diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-process-assert.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+assert.strictEqual(process.assert(1, 'error'), undefined);
+assert.throws(() => {
+  process.assert(undefined, 'errorMessage');
+}, /^Error: errorMessage$/);
+assert.throws(() => {
+  process.assert(false);
+}, /^Error: assertion error$/);