diff --git a/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js b/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js index cdeba1941c4b02..3734796e2d2a2d 100644 --- a/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js +++ b/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const kReadableOperator = { notStrictEqualObject: 'Expected "actual" not to be reference-equal to "expected":', notDeepEqual: 'Expected "actual" not to be loosely deep-equal to:', - notIdentical: 'Values identical but not reference-equal:', + notIdentical: 'Values have same structure but are not reference-equal:', notDeepEqualUnequal: 'Expected values not to be loosely deep-equal:' }; diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js index 2959f54c7a1c4a..f65caac433b2a8 100644 --- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js +++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ assert.throws(() => { throw null; }, 'foo'); assert.throws( () => assert.strictEqual([], []), { - message: 'Values identical but not reference-equal:\n\n[]\n' + message: 'Values have same structure but are not reference-equal:\n\n[]\n' } );