diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/replacement.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/replacement.js
index eb29364f2f..f2d233d62f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/test/replacement.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/replacement.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import traverse from "../lib";
 import assert from "assert";
 import { parse } from "babylon";
 import * as t from "babel-types";
+import { expect } from "chai";
 
 describe("path/replacement", function () {
   describe("replaceWith", function () {
-    const ast = parse("export default function() {};", { sourceType: "module" });
-
     it("replaces declaration in ExportDefaultDeclaration node", function() {
+      const ast = parse("export default function() {};", { sourceType: "module" });
       traverse(ast, {
         FunctionDeclaration(path) {
           path.replaceWith(t.arrayExpression([
@@ -24,5 +24,74 @@ describe("path/replacement", function () {
 
       assert(ast.program.body[0].declaration.type == "ArrayExpression");
     });
+
+    it("throws error when trying to replace Program with a non-Program node", function() {
+      const ast = parse("var x = 3;");
+      expect(function() {
+        traverse(ast, {
+          Program(path) {
+            path.replaceWith(t.identifier("a"));
+          },
+        });
+      }).to.throw(/You can only replace a Program root node with another Program node/);
+    });
+
+    it("throws error when used with an array of nodes", function() {
+      const ast = parse("function abc() {}; var test = 17;");
+      expect(function() {
+        traverse(ast, {
+          NumericLiteral(path) {
+            path.replaceWith([
+              t.identifier("should"),
+              t.identifier("never"),
+              t.identifier("happen"),
+            ]);
+          },
+        });
+      }).to.throw(
+        /Don't use `path\.replaceWith\(\)` with an array of nodes, use `path\.replaceWithMultiple\(\)`/
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("throws error when used with source string", function() {
+      const ast = parse("(function() { var x = 3; var y = 17; var c = x + y; })();");
+      expect(function() {
+        traverse(ast, {
+          BinaryExpression(path) {
+            path.replaceWith("17 + 23");
+          },
+        });
+      }).to.throw(
+        /Don't use `path\.replaceWith\(\)` with a source string, use `path\.replaceWithSourceString\(\)`/
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("throws error when trying to replace removed node", function() {
+      const ast = parse("var z = 'abc';");
+      expect(function() {
+        traverse(ast, {
+          StringLiteral(path) {
+            path.remove();
+            path.replaceWith(t.identifier("p"));
+          },
+        });
+      }).to.throw(
+        /You can't replace this node, we've already removed it/,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("throws error when passed a falsy value", function() {
+      const ast = parse("var z = 'abc';");
+      expect(function() {
+        traverse(ast, {
+          StringLiteral(path) {
+            path.replaceWith();
+          },
+        });
+      }).to.throw(
+        /You passed `path\.replaceWith\(\)` a falsy node, use `path\.remove\(\)` instead/,
+      );
+    });
+
   });
 });