diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js
index 6d4f5e9f7e4781..ec8e088221277f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
   });
 
   tw.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks, 'got chunks in the right order');
+    // got chunks in the right order
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks);
   }));
 
   chunks.forEach(function(chunk) {
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
   });
 
   tw.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks, 'got chunks in the right order');
+    //  got chunks in the right order
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks);
   }));
 
   let i = 0;
@@ -94,7 +96,8 @@ for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
   let drains = 0;
 
   tw.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks, 'got chunks in the right order');
+    // got chunks in the right order
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks);
     assert.strictEqual(drains, 17);
   }));
 
@@ -139,7 +142,8 @@ for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
       undefined ];
 
   tw.on('finish', function() {
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks, 'got the expected chunks');
+    // got the expected chunks
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks);
   });
 
   chunks.forEach(function(chunk, i) {
@@ -177,7 +181,8 @@ for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
       undefined ];
 
   tw.on('finish', function() {
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks, 'got the expected chunks');
+    // got the expected chunks
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks);
   });
 
   chunks.forEach(function(chunk, i) {
@@ -205,9 +210,10 @@ for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
 
   tw.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
     process.nextTick(common.mustCall(function() {
-      assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks,
-                             'got chunks in the right order');
-      assert.deepStrictEqual(callbacks._called, chunks, 'called all callbacks');
+      // got chunks in the right order
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(tw.buffer, chunks);
+      // called all callbacks
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(callbacks._called, chunks);
     }));
   }));