diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index b23311281df807..7e21eacfe01406 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -171,13 +171,6 @@ added: v6.0.0
 
 Silence all process warnings (including deprecations).
 
-### `--expose-http2`
-<!-- YAML
-added: v8.4.0
--->
-
-Enable the experimental `'http2'` module.
-
 ### `--abort-on-uncaught-exception`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.10
diff --git a/doc/api/http2.md b/doc/api/http2.md
index 1fd50e971df912..ee193fd26eaaed 100644
--- a/doc/api/http2.md
+++ b/doc/api/http2.md
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ can be accessed using:
 const http2 = require('http2');
 ```
 
-*Note*: Node.js must be launched with the `--expose-http2` command line flag
-in order to use the `'http2'` module.
-
 ## Core API
 
 The Core API provides a low-level interface designed specifically around
diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index 36c44d6b2cf8c9..523a5cd721cd64 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ Emit pending deprecation warnings.
 .BR \-\-no\-warnings
 Silence all process warnings (including deprecations).
 
-.TP
-.BR \-\-expose\-http2
-Enable the experimental `'http2'` module.
-
 .TP
 .BR \-\-napi\-modules
 Enable loading native modules compiled with the ABI-stable Node.js API (N-API)
diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index 3ce558611e46e1..9abaaf348d5fd9 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -509,9 +509,6 @@
 
   const config = process.binding('config');
 
-  if (!config.exposeHTTP2)
-    delete NativeModule._source.http2;
-
   NativeModule.require = function(id) {
     if (id === 'native_module') {
       return NativeModule;
diff --git a/lib/internal/module.js b/lib/internal/module.js
index a6da58a8d73663..c5a26a04197b93 100644
--- a/lib/internal/module.js
+++ b/lib/internal/module.js
@@ -78,15 +78,11 @@ function stripShebang(content) {
 
 const builtinLibs = [
   'assert', 'async_hooks', 'buffer', 'child_process', 'cluster', 'crypto',
-  'dgram', 'dns', 'domain', 'events', 'fs', 'http', 'https', 'net',
+  'dgram', 'dns', 'domain', 'events', 'fs', 'http', 'http2', 'https', 'net',
   'os', 'path', 'perf_hooks', 'punycode', 'querystring', 'readline', 'repl',
   'stream', 'string_decoder', 'tls', 'tty', 'url', 'util', 'v8', 'vm', 'zlib'
 ];
 
-const { exposeHTTP2 } = process.binding('config');
-if (exposeHTTP2)
-  builtinLibs.push('http2');
-
 function addBuiltinLibsToObject(object) {
   // Make built-in modules available directly (loaded lazily).
   builtinLibs.forEach((name) => {
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index d6678dd967ea71..b29fd92bffb202 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ std::string config_warning_file;  // NOLINT(runtime/string)
 // that is used by lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
 bool config_expose_internals = false;
 
-// Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --expose-http2 is used.
-bool config_expose_http2 = false;
-
 bool v8_initialized = false;
 
 bool linux_at_secure = false;
@@ -3792,7 +3789,6 @@ static void PrintHelp() {
          "  --abort-on-uncaught-exception\n"
          "                             aborting instead of exiting causes a\n"
          "                             core file to be generated for analysis\n"
-         "  --expose-http2             enable experimental HTTP2 support\n"
          "  --trace-warnings           show stack traces on process warnings\n"
          "  --redirect-warnings=file\n"
          "                             write warnings to file instead of\n"
@@ -3915,7 +3911,7 @@ static void CheckIfAllowedInEnv(const char* exe, bool is_env,
     "--throw-deprecation",
     "--no-warnings",
     "--napi-modules",
-    "--expose-http2",
+    "--expose-http2",   // keep as a non-op through v9.x
     "--trace-warnings",
     "--redirect-warnings",
     "--trace-sync-io",
@@ -4117,7 +4113,7 @@ static void ParseArgs(int* argc,
       config_expose_internals = true;
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--expose-http2") == 0 ||
                strcmp(arg, "--expose_http2") == 0) {
-      config_expose_http2 = true;
+      // Keep as a non-op through v9.x
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "-") == 0) {
       break;
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/node_config.cc b/src/node_config.cc
index 2f45a5e9712ce7..3f0dbbee8b50ba 100644
--- a/src/node_config.cc
+++ b/src/node_config.cc
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ static void InitConfig(Local<Object> target,
   if (config_expose_internals)
     READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("exposeInternals");
 
-  if (config_expose_http2)
-    READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("exposeHTTP2");
-
   READONLY_PROPERTY(target,
                     "bits",
                     Number::New(env->isolate(), 8 * sizeof(intptr_t)));
diff --git a/src/node_internals.h b/src/node_internals.h
index fd8cc26a2881ca..13e6b12d1d9301 100644
--- a/src/node_internals.h
+++ b/src/node_internals.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ extern std::string openssl_config;
 // that is used by lib/module.js
 extern bool config_preserve_symlinks;
 
-// Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --expose-http2 is used.
