diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_buffer/test.js b/test/addons-napi/test_buffer/test.js
index 713966775df18b..740b0474a79c60 100644
--- a/test/addons-napi/test_buffer/test.js
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_buffer/test.js
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ assert.strictEqual(binding.newBuffer().toString(), binding.theText);
 assert.strictEqual(binding.newExternalBuffer().toString(), binding.theText);
 console.log('gc1');
 global.gc();
-assert.strictEqual(binding.getDeleterCallCount(), 1, 'deleter was not called');
+assert.strictEqual(binding.getDeleterCallCount(), 1);
 assert.strictEqual(binding.copyBuffer().toString(), binding.theText);
 
 let buffer = binding.staticBuffer();
-assert.strictEqual(binding.bufferHasInstance(buffer), true,
-                   'buffer type checking fails');
+assert.strictEqual(binding.bufferHasInstance(buffer), true);
 assert.strictEqual(binding.bufferInfo(buffer), true);
 buffer = null;
 global.gc();
 console.log('gc2');
-assert.strictEqual(binding.getDeleterCallCount(), 2, 'deleter was not called');
+assert.strictEqual(binding.getDeleterCallCount(), 2);