diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-relative-lookup.js b/test/parallel/test-module-relative-lookup.js
index 6ebb8ee1881..3e1904dc14f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-relative-lookup.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-relative-lookup.js
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ const _module = require('module'); // avoid collision with global.module
 const lookupResults = _module._resolveLookupPaths('./lodash');
 let paths = lookupResults[1];
 
-assert.strictEqual(paths[0], '.',
-                   'Current directory gets highest priority for local modules');
+// Current directory gets highest priority for local modules
+assert.strictEqual(paths[0], '.');
 
 paths = _module._resolveLookupPaths('./lodash', null, true);
 
-assert.strictEqual(paths && paths[0], '.',
-                   'Current directory gets highest priority for local modules');
+// Current directory gets highest priority for local modules
+assert.strictEqual(paths && paths[0], '.');