-extern bool config_expose_http2;
 // Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --experimental-modules is used.
 // Used in node_config.cc to set a constant on process.binding('config')
 // that is used by lib/module.js
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-binding.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-binding.js
index 22c4783b1fabf5..5b7a74a0324ef8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-binding.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-binding.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-data-end.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-data-end.js
index 8c50389f3b85e1..569979e73efb5c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-data-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-data-end.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-connect.js
index 3c99b8d6615088..f39e808cc641ee 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-request.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-request.js
index b8510f6a445e2e..fd66dcd3866abb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-request.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-before-request.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-goaway.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-goaway.js
index c393cfc0706eb5..2be33049a4bc3a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-goaway.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy-goaway.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy.js
index f1095660313571..698f752b10e9a4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-destroy.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js
index 2e9f946194b05a..51ceb83677ccf2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-priority-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-priority-before-connect.js
index 7fd81c8b9332f0..7fc3841622e1dd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-priority-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-priority-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-promisify-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-promisify-connect.js
index 5b6dccad6a223e..f13f5f1408d307 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-promisify-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-promisify-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-request-options-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-request-options-errors.js
index 92dad5c8430428..5d3fc0ab5a1fd8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-request-options-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-request-options-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-rststream-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-rststream-before-connect.js
index 1a4aa938da6a75..073b2d4837d2d2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-rststream-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-rststream-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-set-priority.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-set-priority.js
index 08c799a6e1ffe0..f3e1d7afa50d7e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-set-priority.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-set-priority.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-settings-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-settings-before-connect.js
index 2ebb0654a3135a..27caa9e601897b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-settings-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-settings-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-shutdown-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-shutdown-before-connect.js
index 316a41d0f79d9b..4fed0ee3ad0703 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-shutdown-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-shutdown-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-socket-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-socket-destroy.js
index 9d2fdd3b44865c..f56a45cc3b5ed6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-socket-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-socket-destroy.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-stream-destroy-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-stream-destroy-before-connect.js
index 05ba63f0b54d41..4eefc4b9f322b3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-stream-destroy-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-stream-destroy-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-unescaped-path.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-unescaped-path.js
index 645fb331638846..3a7a607bc3539a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-unescaped-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-unescaped-path.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-upload.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-upload.js
index cee86e3fc65389..c9c6ebaa7a2236 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-upload.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-upload.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Verifies that uploading data from a client works
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-write-before-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-write-before-connect.js
index ed46840266a58a..26674dcad369e3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-write-before-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-write-before-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-errors.js
index dacb39c6dfe361..5774d1a922bd52 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2 --expose-internals
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue-check.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue-check.js
index 14e78155204770..800df1c432944f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue-check.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue-check.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue.js
index 291a70e0f27317..6f08e813ef385a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-continue.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-handling.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-handling.js
index 774d276b64e4ae..0a5de368c6cfff 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-handling.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-expect-handling.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-method-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-method-connect.js
index 8e6202317aafc3..1f43b3891b24ed 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-method-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-method-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-end.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-end.js
index a84f73883d660d..60a4876482e22a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-end.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-headers.js
index 286a0e19c87c11..05e645a362a2b4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-headers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-settimeout.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-settimeout.js
index 7cdae697cc0b63..460eb576bfd4f6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-settimeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-settimeout.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-trailers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-trailers.js
index 7fa649fe7fa0bf..713e4babd20107 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-trailers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-trailers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest.js
index 8c72e3876527c2..31cc5ff4ef794c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-close.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-close.js
index 9b42ae05dc24b4..35e39b9670868e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-close.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2 --expose-internals
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-createpushresponse.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-createpushresponse.js
index ecc8fea74ce637..bd9d5c1399792a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-createpushresponse.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-createpushresponse.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-destroy.js
index 20329e0d8fdfb4..e8f648bf291460 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-destroy.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-end.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-end.js
index 957983b0aedb6d..76cb692938bd9f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-end.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const { mustCall, mustNotCall, hasCrypto, skip } = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-finished.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-finished.js
