diff --git a/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/messages.test.ts.snap b/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/messages.test.ts.snap
index 37e27727cce8..2d8bc9e0b278 100644
--- a/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/messages.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/messages.test.ts.snap
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ exports[`should return the error cause if there is one 1`] = `
     Cause:
      Cause Error
 
-          <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:567:17)</intensity>
+          <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:565:12)</intensity>
 
 "
 `;
@@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ exports[`should return the inner errors of an AggregateError 1`] = `
 
     AggregateError:
 
-      <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:583:20)</intensity>
+      <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:582:20)</intensity>
 
     Errors contained in AggregateError:
      Err 1
 
-          <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:583:40)</intensity>
+          <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:582:40)</intensity>
 
      Err 2
 
-          <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:583:60)</intensity>
+          <dim>at Object.<anonymous> (</intensity>packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts<dim>:582:60)</intensity>
 
 "
 `;
diff --git a/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts b/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts
index c91fc4b92837..a542c18493dc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-message-util/src/__tests__/messages.test.ts
@@ -561,10 +561,9 @@ it('getTopFrame should return a path for mjs files', () => {
 });
 
 it('should return the error cause if there is one', () => {
-  const error = new Error('Test exception');
-  // TODO pass `cause` to the `Error` constructor when lowest supported Node version is 16.9.0 and above
-  // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#error-cause
-  error.cause = new Error('Cause Error');
+  const error = new Error('Test exception', {
+    cause: new Error('Cause Error'),
+  });
   const message = formatExecError(
     error,
     {