diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-remove-header-stays-removed.js b/test/parallel/test-http-remove-header-stays-removed.js
index 6617a1775441b7..337fcd3becd177 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-remove-header-stays-removed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-remove-header-stays-removed.js
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
 let response = '';
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual('beep boop\n', response);
+  assert.strictEqual(response, 'beep boop\n');
   console.log('ok');
 });
 
 server.listen(0, function() {
   http.get({ port: this.address().port }, function(res) {
-    assert.strictEqual(200, res.statusCode);
+    assert.strictEqual(res.statusCode, 200);
     assert.deepStrictEqual(res.headers, { date: 'coffee o clock' });
 
     res.setEncoding('ascii');