diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 0a359a3d8973bc..b977d65a22d0dc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -882,6 +882,13 @@ Module._load = function(request, parent, isMain) {
       delete Module._cache[filename];
       if (parent !== undefined) {
         delete relativeResolveCache[relResolveCacheIdentifier];
+        const children = parent && parent.children;
+        if (ArrayIsArray(children)) {
+          const index = children.indexOf(module);
+          if (index !== -1) {
+            children.splice(index, 1);
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-module-loading.js b/test/sequential/test-module-loading.js
index 2e55eb29369fcd..2a5cb5edd07f57 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-module-loading.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-module-loading.js
@@ -302,17 +302,14 @@ assert.throws(
       }
     },
     'fixtures/path.js': {},
-    'fixtures/throws_error.js': {},
     'fixtures/registerExt.test': {},
     'fixtures/registerExt.hello.world': {},
     'fixtures/registerExt2.test': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file1': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file2.js': {},
-    'fixtures/module-load-order/file3.node': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file4.reg': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file5.reg2': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file6/index.js': {},
-    'fixtures/module-load-order/file7/index.node': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file8/index.reg': {},
     'fixtures/module-load-order/file9/index.reg2': {},
     'fixtures/module-require/parent/index.js': {