diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js
index 910e7a0fc497bd..bb366cfff04091 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write-file.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ server.on('stream', common.mustCall((stream) => {
 }));
 server.setTimeout(serverTimeout);
 server.on('timeout', () => {
-  assert.strictEqual(didReceiveData, false, 'Should not timeout');
+  assert.ok(!didReceiveData, 'Should not timeout');
 });
 
 server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js
index a15fb46af6d28a..73114776df0a0e 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-timeout-large-write.js
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ server.on('stream', common.mustCall((stream) => {
   stream.write(content);
   stream.setTimeout(serverTimeout);
   stream.on('timeout', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(didReceiveData, false, 'Should not timeout');
+    assert.ok(!didReceiveData, 'Should not timeout');
   });
   stream.end();
 }));
 server.setTimeout(serverTimeout);
 server.on('timeout', () => {
-  assert.strictEqual(didReceiveData, false, 'Should not timeout');
+  assert.ok(!didReceiveData, 'Should not timeout');
 });
 
 server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {