diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-invalid-package.js b/test/parallel/test-require-invalid-package.js
index 45272cf5c3af9a..54ffaabe2ec3f2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-invalid-package.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-invalid-package.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 // Should be an invalid package path.
-assert.throws(() => require('package.json'), (err) => {
-  return err && err.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
-});
+assert.throws(() => require('package.json'),
+              common.expectsError('MODULE_NOT_FOUND')
+);