diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js
index bbfb5c1bec1836..09b17ad29deb5e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var net = require('net');
-var assert = require('assert');
+const common = require('../common');
+const net = require('net');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
 
 // Hopefully nothing is running on common.PORT
-var c = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
+const c = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
 
 c.on('connect', function() {
-  console.error('connected?!');
-  assert.ok(false);
+  common.fail('connected?!');
 });
 
 c.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
   console.error('couldn\'t connect.');
-  assert.equal('ECONNREFUSED', e.code);
+  assert.strictEqual('ECONNREFUSED', e.code);
 }));