diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-ecdh-disable.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-ecdh-disable.js
index a44ce2cedbe6b1..9921ccd1a11f75 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-ecdh-disable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-ecdh-disable.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const options = {
   key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent2-key.pem`),
   cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent2-cert.pem`),
-  ciphers: 'ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA',
+  ciphers: 'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA',
   ecdhCurve: false
 };
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js
index d53029e4cc9511..e6e14bcf87a507 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-set-ciphers.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const options = {
   key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent2-key.pem`),
   cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent2-cert.pem`),
-  ciphers: 'DES-CBC3-SHA'
+  ciphers: 'AES256-SHA'
 };
 
 const reply = 'I AM THE WALRUS'; // something recognizable