diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
index 44eb244..4d9403d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
   <test-case FilePath="objects">
     <compilation-unit name="closed-closed-fieldname-conflict_issue173">
       <output-dir compare="Text">closed-closed-fieldname-conflict_issue173</output-dir>
-      <expected-error>Closed fields 0 and 1 have the same field name "name"</expected-error>
+      <expected-error>Duplicate field name "name"</expected-error>
     </compilation-unit>
   </test-case>
   <test-case FilePath="objects">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
index c217aa4..cfd8aeb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   <test-case FilePath="objects">
     <compilation-unit name="closed-closed-fieldname-conflict_issue173">
       <output-dir compare="Text">closed-closed-fieldname-conflict_issue173</output-dir>
-      <expected-error>Closed fields 0 and 1 have the same field name "name"</expected-error>
+      <expected-error>Duplicate field name "name"</expected-error>
       <source-location>false</source-location>
     </compilation-unit>
   </test-case>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/runtime/RuntimeRecordTypeInfo.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/runtime/RuntimeRecordTypeInfo.java
index 55108a1..be6cf62 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/runtime/RuntimeRecordTypeInfo.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/runtime/RuntimeRecordTypeInfo.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.RuntimeDataException;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
@@ -99,8 +101,7 @@
                     int j = getFieldIndex(baaos.getByteArray(), serializedFieldNameOffsets[i],
                             UTF8StringUtil.getStringLength(baaos.getByteArray(), serializedFieldNameOffsets[i]));
                     if (j != i) {
-                        throw new IllegalStateException("Closed fields " + j + " and " + i
-                                + " have the same field name \"" + fieldNames[i] + "\"");
+                        throw new RuntimeDataException(ErrorCode.DUPLICATE_FIELD_NAME, fieldNames[i]);
                     }
                 }
             } catch (IOException e) {