diff --git a/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/resolve_input_uri_test.dart b/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/resolve_input_uri_test.dart
index 9e499dbc6cc..7ade6d598a7 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/resolve_input_uri_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/resolve_input_uri_test.dart
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ main() {
     expect(resolveInputUri('c:/foo').scheme, 'file');
     if (Platform.isWindows) {
       /// : is an invalid path character in windows.
-      expect(() => resolveInputUri('test:foo').scheme, throwsFormatException);
+      expect(() => resolveInputUri('test:foo').scheme, throwsArgumentError);
       expect(() => resolveInputUri('org-dartlang-foo:bar').scheme,
-          throwsFormatException);
+          throwsArgumentError);
     } else {
       expect(resolveInputUri('test:foo').scheme, 'file');
       expect(resolveInputUri('org-dartlang-foo:bar').scheme, 'file');