diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
index d78f61de60fa14..1bff2c4a7c7f5c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
-console.error('load test-module-loading-error.js');
-
 const error_desc = {
   win32: ['%1 is not a valid Win32 application'],
   linux: ['file too short', 'Exec format error'],
@@ -12,27 +10,23 @@ const error_desc = {
 };
 const dlerror_msg = error_desc[process.platform];
 
-if (!dlerror_msg) {
-  common.skip('platform not supported.');
-  return;
-}
-
-try {
-  require('../fixtures/module-loading-error.node');
-} catch (e) {
-  assert.strictEqual(dlerror_msg.some((errMsgCase) => {
-    return e.toString().indexOf(errMsgCase) !== -1;
-  }), true);
-}
+assert.throws(
+  () => { require('../fixtures/module-loading-error.node'); },
+  (e) => {
+    if (dlerror_msg && !dlerror_msg.some((msg) => e.message.includes(msg)))
+      return false;
+    if (e.name !== 'Error')
+      return false;
+    return true;
+  }
+);
 
-try {
-  require();
-} catch (e) {
-  assert.ok(e.toString().includes('missing path'));
-}
+assert.throws(
+  require,
+  /^AssertionError: missing path$/
+);
 
-try {
-  require({});
-} catch (e) {
-  assert.ok(e.toString().includes('path must be a string'));
-}
+assert.throws(
+  () => { require({}); },
+  /^AssertionError: path must be a string$/
+);