diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_typedarray/test.js b/test/addons-napi/test_typedarray/test.js
index b81295902069b7..25f701f2d30c70 100644
--- a/test/addons-napi/test_typedarray/test.js
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_typedarray/test.js
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ arrayTypes.forEach((currentType) => {
 
   assert.ok(theArray instanceof currentType,
             'Type of new array should match that of the template');
-  assert.notStrictEqual(theArray,
-                        template,
-                        'the new array should not be a copy of the template');
-  assert.strictEqual(theArray.buffer,
-                     buffer,
-                     'Buffer for array should match the one passed in');
+  assert.notStrictEqual(theArray, template);
+  assert.strictEqual(theArray.buffer, buffer);
 });