diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-https-timeout.js
index 865c15165e2460..ad8decc03cf474 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-timeout.js
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 
 if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('missing crypto');
   return;
 }
-var https = require('https');
+const https = require('https');
 
-var fs = require('fs');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
-var options = {
+const options = {
   key: fs.readFileSync(common.fixturesDir + '/keys/agent1-key.pem'),
   cert: fs.readFileSync(common.fixturesDir + '/keys/agent1-cert.pem')
 };
 
 // a server that never replies
-var server = https.createServer(options, function() {
+const server = https.createServer(options, function() {
   console.log('Got request.  Doing nothing.');
-}).listen(0, function() {
-  var req = https.request({
+}).listen(0, common.mustCall(function() {
+  const req = https.request({
     host: 'localhost',
     port: this.address().port,
     path: '/',
@@ -28,26 +28,14 @@ var server = https.createServer(options, function() {
   req.setTimeout(10);
   req.end();
 
-  req.on('response', function(res) {
+  req.on('response', function() {
     console.log('got response');
   });
 
-  req.on('socket', function() {
-    console.log('got a socket');
-
-    req.socket.on('connect', function() {
-      console.log('socket connected');
-    });
-
-    setTimeout(function() {
-      throw new Error('Did not get timeout event');
-    }, 200);
-  });
-
-  req.on('timeout', function() {
+  req.on('timeout', common.mustCall(function() {
     console.log('timeout occurred outside');
     req.destroy();
     server.close();
     process.exit(0);
-  });
-});
+  }));
+}));