diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-json.js b/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
index 75cdb98855e6ee..f2c74dc57d743d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var path = require('path');
-var assert = require('assert');
+const common = require('../common');
+const path = require('path');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
 try {
   require(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'invalid.json'));
 } catch (err) {
-  var re = /test[/\\]fixtures[/\\]invalid.json: Unexpected string/;
-  var i = err.message.match(re);
+  const re = /test[/\\]fixtures[/\\]invalid.json: Unexpected string/;
+  const i = err.message.match(re);
   assert.notStrictEqual(null, i, 'require() json error should include path');
 }