diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/CreatedResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/CreatedResult.cs
index 476bfd6821..86737139ed 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/CreatedResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/CreatedResult.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
                 }
 
                 _location = value;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileContentResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileContentResult.cs
index abb2c09b1a..4d509d68bf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileContentResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileContentResult.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
                 }
 
                 _fileContents = value;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FilePathResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FilePathResult.cs
index fcaaabb4e6..0c303ea043 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FilePathResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FilePathResult.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
                 }
 
                 _fileName = value;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileStreamResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileStreamResult.cs
index ba24eced05..508524559f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileStreamResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/FileStreamResult.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
                 }
 
                 _fileStream = value;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/AntiForgery/AntiForgeryOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/AntiForgery/AntiForgeryOptions.cs
index d600bc0925..4c2c24814d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/AntiForgery/AntiForgeryOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/AntiForgery/AntiForgeryOptions.cs
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value",
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value),
                                                     Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(
-                                                                "CookieName", typeof(AntiForgeryOptions)));
+                                                                nameof(CookieName), typeof(AntiForgeryOptions)));
                 }
 
                 _cookieName = value;
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value",
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value),
                                                     Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(
-                                                                "FormFieldName", typeof(AntiForgeryOptions)));
+                                                                nameof(FormFieldName), typeof(AntiForgeryOptions)));
                 }
 
                 _formFieldName = value;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ControllerActionDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ControllerActionDescriptor.cs
index d52005c7a4..ddb82bc4ff 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ControllerActionDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ControllerActionDescriptor.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
                 }
 
                 base.DisplayName = value;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
index e94558a520..0af4d21448 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value",
-                                                    Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull("AntiForgeryOptions",
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value),
+                                                    Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(nameof(AntiForgeryOptions),
                                                                                                typeof(MvcOptions)));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/RouteDataActionConstraint.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/RouteDataActionConstraint.cs
index 4019a3fd1b..02e2757d42 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/RouteDataActionConstraint.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/RouteDataActionConstraint.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         {
             if (routeKey == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("routeKey");
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(routeKey));
             }
 
             RouteKey = routeKey;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelStateDictionary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelStateDictionary.cs
index 6dbd77bc6b..9ed12a9c9c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelStateDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelStateDictionary.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
                 }
                 _innerDictionary[key] = value;
             }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/SpanFactory/RawTextSymbol.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/SpanFactory/RawTextSymbol.cs
index a503d6a330..ba6fb5b795 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/SpanFactory/RawTextSymbol.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/SpanFactory/RawTextSymbol.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
         {
             if (content == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("content");
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(content));
             }
 
             Start = start;
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/SpanFactory.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/SpanFactory.cs
index 809b5555ba..8d8c72a7d1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/SpanFactory.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/SpanFactory.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test
         {
             if (content == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("content");
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(content));
             }
 
             Start = start;
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/TestUtils/RefTypeTestData.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/TestUtils/RefTypeTestData.cs
index 09866eca4c..686ea966d8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/TestUtils/RefTypeTestData.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/TestUtils/RefTypeTestData.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.TestCommon
         {
             if (testDataProvider == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("testDataProvider");
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(testDataProvider));
             }
 
             this.testDataProvider = testDataProvider;