diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index cdb824c3cffa8f..c73b49deb328cb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ try {
 }
 
 try {
-  assert.strictEqual(1, 2, 'oh no');
+  assert.strictEqual(1, 2, 'oh no'); // eslint-disable-line no-restricted-syntax
 } catch (e) {
   assert.strictEqual(e.message.split('\n')[0], 'oh no');
-  assert.strictEqual(e.generatedMessage, false,
-                     'Message incorrectly marked as generated');
+  // Message should not be marked as generated.
+  assert.strictEqual(e.generatedMessage, false);
 }
 
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany-bad-ancount.js b/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany-bad-ancount.js
index 63ed1774b11933..82378b31bc3552 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany-bad-ancount.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany-bad-ancount.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ server.bind(0, common.mustCall(() => {
     assert.strictEqual(err.syscall, 'queryAny');
     assert.strictEqual(err.hostname, 'example.org');
     const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(err, 'message');
-    assert.strictEqual(descriptor.enumerable,
-                       false, 'The error message should be non-enumerable');
+    // The error message should be non-enumerable.
+    assert.strictEqual(descriptor.enumerable, false);
     server.close();
   }));
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-next-tick-domain.js b/test/parallel/test-next-tick-domain.js
index 5c526197926df7..3e55ef3225fc40 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-next-tick-domain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-next-tick-domain.js
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ const origNextTick = process.nextTick;
 
 require('domain');
 
-assert.strictEqual(origNextTick, process.nextTick,
-                   'Requiring domain should not change nextTick');
+// Requiring domain should not change nextTick.
+assert.strictEqual(origNextTick, process.nextTick);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js
index 1edb061ea6a871..e506905c554c2c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const vm = require('vm');
 
-assert.strictEqual(typeof global.gc, 'function',
-                   'Run this test with --expose-gc');
+if (typeof global.gc !== 'function')
+  assert.fail('Run this test with --expose-gc');
 
 common.globalCheck = false;
 
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js
index 910e7a0fc497bd..bb366cfff04091 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ server.on('stream', common.mustCall((stream) => {
 }));
 server.setTimeout(serverTimeout);
 server.on('timeout', () => {
-  assert.strictEqual(didReceiveData, false, 'Should not timeout');
+  assert.ok(!didReceiveData, 'Should not timeout');
 });
 
 server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js
index a15fb46af6d28a..73114776df0a0e 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ server.on('stream', common.mustCall((stream) => {
   stream.write(content);
   stream.setTimeout(serverTimeout);
   stream.on('timeout', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(didReceiveData, false, 'Should not timeout');
+    assert.ok(!didReceiveData, 'Should not timeout');
   });
   stream.end();
 }));
 server.setTimeout(serverTimeout);
 server.on('timeout', () => {
-  assert.strictEqual(didReceiveData, false, 'Should not timeout');
+  assert.ok(!didReceiveData, 'Should not timeout');
 });
 
 server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-inspector.js b/test/sequential/test-inspector.js
index 50fcff2d425655..e7fec6f256399c 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-inspector.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-inspector.js
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ function checkBadPath(err) {
 }
 
 function checkException(message) {
-  assert.strictEqual(message.exceptionDetails, undefined,
-                     'An exception occurred during execution');
+  assert.strictEqual(message.exceptionDetails, undefined);
 }
 
 function assertNoUrlsWhileConnected(response) {