diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js
index 263e6b6801f68b..d14ad46cb066ec 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const writable = new stream.Writable({
   write: common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
     assert.strictEqual(
       readable._readableState.awaitDrain,
-      0,
-      'State variable awaitDrain is not correct.'
+      0
     );
 
     if (chunk.length === 32 * 1024) { // first chunk
@@ -16,8 +15,7 @@ const writable = new stream.Writable({
       // We should check if awaitDrain counter is increased in the next
       // tick, because awaitDrain is incremented after this method finished
       process.nextTick(() => {
-        assert.strictEqual(readable._readableState.awaitDrain, 1,
-                           'Counter is not increased for awaitDrain');
+        assert.strictEqual(readable._readableState.awaitDrain, 1);
       });
     }