index e54255f67cd2ee..cd17ff492ba91c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-finished.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-finished.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-flushheaders.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-flushheaders.js
index f02732df87b050..48bf4dd2d42fb9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-flushheaders.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-flushheaders.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-headers.js
index d753b3e6cc4230..25ec4fc11bcc6f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-headers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-settimeout.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-settimeout.js
index 6b5bf03d522045..6d06d07f7dc0ab 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-settimeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-settimeout.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statuscode.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statuscode.js
index ace05ddefe7372..96b033328f2855 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statuscode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statuscode.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property-set.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property-set.js
index bec056d013816d..45a876d674313b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property-set.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property-set.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property.js
index 3b3ef6bdc2c46e..21a5b6ea4e2820 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage-property.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage.js
index 0c74a2c8f2e8ab..841bafe724a7a8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-statusmessage.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-trailers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-trailers.js
index 3f3aa2045b4929..4d93e14dbec4b4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-trailers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-trailers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-write-no-cb.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-write-no-cb.js
index bc864af46df4cc..58a4ca053d222c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-write-no-cb.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-write-no-cb.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const { mustCall,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-writehead.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-writehead.js
index 12de2983468781..f6d74630fd83b2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-writehead.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverresponse-writehead.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-method.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-method.js
index 3626c7f2e51a26..78c9a345293c12 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-method.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-method.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-connect.js
index 60777dadeb8e1e..e5a4e429907090 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const { mustCall, hasCrypto, skip, expectsError } = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-cookies.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-cookies.js
index 3e20a5749dd638..e56970c08e3612 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-cookies.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-cookies.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-connect.js
index 2c40d7c653674a..a9c63d02b3feff 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-connect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Tests http2.connect()
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-secure-session.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-secure-session.js
index 6e0e2ca43da376..b367854f18ef68 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-secure-session.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-secure-session.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-session.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-session.js
index 22ab368f7bc59e..149b5164231a21 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-session.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-create-client-session.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-createsecureserver-nooptions.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-createsecureserver-nooptions.js
index 5a9849f9e11ab6..652a28150690f9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-createsecureserver-nooptions.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-createsecureserver-nooptions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-createwritereq.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-createwritereq.js
index f4151d94e6aa10..ca394a5d425470 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-createwritereq.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-createwritereq.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-date-header.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-date-header.js
index d7afeb5e2b90bc..ab0654e64cbcd7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-date-header.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-date-header.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-dont-override.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-dont-override.js
index d8573eac340b1d..cc60a2fe802a82 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-dont-override.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-dont-override.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-getpackedsettings.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-getpackedsettings.js
index 8c46afcb57fd82..2f7c76e9b6a6a3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-getpackedsettings.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-getpackedsettings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-goaway-opaquedata.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-goaway-opaquedata.js
index 9ff8b13cafd2ca..af1ce27dd4a8fa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-goaway-opaquedata.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-goaway-opaquedata.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-head-request.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-head-request.js
index ee86ded5498808..8c91132b5fdeeb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-head-request.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-head-request.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-https-fallback.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-https-fallback.js
index d49c7987143d33..266c6f89f34591 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-https-fallback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-https-fallback.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-info-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-info-headers.js
index a1491959df393f..1ef6f244e2d2db 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-info-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-info-headers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-max-concurrent-streams.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-max-concurrent-streams.js
index be101720dc478b..a65ac90c535b03 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-max-concurrent-streams.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-max-concurrent-streams.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-methods.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-methods.js
index dac61359ec010e..36f64f13abcf86 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-methods.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-methods.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-misused-pseudoheaders.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-misused-pseudoheaders.js
index 2744561025dcde..2ccb676b2199e5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-misused-pseudoheaders.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-misused-pseudoheaders.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-multi-content-length.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-multi-content-length.js
index da7fbd33a9f86c..d0f0094d2408aa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-multi-content-length.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-multi-content-length.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders-raw.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders-raw.js
index f9c7cc5f9bd484..5db253da3c3fa1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders-raw.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders-raw.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders.js
