diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index d306adce316ccc..6e4b9effbe5549 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ function setEquiv(a, b, strict, memo) {
   // This is a lazily initiated Set of entries which have to be compared
   // pairwise.
   var set = null;
-  // When the sets contain only value types (eg, lots of numbers), and we're in
-  // strict mode or if all entries strictly match, we don't need to match the
-  // entries in a pairwise way. In that case this initialization is done lazily
-  // to avoid the allocation & bookkeeping cost.
   for (const val of a) {
     // Note: Checking for the objects first improves the performance for object
     // heavy sets but it is a minor slow down for primitives. As they are fast
@@ -373,7 +369,7 @@ function setEquiv(a, b, strict, memo) {
 
   if (set !== null) {
     for (const val of b) {
-      // In non-strict-mode we have to check if a primitive value is already
+      // We have to check if a primitive value is already
       // matching and only if it's not, go hunting for it.
       if (typeof val === 'object' && val !== null) {
         if (!setHasEqualElement(set, val, strict, memo))
@@ -449,10 +445,13 @@ function mapHasLoosePrim(a, b, key1, memo, item1, item2) {
     return false;
 
   for (const val of setA) {
-    if (!setHasEqualElement(setB, val, false, memo))
+    if (typeof val === 'object' && val !== null) {
+      if (!setHasEqualElement(setB, val, false, memo))
+        return false;
+    } else if (!setB.has(val) && !setHasLoosePrim(setA, setB, val)) {
       return false;
+    }
   }
-
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -472,34 +471,26 @@ function mapHasEqualEntry(set, map, key1, item1, strict, memo) {
 }
 
 function mapEquiv(a, b, strict, memo) {
-  // Caveat: In non-strict mode, this implementation does not handle cases
-  // where maps contain two equivalent-but-not-reference-equal keys.
   if (a.size !== b.size)
     return false;
 
   var set = null;
 
   for (const [key, item1] of a) {
-    // By directly retrieving the value we prevent another b.has(key) check in
-    // almost all possible cases.
-    const item2 = b.get(key);
-    if (item2 === undefined) {
-      // Just like setEquiv above but in addition we have to make sure the
-      // values are also equal.
-      if (typeof key === 'object' && key !== null) {
-        if (set === null) {
-          set = new Set();
-        }
-        set.add(key);
-      // Note: we do not have to pass memo in this case as at least one item
-      // is undefined.
-      } else if ((!innerDeepEqual(item1, item2, strict) || !b.has(key)) &&
-        (strict || !mapHasLoosePrim(a, b, key, memo, item1))) {
+    if (typeof key === 'object' && key !== null) {
+      if (set === null) {
+        set = new Set();
+      }
+      set.add(key);
+    } else {
+      // By directly retrieving the value we prevent another b.has(key) check in
+      // almost all possible cases.
+      const item2 = b.get(key);
+      if ((item2 === undefined && !b.has(key) ||
+        !innerDeepEqual(item1, item2, strict, memo)) &&
+        (strict || !mapHasLoosePrim(a, b, key, memo, item1, item2))) {
         return false;
       }
-    } else if (!innerDeepEqual(item1, item2, strict, memo) &&
-      (strict || !mapHasLoosePrim(a, b, key, memo, item1, item2))) {
-      return false;
     }
   }