diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth-with-header-in-request.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth-with-header-in-request.js
index b91dc143831086..c10f5ed7b0d31b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth-with-header-in-request.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth-with-header-in-request.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth.js
index d166120ac2930c..ab597e132c8012 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-auth.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-basic.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-basic.js
index 0aa7616d05b205..a6ecd3918f1803 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-basic.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-basic.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-https.request.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-https.request.js
index 87b7ac02e90573..f58be0257c1fc5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-https.request.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-https.request.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = https.createServer(httpsOptions, function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-only-support-http-https-protocol.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-only-support-http-https-protocol.js
index 903b4ba598babb..986f75d3076434 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-only-support-http-https-protocol.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-only-support-http-https-protocol.js
@@ -20,68 +20,25 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
+const common = require('../common');
 const http = require('http');
 const url = require('url');
 
-
-assert.throws(function() {
-  http.request(url.parse('file:///whatever'));
-}, function(err) {
-  if (err instanceof Error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      err.message, 'Protocol "file:" not supported. Expected "http:"');
-    return true;
-  }
-});
-
-assert.throws(function() {
-  http.request(url.parse('mailto:asdf@asdf.com'));
-}, function(err) {
-  if (err instanceof Error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      err.message, 'Protocol "mailto:" not supported. Expected "http:"');
-    return true;
-  }
-});
-
-assert.throws(function() {
-  http.request(url.parse('ftp://www.example.com'));
-}, function(err) {
-  if (err instanceof Error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      err.message, 'Protocol "ftp:" not supported. Expected "http:"');
-    return true;
-  }
-});
-
-assert.throws(function() {
-  http.request(url.parse('javascript:alert(\'hello\');'));
-}, function(err) {
-  if (err instanceof Error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      err.message, 'Protocol "javascript:" not supported. Expected "http:"');
-    return true;
-  }
-});
-
-assert.throws(function() {
-  http.request(url.parse('xmpp:isaacschlueter@jabber.org'));
-}, function(err) {
-  if (err instanceof Error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      err.message, 'Protocol "xmpp:" not supported. Expected "http:"');
-    return true;
-  }
-});
-
-assert.throws(function() {
-  http.request(url.parse('f://some.host/path'));
-}, function(err) {
-  if (err instanceof Error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      err.message, 'Protocol "f:" not supported. Expected "http:"');
-    return true;
-  }
+const invalidUrls = [
+  'file:///whatever',
+  'mailto:asdf@asdf.com',
+  'ftp://www.example.com',
+  'javascript:alert(\'hello\');',
+  'xmpp:foo@bar.com',
+  'f://some.host/path'
+];
+
+invalidUrls.forEach((invalid) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => { http.request(url.parse(invalid)); },
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL',
+      type: Error
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-path.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-path.js
index ab2e550f558cea..4cc5fbf48e015d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-path.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-post.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-post.js
index dab2e8f97ddac8..d8803cbfd267db 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-post.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-post.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-search.js b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-search.js
index 53d06556c318f5..111cf97874b4d3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-search.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-url.parse-search.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function check(request) {
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   // run the check function
-  check.call(this, request, response);
+  check(request);
   response.writeHead(200, {});
   response.end('ok');
   server.close();