diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_async/test-loop.js b/test/addons-napi/test_async/test-loop.js
index efd15bcb2d0efd..1b05cbad4a501b 100644
--- a/test/addons-napi/test_async/test-loop.js
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_async/test-loop.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const iterations = 500;
 
 let x = 0;
 const workDone = common.mustCall((status) => {
-  assert.strictEqual(status, 0, 'Work completed successfully');
+  assert.strictEqual(status, 0);
   if (++x < iterations) {
     setImmediate(() => test_async.DoRepeatedWork(workDone));
   }