diff --git a/test/sequential/test-worker-arraybuffer-zerofill.js b/test/sequential/test-worker-arraybuffer-zerofill.js
index b30f3e513c6ec6..43a4d94129e384 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-worker-arraybuffer-zerofill.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-worker-arraybuffer-zerofill.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 const Countdown = require('../common/countdown');
-const assert = require('assert');
 const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
 const { describe, it, mock } = require('node:test');
 
 describe('Allocating uninitialized ArrayBuffers ...', () => {
-  it('...should not affect zero-fill in other threads', () => {
+  it('...should not affect zero-fill in other threads', (t) => {
     const w = new Worker(`
       const { parentPort } = require('worker_threads');
 
@@ -32,11 +31,11 @@ describe('Allocating uninitialized ArrayBuffers ...', () => {
 
     const countdown = new Countdown(100, () => {
       w.terminate();
-      assert(fn.mock.calls.length > 0);
+      t.assert.ok(fn.mock.calls.length > 0);
     });
 
     w.on('message', (sum) => {
-      assert.strictEqual(sum, 0);
+      t.assert.strictEqual(sum, 0);
       if (countdown.remaining) countdown.dec();
     });
   });