diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-agent-keepalive.js b/test/parallel/test-http-agent-keepalive.js
index 8ac8d79df192b0..917c4ee8101f9e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-agent-keepalive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-agent-keepalive.js
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ function remoteClose() {
         // waiting remote server close the socket
         setTimeout(common.mustCall(() => {
           assert.strictEqual(agent.sockets[name], undefined);
-          assert.strictEqual(agent.freeSockets[name], undefined,
-                             'freeSockets is not empty');
+          assert.strictEqual(agent.freeSockets[name], undefined);
           remoteError();
         }), common.platformTimeout(200));
       }));