diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-alloc.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-alloc.js
index 01e7189558ad21..f567c3c806a5d6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-alloc.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-alloc.js
@@ -774,94 +774,16 @@ assert.throws(() => Buffer.alloc(8).writeFloatLE(0, 5), RangeError);
 assert.throws(() => Buffer.alloc(16).writeDoubleLE(0, 9), RangeError);
 
 // attempt to overflow buffers, similar to previous bug in array buffers
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(0xffffffff),
-              RangeError);
 assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).writeFloatLE(0.0, 0xffffffff),
               RangeError);
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(0xffffffff),
-              RangeError);
 assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).writeFloatLE(0.0, 0xffffffff),
               RangeError);
 
 
 // ensure negative values can't get past offset
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(-1), RangeError);
 assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).writeFloatLE(0.0, -1), RangeError);
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(-1), RangeError);
 assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).writeFloatLE(0.0, -1), RangeError);
 
-// offset checks
-{
-  const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(0);
-
-  assert.throws(() => buf.readUInt8(0), RangeError);
-  assert.throws(() => buf.readInt8(0), RangeError);
-}
-
-{
-  const buf = Buffer.from([0xFF]);
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUInt8(0), 255);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readInt8(0), -1);
-}
-
-[16, 32].forEach((bits) => {
-  const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(bits / 8 - 1);
-
-  assert.throws(() => buf[`readUInt${bits}BE`](0),
-                RangeError,
-                `readUInt${bits}BE()`);
-
-  assert.throws(() => buf[`readUInt${bits}LE`](0),
-                RangeError,
-                `readUInt${bits}LE()`);
-
-  assert.throws(() => buf[`readInt${bits}BE`](0),
-                RangeError,
-                `readInt${bits}BE()`);
-
-  assert.throws(() => buf[`readInt${bits}LE`](0),
-                RangeError,
-                `readInt${bits}LE()`);
-});
-
-[16, 32].forEach((bits) => {
-  const buf = Buffer.from([0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF]);
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readUInt${bits}BE`](0),
-                     (0xFFFFFFFF >>> (32 - bits)));
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readUInt${bits}LE`](0),
-                     (0xFFFFFFFF >>> (32 - bits)));
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readInt${bits}BE`](0),
-                     (0xFFFFFFFF >> (32 - bits)));
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readInt${bits}LE`](0),
-                     (0xFFFFFFFF >> (32 - bits)));
-});
-
-// test for common read(U)IntLE/BE
-{
-  const buf = Buffer.from([0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06]);
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 1), 0x01);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 1), 0x01);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 3), 0x030201);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 3), 0x010203);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 5), 0x0504030201);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 5), 0x0102030405);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 6), 0x060504030201);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 6), 0x010203040506);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 1), 0x01);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 1), 0x01);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 3), 0x030201);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 3), 0x010203);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 5), 0x0504030201);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 5), 0x0102030405);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 6), 0x060504030201);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 6), 0x010203040506);
-}
 