index bcdc9458b32778..7a118214e8f68b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-multiheaders.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-multiplex.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-multiplex.js
index 22622392b8c841..c818a28572eca7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-multiplex.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-multiplex.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Tests opening 100 concurrent simultaneous uploading streams over a single
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-noflag.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-noflag.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 903fd649c5e458..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-noflag.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// The --expose-http2 flag is not set
-'use strict';
-
-require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-
-assert.throws(() => require('http2'), // eslint-disable-line crypto-check
-              /^Error: Cannot find module 'http2'$/);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-headers-block-length.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-headers-block-length.js
index 6b47a248980b6c..402803dd33a73a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-headers-block-length.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-headers-block-length.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-reserved-streams.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-reserved-streams.js
index 425ac6eb4ea790..5e61907770665f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-reserved-streams.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-options-max-reserved-streams.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-padding-callback.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-padding-callback.js
index a63f1041f3f8f4..af547ad498da1b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-padding-callback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-padding-callback.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-priority-event.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-priority-event.js
index b577fdb37637e1..b0704902d31101 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-priority-event.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-priority-event.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-request-response-proto.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-request-response-proto.js
index 3bbf8e86434489..9f84f9f475a1a2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-request-response-proto.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-request-response-proto.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-204.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-204.js
index 2a531df4646977..13818d0243bfb3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-204.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-204.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-304.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-304.js
index d36dd8411f9306..04a092b51ed71a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-304.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-304.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-404.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-404.js
index b8e2a39c9a2c88..ba62f384485bc0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-404.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-404.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-compat.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-compat.js
index 53c5a34d2ae0fc..19325922799da6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-compat.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-compat.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-dir.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-dir.js
index fd212a4c339dc1..18a9540451f865 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-dir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-dir.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-errors.js
index 158c8cb4f074ed..d5f071b3769a14 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-errors.js
index 035699da50d199..faf37f3373486d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-invalid.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-invalid.js
index 7e08a29e93709b..f3bcab8904bee4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-invalid.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-invalid.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-range.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-range.js
index 13b525c6c11541..45d69a0598b294 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-range.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd-range.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Tests the ability to minimally request a byte range with respondWithFD
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd.js
index 502d6e86293d66..29a5fe665deb92 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-fd.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-push.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-push.js
index b16a9e1c600d2b..ed8c6bbd01866b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-push.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-push.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-range.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-range.js
index a4fda25a9017a8..92dd8491ec8eeb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-range.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-range.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file.js
index 3c5272f77fa024..30e0c154504dcf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-no-data.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-no-data.js
index b2fbf44af193df..74f85a9cd0cccd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-no-data.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-no-data.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-response-splitting.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-response-splitting.js
index 557967a3df6c81..8aae2156e43fd9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-response-splitting.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-response-splitting.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Response splitting is no longer an issue with HTTP/2. The underlying
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-serve-file.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-serve-file.js
index b7149963a1b2c3..492f2fcda8e7fe 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-serve-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-serve-file.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-additional.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-additional.js
index 5e04a87323e4c1..c05c67d3a3d5ca 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-additional.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-additional.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-priority.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-priority.js
index 74d7c011ba0be1..20ed2bc558102f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-priority.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-priority.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-push.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-push.js
index 429f37e2c68362..65c53b823d48c9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-push.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-push.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-respond.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-respond.js
index 4ea64e82812be1..4023be431fed07 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-respond.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-respond.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-rst.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-rst.js
index f066e76b5f97de..d067021253e913 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-rst.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-rst.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-state.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-state.js
index f5dce3e30a272d..b8ef65fb505fd8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-state.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-state.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-write.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-write.js
index 724e12624ef608..911fe015a7d815 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-destroy-before-write.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-errors.js
index 9280d63edb6233..7d7db6a24538fd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2 --expose-internals
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-disabled.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-disabled.js
