diff --git a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
index 6878135ce4d6d3..bd6162a46804bf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
+const common = require('../common');
 
 process.on('beforeExit', function() {
-  assert(false, 'exit should not allow this to occur');
+  common.fail('exit should not allow this to occur');
 });
 
 process.exit();