diff --git a/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js b/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js
index ed0ff3d9227064..70c165ea7992be 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fs.watch(__filename, {persistent: false}, function() {
 // https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/6690
 let oldhandle;
 assert.throws(function() {
-  const w = fs.watch(__filename, common.noop);
+  const w = fs.watch(__filename, common.mustNotCall());
   oldhandle = w._handle;
   w._handle = { close: w._handle.close };
   w.close();
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ assert.throws(function() {
 oldhandle.close(); // clean up
 
 assert.throws(function() {
-  const w = fs.watchFile(__filename, {persistent: false}, common.noop);
+  const w = fs.watchFile(__filename, {persistent: false}, common.mustNotCall());
   oldhandle = w._handle;
   w._handle = { stop: w._handle.stop };
   w.stop();