diff --git a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
index 8c07da9ca962b2..4210ad04b6807d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
+const { mustNotCall } = require('../common');
 
-process.on('beforeExit', function() {
-  assert.fail('exit should not allow this to occur');
-});
+process.on('beforeExit', mustNotCall('exit should not allow this to occur'));
 
 process.exit();