diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-writableState-uncorked-bufferedRequestCount.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-writableState-uncorked-bufferedRequestCount.js
index dbd306c53f9ccb..86dd7aed1b1403 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-writableState-uncorked-bufferedRequestCount.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-writableState-uncorked-bufferedRequestCount.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const writable = new stream.Writable();
 
 writable._writev = common.mustCall((chunks, cb) => {
-  assert.strictEqual(chunks.length, 2, 'two chunks to write');
+  assert.strictEqual(chunks.length, 2);
   cb();
 }, 1);