diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-from-binary.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-from-binary.js
index ed1be9b3157229..435e0d82da5396 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-from-binary.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-from-binary.js
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ const b = Buffer.from(ucs2_control + ucs2_control, 'ucs2');
     .update(datum1.toString('base64'), 'base64')
     .digest('hex');
   const hash1_direct = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(datum1).digest('hex');
-  assert.strictEqual(hash1_direct, hash1_converted, 'should hash the same.');
+  assert.strictEqual(hash1_direct, hash1_converted);
 
   const datum2 = b;
   const hash2_converted = crypto.createHash('sha1')
     .update(datum2.toString('base64'), 'base64')
     .digest('hex');
   const hash2_direct = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(datum2).digest('hex');
-  assert.strictEqual(hash2_direct, hash2_converted, 'should hash the same.');
+  assert.strictEqual(hash2_direct, hash2_converted);
 }