1 files changed, 0 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index 56489b9e6e..12ae824757 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -19,17 +19,12 @@
 // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-// Flags: --expose-internals
-
 'use strict';
 
 /* eslint-disable node-core/prefer-common-expectserror */
 
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
-const { errorCache } = require('internal/assert');
-const { writeFileSync, unlinkSync } = require('fs');
 const { inspect } = require('util');
 const a = assert;
 
@@ -793,40 +788,6 @@ common.expectsError(
   }
 );
 
-// Do not try to check Node.js modules.
-{
-  const e = new EventEmitter();
-
-  e.on('hello', assert);
-
-  let threw = false;
-  try {
-    e.emit('hello', false);
-  } catch (err) {
-    const frames = err.stack.split('\n');
-    const [, filename, line, column] = frames[1].match(/\((.+):(\d+):(\d+)\)/);
-    // Reset the cache to check again
-    const size = errorCache.size;
-    errorCache.delete(`${filename}${line - 1}${column - 1}`);
-    assert.strictEqual(errorCache.size, size - 1);
-    const data = `${'\n'.repeat(line - 1)}${' '.repeat(column - 1)}` +
-                 'ok(failed(badly));';
-    try {
-      writeFileSync(filename, data);
-      assert.throws(
-        () => e.emit('hello', false),
-        {
-          message: 'false == true'
-        }
-      );
-      threw = true;
-    } finally {
-      unlinkSync(filename);
-    }
-  }
-  assert(threw);
-}
-
 common.expectsError(
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
   () => assert.throws(() => {}, 'Error message', 'message'),