diff --git a/lib/rules/methods.js b/lib/rules/methods.js
index 1cb0245880..075087f042 100644
--- a/lib/rules/methods.js
+++ b/lib/rules/methods.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {NON_METEOR} from '../util/environment'
 import {getExecutors} from '../util'
-import {isMeteorCall, getPropertyName, refersTo, hasContext} from '../util/ast'
+import {isMeteorCall, isMeteorProp, getPropertyName, refersTo, hasContext} from '../util/ast'
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Rule Definition
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ module.exports = getMeta => context => {
   return {
 
     NewExpression: function (node) {
+
+      if (!isMeteorProp(node.callee, 'Error')) {
+        return
+      }
+
       const executors = getExecutors(env, context.getAncestors())
       if (executors.size === 0) {
         return
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 454e8e3bc2..7db6c725ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "colors": "1.1.2",
     "coveralls": "2.11.4",
     "cz-conventional-changelog": "1.1.4",
-    "eslint": "1.7.2",
+    "eslint": "1.7.3",
     "ghooks": "0.3.2",
     "istanbul": "0.4.0",
     "mocha": "2.3.3",
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/methods.js b/tests/lib/rules/methods.js
index 3f131d020c..76fdb05f99 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/methods.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/methods.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const rule = require('../../../dist/rules/methods')
 const RuleTester = require('eslint').RuleTester
 
 const commonValidCode = [
+  'new Meteor.foo()',
   'Meteor.call("foo")',
   'Meteor.call("foo", true)',
   'Meteor.apply("foo", [], function () {})',