diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-init.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-init.js
index 0ebe4b772914c3..fd4e43fb863a20 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-init.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-init.js
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
   const worker = cluster.fork();
 
   worker.on('message', common.mustCall((message) => {
-    assert.strictEqual(message, true, 'did not receive expected message');
+    assert.strictEqual(message, true);
     const w = worker.disconnect();
-    assert.strictEqual(worker, w, 'did not return a reference');
+    assert.strictEqual(worker, w);
   }));
 
   worker.on('online', () => {