diff --git a/test/.eslintrc.yaml b/test/.eslintrc.yaml
index 7c90a5026b27d0..f07dd076d93865 100644
--- a/test/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/test/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,33 @@ rules:
   ## common module is mandatory in tests
   node-core/required-modules: [error, common]
 
+  no-restricted-syntax:
+    # Config copied from .eslintrc.js
+    - error
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='doesNotThrow']"
+      message: "Please replace `assert.doesNotThrow()` and add a comment next to the code instead."
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='rejects'][arguments.length<2]"
+      message: "assert.rejects() must be invoked with at least two arguments."
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='throws'][arguments.1.type='Literal']:not([arguments.1.regex])"
+      message: "Use an object as second argument of assert.throws()"
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='throws'][arguments.length<2]"
+      message: "assert.throws() must be invoked with at least two arguments."
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.name='setTimeout'][arguments.length<2]"
+      message: "setTimeout() must be invoked with at least two arguments."
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.name='setInterval'][arguments.length<2]"
+      message: "setInterval() must be invoked with at least 2 arguments."
+    - selector: "ThrowStatement > CallExpression[callee.name=/Error$/]"
+      message: "Use new keyword when throwing an Error."
+    # Specific to /test
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='notDeepStrictEqual'][arguments.0.type='Literal']:not([arguments.1.type='Literal']):not([arguments.1.type='ObjectExpression']):not([arguments.1.type='ArrayExpression'])"
+      message: "The first argument should be the `actual`, not the `expected` value."
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='notStrictEqual'][arguments.0.type='Literal']:not([arguments.1.type='Literal']):not([arguments.1.type='ObjectExpression']):not([arguments.1.type='ArrayExpression'])"
+      message: "The first argument should be the `actual`, not the `expected` value."
+    - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='deepStrictEqual'][arguments.0.type='Literal']:not([arguments.1.type='Literal']):not([arguments.1.type='ObjectExpression']):not([arguments.1.type='ArrayExpression'])"
+      message: "The first argument should be the `actual`, not the `expected` value."
+    # TODO: Activate the `strictEqual` rule as soon as it produces less churn.
+    # - selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='strictEqual'][arguments.0.type='Literal']:not([arguments.1.type='Literal']):not([arguments.1.type='ObjectExpression']):not([arguments.1.type='ArrayExpression'])"
+    #   message: "The first argument should be the `actual`, not the `expected` value."
 # Global scoped methods and vars
 globals:
   WebAssembly: false
diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_conversions/test.js b/test/addons-napi/test_conversions/test.js
index 73d2c3314f600b..27e1fb322c4c47 100644
--- a/test/addons-napi/test_conversions/test.js
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_conversions/test.js
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ assert.deepStrictEqual(new String(''), test.toObject(''));
 assert.deepStrictEqual(new Number(0), test.toObject(0));
 assert.deepStrictEqual(new Number(Number.NaN), test.toObject(Number.NaN));
 assert.deepStrictEqual(new Object(testSym), test.toObject(testSym));
-assert.notDeepStrictEqual(false, test.toObject(false));
-assert.notDeepStrictEqual(true, test.toObject(true));
-assert.notDeepStrictEqual('', test.toObject(''));
-assert.notDeepStrictEqual(0, test.toObject(0));
+assert.notDeepStrictEqual(test.toObject(false), false);
+assert.notDeepStrictEqual(test.toObject(true), true);
+assert.notDeepStrictEqual(test.toObject(''), '');
+assert.notDeepStrictEqual(test.toObject(0), 0);
 assert.ok(!Number.isNaN(test.toObject(Number.NaN)));
 
 assert.strictEqual('', test.toString(''));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-exec-env.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-exec-env.js
index c34fdb7b49a161..41aaf992cfc8c9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-exec-env.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-exec-env.js
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ function after(err, stdout, stderr) {
     console.log(`error!: ${err.code}`);
     console.log(`stdout: ${JSON.stringify(stdout)}`);
     console.log(`stderr: ${JSON.stringify(stderr)}`);
-    assert.strictEqual(false, err.killed);
+    assert.strictEqual(err.killed, false);
   } else {
     success_count++;
-    assert.notStrictEqual('', stdout);
+    assert.notStrictEqual(stdout, '');
   }
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ child.stdout.on('data', function(chunk) {
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
   console.log('response: ', response);
-  assert.strictEqual(1, success_count);
-  assert.strictEqual(0, error_count);
+  assert.strictEqual(success_count, 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(error_count, 0);
   assert.ok(response.includes('HELLO=WORLD'));
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto.js
index 9a93e8422fd0b4..88d49167100fbe 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ assert(tlsCiphers.every((value) => noCapitals.test(value)));
 validateList(tlsCiphers);
 
 // Assert that we have sha1 and sha256 but not SHA1 and SHA256.
-assert.notStrictEqual(0, crypto.getHashes().length);
+assert.notStrictEqual(crypto.getHashes().length, 0);
 assert(crypto.getHashes().includes('sha1'));
 assert(crypto.getHashes().includes('sha256'));
 assert(!crypto.getHashes().includes('SHA1'));
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ assert(!crypto.getHashes().includes('rsa-sha1'));
 validateList(crypto.getHashes());
 
 // Assume that we have at least secp384r1.
-assert.notStrictEqual(0, crypto.getCurves().length);
+assert.notStrictEqual(crypto.getCurves().length, 0);
 assert(crypto.getCurves().includes('secp384r1'));
 assert(!crypto.getCurves().includes('SECP384R1'));
 validateList(crypto.getCurves());