1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js b/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js
index 8343b6c264..038aa56c42 100644
--- a/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js
+++ b/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const assert = require('assert');
+const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const util = require('util');
 const { Socket } = require('net');
 const { JSStream } = internalBinding('js_stream');
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ class JSStreamSocket extends Socket {
       this[kPendingShutdownRequest] = req;
       return 0;
     }
-    assert.strictEqual(this[kCurrentWriteRequest], null);
-    assert.strictEqual(this[kCurrentShutdownRequest], null);
+    assert(this[kCurrentWriteRequest] === null);
+    assert(this[kCurrentShutdownRequest] === null);
     this[kCurrentShutdownRequest] = req;
 
     const handle = this._handle;
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ class JSStreamSocket extends Socket {
   }
 
   doWrite(req, bufs) {
-    assert.strictEqual(this[kCurrentWriteRequest], null);
-    assert.strictEqual(this[kCurrentShutdownRequest], null);
+    assert(this[kCurrentWriteRequest] === null);
+    assert(this[kCurrentShutdownRequest] === null);
 
     const handle = this._handle;
     const self = this;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class JSStreamSocket extends Socket {
 
     setImmediate(() => {
       // Should be already set by net.js
-      assert.strictEqual(this._handle, null);
+      assert(this._handle === null);
 
       this.finishWrite(handle, uv.UV_ECANCELED);
       this.finishShutdown(handle, uv.UV_ECANCELED);