
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ function stylizeWithColor(str, styleType) {
   var style = inspect.styles[styleType];
 
   if (style) {
-    return '\u001b[' + inspect.colors[style][0] + 'm' + str +
-           '\u001b[' + inspect.colors[style][1] + 'm';
+    return `\u001b[${inspect.colors[style][0]}m${str}` +
+           `\u001b[${inspect.colors[style][1]}m`;
   } else {
     return str;
   }
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
   // Some type of object without properties can be shortcutted.
   if (keys.length === 0) {
     if (typeof value === 'function') {
-      var name = value.name ? ': ' + value.name : '';
-      return ctx.stylize('[Function' + name + ']', 'special');
+      return ctx.stylize(`[Function${value.name ? `: ${value.name}` : ''}]`,
+        'special');
     }
     if (isRegExp(value)) {
       return ctx.stylize(RegExp.prototype.toString.call(value), 'regexp');
@@ -312,19 +312,19 @@ function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
     // now check the `raw` value to handle boxed primitives
     if (typeof raw === 'string') {
       formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-      return ctx.stylize('[String: ' + formatted + ']', 'string');
+      return ctx.stylize(`[String: ${formatted}]`, 'string');
     }
     if (typeof raw === 'symbol') {
       formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-      return ctx.stylize('[Symbol: ' + formatted + ']', 'symbol');
+      return ctx.stylize(`[Symbol: ${formatted}]`, 'symbol');
     }
     if (typeof raw === 'number') {
       formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-      return ctx.stylize('[Number: ' + formatted + ']', 'number');
+      return ctx.stylize(`[Number: ${formatted}]`, 'number');
     }
     if (typeof raw === 'boolean') {
       formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-      return ctx.stylize('[Boolean: ' + formatted + ']', 'boolean');
+      return ctx.stylize(`[Boolean: ${formatted}]`, 'boolean');
     }
   }
 
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@ function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
 
   // Make functions say that they are functions
   if (typeof value === 'function') {
-    var n = value.name ? ': ' + value.name : '';
-    base = ' [Function' + n + ']';
+    base = ` [Function${value.name ? `: ${value.name}` : ''}]`;
   }
 
   // Make RegExps say that they are RegExps
@@ -412,24 +411,24 @@ function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
   // Make boxed primitive Strings look like such
   if (typeof raw === 'string') {
     formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-    base = ' ' + '[String: ' + formatted + ']';
+    base = ` [String: ${formatted}]`;
   }
 
   // Make boxed primitive Numbers look like such
   if (typeof raw === 'number') {
     formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-    base = ' ' + '[Number: ' + formatted + ']';
+    base = ` [Number: ${formatted}]`;
   }
 
   // Make boxed primitive Booleans look like such
   if (typeof raw === 'boolean') {
     formatted = formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, raw);
-    base = ' ' + '[Boolean: ' + formatted + ']';
+    base = ` [Boolean: ${formatted}]`;
   }
 
   // Add constructor name if available
   if (base === '' && constructor)
-    braces[0] = constructor.name + ' ' + braces[0];
+    braces[0] = `${constructor.name} ${braces[0]}`;
 
   if (empty === true) {
     return braces[0] + base + braces[1];
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ function formatPrimitiveNoColor(ctx, value) {
 
 
 function formatError(value) {
-  return '[' + Error.prototype.toString.call(value) + ']';
+  return `[${Error.prototype.toString.call(value)}]`;
 }
 
 
@@ -609,9 +608,9 @@ function formatProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, visibleKeys, key, array) {
   }
   if (!hasOwnProperty(visibleKeys, key)) {
     if (typeof key === 'symbol') {
-      name = '[' + ctx.stylize(key.toString(), 'symbol') + ']';
+      name = `[${ctx.stylize(key.toString(), 'symbol')}]`;
     } else {
-      name = '[' + key + ']';
+      name = `[${key}]`;
     }
   }
   if (!str) {
@@ -649,7 +648,7 @@ function formatProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, visibleKeys, key, array) {
     }
   }
 
-  return name + ': ' + str;
+  return `${name}: ${str}`;
 }
 
 
@@ -664,13 +663,10 @@ function reduceToSingleString(output, base, braces) {
            // we need to force the first item to be on the next line or the
            // items will not line up correctly.
            (base === '' && braces[0].length === 1 ? '' : base + '\n ') +
-           ' ' +
-           output.join(',\n  ') +
-           ' ' +
-           braces[1];
+           ` ${output.join(',\n  ')} ${braces[1]}`;
   }
 
-  return braces[0] + base + ' ' + output.join(', ') + ' ' + braces[1];
+  return `${braces[0]}${base} ${output.join(', ')} ${braces[1]}`;
 }
 
 
@@ -854,7 +850,7 @@ exports.puts = internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
 
 
 exports.debug = internalUtil.deprecate(function(x) {
-  process.stderr.write('DEBUG: ' + x + '\n');
+  process.stderr.write(`DEBUG: ${x}\n`);
 }, 'util.debug is deprecated. Use console.error instead.');
 
 
@@ -905,7 +901,7 @@ exports.pump = internalUtil.deprecate(function(readStream, writeStream, cb) {
 
 exports._errnoException = function(err, syscall, original) {
   var errname = uv.errname(err);
-  var message = syscall + ' ' + errname;
+  var message = `${syscall} ${errname}`;
   if (original)
     message += ' ' + original;
   var e = new Error(message);
@@ -923,13 +919,13 @@ exports._exceptionWithHostPort = function(err,
                                           additional) {
   var details;
   if (port && port > 0) {
-    details = address + ':' + port;
+    details = `${address}:${port}`;
   } else {
     details = address;
   }
 
   if (additional) {
-    details += ' - Local (' + additional + ')';
+    details += ` - Local (${additional})`;
   }
   var ex = exports._errnoException(err, syscall, details);
   ex.address = address;