diff --git a/test/parallel/test-parse-args-required-options.mjs b/test/parallel/test-parse-args-required-options.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 05929615025531..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-parse-args-required-options.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import '../common/index.mjs';
-import assert from 'node:assert';
-import { test } from 'node:test';
-import { parseArgs } from 'node:util';
-
-test('required option', () => {
-  const args = ['--foo']
-  parseArgs({
-    strict: true,
-    args,
-    options: {
-      foo: {
-        type: 'boolean',
-        required: true
-      }
-    }
-  })
-})
-
-test('required option fail', () => {
-  const args = []
-  assert.throws(() => {
-    parseArgs({
-      strict: true,
-      args,
-      options: {
-        foo: {
-          type: 'boolean',
-          required: true
-        }
-      }
-    }, {
-      code: 'ERR_PARSE_ARGS_REQUIRED_OPTION_VALUE'
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-parse-args.mjs b/test/parallel/test-parse-args.mjs
index 98cf9403743a41..6bd67dca8743bd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-parse-args.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-parse-args.mjs
@@ -823,3 +823,78 @@ test('tokens: strict:false with -- --', () => {
   const { tokens } = parseArgs({ strict: false, args, tokens: true });
   assert.deepStrictEqual(tokens, expectedTokens);
 });
+
+test('strict: required option', () => {
+  const args = ['--foo']
+  parseArgs({
+    args,
+    options: {
+      foo: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        required: true
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})
+
+test('required option', () => {
+  const args = ['--foo', '--goo']
+  parseArgs({
+    strict: false,
+    args,
+    options: {
+      foo: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        required: true
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})
+
+test('strict: false required option fail', () => {
+  const args = []
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    parseArgs({
+      strict: false,
+      args,
+      options: {
+        foo: {
+          type: 'boolean',
+          required: true
+        }
+      }
+    }, {
+      code: 'ERR_PARSE_ARGS_REQUIRED_OPTION_VALUE'
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('strict: no input but has required option', () => {
+  const args = []
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    parseArgs({
+      args,
+      options: {
+        foo: {
+          type: 'boolean',
+          required: true
+        }
+      }
+    }, {
+      code: 'ERR_PARSE_ARGS_REQUIRED_OPTION_VALUE'
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('strict: no input and no required option', () => {
+  const args = []
+  parseArgs({
+    args,
+    options: {
+      foo: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        required: false
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})