 // test for common write(U)IntLE/BE
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-read-noassert.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-read-noassert.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 83d533a32031cb..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-read-noassert.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-
-// testing basic buffer read functions
-const buf = Buffer.from([0xa4, 0xfd, 0x48, 0xea, 0xcf, 0xff, 0xd9, 0x01, 0xde]);
-
-function read(buff, funx, args, expected) {
-
-  assert.strictEqual(buff[funx](...args), expected);
-  assert.throws(
-    () => buff[funx](-1),
-    /^RangeError: Index out of range$/
-  );
-
-  assert.doesNotThrow(
-  () => assert.strictEqual(buff[funx](...args, true), expected),
-  'noAssert does not change return value for valid ranges'
-);
-
-}
-
-// testing basic functionality of readDoubleBE() and readDOubleLE()
-read(buf, 'readDoubleBE', [1], -3.1827727774563287e+295);
-read(buf, 'readDoubleLE', [1], -6.966010051009108e+144);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readFLoatBE() and readFloatLE()
-read(buf, 'readFloatBE', [1], -1.6691549692541768e+37);
-read(buf, 'readFloatLE', [1], -7861303808);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readInt8()
-read(buf, 'readInt8', [1], -3);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readInt16BE() and readInt16LE()
-read(buf, 'readInt16BE', [1], -696);
-read(buf, 'readInt16LE', [1], 0x48fd);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readInt32BE() and readInt32LE()
-read(buf, 'readInt32BE', [1], -45552945);
-read(buf, 'readInt32LE', [1], -806729475);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readIntBE() and readIntLE()
-read(buf, 'readIntBE', [1, 1], -3);
-read(buf, 'readIntLE', [2, 1], 0x48);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readUInt8()
-read(buf, 'readUInt8', [1], 0xfd);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readUInt16BE() and readUInt16LE()
-read(buf, 'readUInt16BE', [2], 0x48ea);
-read(buf, 'readUInt16LE', [2], 0xea48);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readUInt32BE() and readUInt32LE()
-read(buf, 'readUInt32BE', [1], 0xfd48eacf);
-read(buf, 'readUInt32LE', [1], 0xcfea48fd);
-
-// testing basic functionality of readUIntBE() and readUIntLE()
-read(buf, 'readUIntBE', [2, 0], 0xfd);
-read(buf, 'readUIntLE', [2, 0], 0x48);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..53e53dd49e2a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+// testing basic buffer read functions
+const buf = Buffer.from([0xa4, 0xfd, 0x48, 0xea, 0xcf, 0xff, 0xd9, 0x01, 0xde]);
+
+function read(buff, funx, args, expected) {
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buff[funx](...args), expected);
+  assert.throws(
+    () => buff[funx](-1),
+    /^RangeError: Index out of range$/
+  );
+
+  assert.doesNotThrow(
+  () => assert.strictEqual(buff[funx](...args, true), expected),
+  'noAssert does not change return value for valid ranges'
+);
+
+}
+
+// testing basic functionality of readDoubleBE() and readDOubleLE()
+read(buf, 'readDoubleBE', [1], -3.1827727774563287e+295);
+read(buf, 'readDoubleLE', [1], -6.966010051009108e+144);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readFLoatBE() and readFloatLE()
+read(buf, 'readFloatBE', [1], -1.6691549692541768e+37);
+read(buf, 'readFloatLE', [1], -7861303808);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readInt8()
+read(buf, 'readInt8', [1], -3);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readInt16BE() and readInt16LE()
+read(buf, 'readInt16BE', [1], -696);
+read(buf, 'readInt16LE', [1], 0x48fd);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readInt32BE() and readInt32LE()
+read(buf, 'readInt32BE', [1], -45552945);
+read(buf, 'readInt32LE', [1], -806729475);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readIntBE() and readIntLE()
+read(buf, 'readIntBE', [1, 1], -3);
+read(buf, 'readIntLE', [2, 1], 0x48);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readUInt8()
+read(buf, 'readUInt8', [1], 0xfd);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readUInt16BE() and readUInt16LE()
+read(buf, 'readUInt16BE', [2], 0x48ea);
+read(buf, 'readUInt16LE', [2], 0xea48);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readUInt32BE() and readUInt32LE()
+read(buf, 'readUInt32BE', [1], 0xfd48eacf);
+read(buf, 'readUInt32LE', [1], 0xcfea48fd);
+
+// testing basic functionality of readUIntBE() and readUIntLE()
+read(buf, 'readUIntBE', [2, 0], 0xfd);
+read(buf, 'readUIntLE', [2, 0], 0x48);
+
+// attempt to overflow buffers, similar to previous bug in array buffers
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(0xffffffff),
+              RangeError);
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(0xffffffff),
+              RangeError);
+
+// ensure negative values can't get past offset
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(-1), RangeError);
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(-1), RangeError);
+
+// offset checks
+{
+  const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(0);
+
+  assert.throws(() => buf.readUInt8(0), RangeError);
+  assert.throws(() => buf.readInt8(0), RangeError);
+}
+
+{
+  const buf = Buffer.from([0xFF]);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUInt8(0), 255);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readInt8(0), -1);
+}
+
+[16, 32].forEach((bits) => {
+  const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(bits / 8 - 1);
+
+  assert.throws(() => buf[`readUInt${bits}BE`](0),
+                RangeError,
+                `readUInt${bits}BE()`);
+
+  assert.throws(() => buf[`readUInt${bits}LE`](0),
+                RangeError,
+                `readUInt${bits}LE()`);
+
+  assert.throws(() => buf[`readInt${bits}BE`](0),
+                RangeError,
+                `readInt${bits}BE()`);
+
+  assert.throws(() => buf[`readInt${bits}LE`](0),
+                RangeError,
+                `readInt${bits}LE()`);
+});
+
+[16, 32].forEach((bits) => {
+  const buf = Buffer.from([0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF]);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readUInt${bits}BE`](0),
+                     (0xFFFFFFFF >>> (32 - bits)));
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readUInt${bits}LE`](0),
+                     (0xFFFFFFFF >>> (32 - bits)));
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readInt${bits}BE`](0),
+                     (0xFFFFFFFF >> (32 - bits)));
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buf[`readInt${bits}LE`](0),
+                     (0xFFFFFFFF >> (32 - bits)));
+});
+
+// test for common read(U)IntLE/BE
+{
+  const buf = Buffer.from([0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06]);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 1), 0x01);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 1), 0x01);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 3), 0x030201);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 3), 0x010203);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 5), 0x0504030201);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 5), 0x0102030405);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntLE(0, 6), 0x060504030201);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readUIntBE(0, 6), 0x010203040506);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 1), 0x01);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 1), 0x01);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 3), 0x030201);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 3), 0x010203);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 5), 0x0504030201);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 5), 0x0102030405);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntLE(0, 6), 0x060504030201);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.readIntBE(0, 6), 0x010203040506);
+}