index a9cdbd6239739d..c0148fe63b672e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-disabled.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-disabled.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors-args.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors-args.js
index 7d0c1045941e0b..5055c081b40351 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors-args.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors-args.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors.js
index ad26874f8a9f91..42d58c2ca17497 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-head.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-head.js
index a1172b8ecf3789..c2fc8db4a92eba 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-head.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream-head.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream.js
index c79ff7caecf0a9..395743869198ca 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-push-stream.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-before-respond.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-before-respond.js
index d8e9d0a6cc5bff..25dfa7e010610d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-before-respond.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-before-respond.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-stream.js
index 90966f7695b1ef..edaaed35c689c1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-rst-stream.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-set-header.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-set-header.js
index b681469ece2b18..ed27638f6849f4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-set-header.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-set-header.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-settimeout-no-callback.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-settimeout-no-callback.js
index eff0418fa7b6c2..cdea67f4e87d1e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-settimeout-no-callback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-settimeout-no-callback.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-shutdown-before-respond.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-shutdown-before-respond.js
index f870edc7be6eb2..c3ad9714b5f39b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-shutdown-before-respond.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-shutdown-before-respond.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js
index d77f7355676f02..0218f7357aec62 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socketerror.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socketerror.js
index 5bbb2130f0ec17..cad92fd29960dc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socketerror.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socketerror.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-startup.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-startup.js
index 1d236d2e65f207..dfded57493843e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-startup.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-startup.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Tests the basic operation of creating a plaintext or TLS
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-timeout.js
index c3a8ef88517bb5..28ab6efb87f6c1 100755
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-timeout.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-session-settings.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-session-settings.js
index 7f54bc2f02dcc8..53dff5b13926e3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-session-settings.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-session-settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-session-stream-state.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-session-stream-state.js
index f122b2718997f9..9bbac3f482cbcf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-session-stream-state.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-session-stream-state.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-single-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-single-headers.js
index cf66e570f91b19..bb2f57cba1a939 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-single-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-single-headers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code-invalid.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code-invalid.js
index 0fe8319db4140e..3a0d882dea19da 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code-invalid.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code-invalid.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code.js
index 9a6821b1d664db..e8f64da368a5f5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-status-code.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-stream-client.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-stream-client.js
index 658c66ce7af895..3b802f6e6d5a2a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-stream-client.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-stream-client.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-timeouts.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-timeouts.js
index a45b13826f6f4a..322c83211acd79 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-timeouts.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-timeouts.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-too-many-settings.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-too-many-settings.js
index 849e24af4e7ff3..4feda98c05d522 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-too-many-settings.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-too-many-settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Tests that attempting to send too many non-acknowledged
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-trailers.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-trailers.js
index 282899e65ebf5d..5e0db6a30c3db0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-trailers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-trailers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-util-asserts.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-util-asserts.js
index fd902f01a3d29a..3e1703d158ff63 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-util-asserts.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-util-asserts.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Flags: --expose-internals --expose-http2
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-util-headers-list.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-util-headers-list.js
index 8d665120c14776..aa5319c350bde5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-util-headers-list.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-util-headers-list.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Flags: --expose-internals --expose-http2
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 'use strict';
 
 // Tests the internal utility function that is used to prepare headers
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-window-size.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-window-size.js
index 57e27ac29bf73d..d6c6bf3fed2af2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-window-size.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-window-size.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // This test ensures that servers are able to send data independent of window
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-withflag.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-withflag.js
index 069212257c2f0b..0a01efc517b916 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-withflag.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-withflag.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-write-callbacks.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-write-callbacks.js
index e45e8ccb7d4a1d..e196ca8d3c5fa1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-write-callbacks.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-write-callbacks.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 // Verifies that write callbacks are called
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-write-empty-string.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-write-empty-string.js
index e7a55e5c0a440b..fea261917187da 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-write-empty-string.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-write-empty-string.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-zero-length-write.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-zero-length-write.js
index f261cc72961e51..899c28bace6f53 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-zero-length-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-zero-length-write.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
index a7c6184442aabc..7a401e90ea4bbc 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Flags: --expose-http2
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');