1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js b/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
index 59706e90c7..ae11985e12 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
 const http = require('http');
 
-assert.throws(
+common.expectsError(
   () => http.request({ method: '\0' }),
-  common.expectsError({
+  {
     code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN',
     type: TypeError,
     message: 'Method must be a valid HTTP token ["\u0000"]'
-  })
+  }
 );