diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js
index 1fdfd0145fd702..6f4ff3ca86f5e9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-read.js
@@ -51,34 +51,46 @@ read(buf, 'readUInt32LE', [1], 0xcfea48fd);
 read(buf, 'readUIntBE', [2, 2], 0x48ea);
 read(buf, 'readUIntLE', [2, 2], 0xea48);
 
+// Error name and message
+const OOR_ERROR =
+{
+  name: 'RangeError [ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE]'
+};
+
+const OOB_ERROR =
+{
+  name: 'RangeError [ERR_BUFFER_OUT_OF_BOUNDS]',
+  message: 'Attempt to write outside buffer bounds'
+};
+
 // Attempt to overflow buffers, similar to previous bug in array buffers
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatBE(0xffffffff),
-              RangeError);
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(0xffffffff),
-              RangeError);
+assert.throws(
+  () => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatBE(0xffffffff), OOR_ERROR);
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(0xffffffff), OOR_ERROR);
 
 // Ensure negative values can't get past offset
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatBE(-1), RangeError);
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(-1), RangeError);
+assert.throws(
+  () => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatBE(-1), OOR_ERROR);
+assert.throws(
+  () => Buffer.allocUnsafe(8).readFloatLE(-1), OOR_ERROR);
 
 // Offset checks
 {
   const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(0);
 
-  assert.throws(() => buf.readUInt8(0), RangeError);
-  assert.throws(() => buf.readInt8(0), RangeError);
+  assert.throws(
+    () => buf.readUInt8(0), OOB_ERROR);
+  assert.throws(
+    () => buf.readInt8(0), OOB_ERROR);
 }
 
 [16, 32].forEach((bit) => {
   const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(bit / 8 - 1);
   [`Int${bit}B`, `Int${bit}L`, `UInt${bit}B`, `UInt${bit}L`].forEach((fn) => {
     assert.throws(
-      () => buf[`read${fn}E`](0),
-      {
-        name: 'RangeError [ERR_BUFFER_OUT_OF_BOUNDS]',
-        message: 'Attempt to write outside buffer bounds'
-      }
-    );
+      () => buf[`read${fn}E`](0), OOB_ERROR);
   });
 });