diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index d2f67808ce9bde..22d8f66339860e 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -1008,6 +1008,24 @@ static X509_STORE* NewRootCertStore() {
 }
 
 
+void GetRootCertificates(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  Local<Value> result[arraysize(root_certs)];
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < arraysize(root_certs); i++) {
+    if (!String::NewFromOneByte(
+            env->isolate(),
+            reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(root_certs[i]),
+            NewStringType::kNormal).ToLocal(&result[i])) {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
+      Array::New(env->isolate(), result, arraysize(root_certs)));
+}
+
+
 void SecureContext::AddCACert(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
@@ -2684,21 +2702,6 @@ static inline Local<Value> BIOToStringOrBuffer(Environment* env,
   }
 }
 
-static MaybeLocal<Value> X509ToPEM(Environment* env, X509* cert) {
-  BIOPointer bio(BIO_new(BIO_s_mem()));
-  if (!bio) {
-    ThrowCryptoError(env, ERR_get_error(), "BIO_new");
-    return MaybeLocal<Value>();
-  }
-
-  if (PEM_write_bio_X509(bio.get(), cert) == 0) {
-    ThrowCryptoError(env, ERR_get_error(), "PEM_write_bio_X509");
-    return MaybeLocal<Value>();
-  }
-
-  return BIOToStringOrBuffer(env, bio.get(), kKeyFormatPEM);
-}
-
 static bool WritePublicKeyInner(EVP_PKEY* pkey,
                                 const BIOPointer& bio,
                                 const PublicKeyEncodingConfig& config) {
@@ -6648,36 +6651,6 @@ void ExportChallenge(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 }
 
 
-void GetRootCertificates(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
-
-  if (root_cert_store == nullptr)
-    root_cert_store = NewRootCertStore();
-
-  stack_st_X509_OBJECT* objs = X509_STORE_get0_objects(root_cert_store);
-  int num_objs = sk_X509_OBJECT_num(objs);
-
-  std::vector<Local<Value>> result;
-  result.reserve(num_objs);
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < num_objs; i++) {
-    X509_OBJECT* obj = sk_X509_OBJECT_value(objs, i);
-    if (X509_OBJECT_get_type(obj) == X509_LU_X509) {
-      X509* cert = X509_OBJECT_get0_X509(obj);
-
-      Local<Value> value;
-      if (!X509ToPEM(env, cert).ToLocal(&value))
-        return;
-
-      result.push_back(value);
-    }
-  }
-
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      Array::New(env->isolate(), result.data(), result.size()));
-}
-
-
 // Convert the input public key to compressed, uncompressed, or hybrid formats.
 void ConvertKey(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   MarkPopErrorOnReturn mark_pop_error_on_return;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-root-certificates.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-root-certificates.js
index f200231fa301a5..5f7aa418ac05a3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-root-certificates.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-root-certificates.js
@@ -2,49 +2,30 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 if (!common.hasCrypto) common.skip('missing crypto');
 
-const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const tls = require('tls');
-const { fork } = require('child_process');
-
-if (process.argv[2] !== 'child') {
-  // Parent
-  const NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS = fixtures.path('keys', 'ca1-cert.pem');
-
-  fork(
-    __filename,
-    ['child'],
-    { env: { ...process.env, NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS } }
-  ).on('exit', common.mustCall(function(status) {
-    assert.strictEqual(status, 0);
-  }));
-} else {
-  // Child
-  assert(Array.isArray(tls.rootCertificates));
-  assert(tls.rootCertificates.length > 0);
-
-  // Getter should return the same object.
-  assert.strictEqual(tls.rootCertificates, tls.rootCertificates);
-
-  // Array is immutable...
-  assert.throws(() => tls.rootCertificates[0] = 0, /TypeError/);
-  assert.throws(() => tls.rootCertificates.sort(), /TypeError/);
-
-  // ...and so is the property.
-  assert.throws(() => tls.rootCertificates = 0, /TypeError/);
-
-  // Does not contain duplicates.
-  assert.strictEqual(tls.rootCertificates.length,
-                     new Set(tls.rootCertificates).size);
-
-  assert(tls.rootCertificates.every((s) => {
-    return s.startsWith('-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n');
-  }));
-
-  assert(tls.rootCertificates.every((s) => {
-    return s.endsWith('\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n');
-  }));
-
-  const extraCert = fixtures.readKey('ca1-cert.pem', 'utf8');
-  assert(tls.rootCertificates.includes(extraCert));
-}
+
+assert(Array.isArray(tls.rootCertificates));
+assert(tls.rootCertificates.length > 0);
+
+// Getter should return the same object.
+assert.strictEqual(tls.rootCertificates, tls.rootCertificates);
+
+// Array is immutable...
+assert.throws(() => tls.rootCertificates[0] = 0, /TypeError/);
+assert.throws(() => tls.rootCertificates.sort(), /TypeError/);
+
+// ...and so is the property.
+assert.throws(() => tls.rootCertificates = 0, /TypeError/);
+
+// Does not contain duplicates.
+assert.strictEqual(tls.rootCertificates.length,
+                   new Set(tls.rootCertificates).size);
+
+assert(tls.rootCertificates.every((s) => {
+  return s.startsWith('-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n');
+}));
+
+assert(tls.rootCertificates.every((s) => {
+  return s.endsWith('\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----');
+}));