diff --git a/benchmark/assert/throws.js b/benchmark/assert/throws.js
index 2409d19206e353..a8a7bd4509e1ca 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/throws.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/throws.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common.js');
-const assert = require('assert');
+const { throws, doesNotThrow } = require('assert');
 
 const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
   n: [1e6],
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
 });
 
 function main({ n, method }) {
-  const throws = () => { throw new TypeError('foobar'); };
-  const doesNotThrow = () => { return 'foobar'; };
+  const throwError = () => { throw new TypeError('foobar'); };
+  const doNotThrowError = () => { return 'foobar'; };
   const regExp = /foobar/;
   const message = 'failure';
   var i;
@@ -26,30 +26,28 @@ function main({ n, method }) {
     case 'doesNotThrow':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-        assert.doesNotThrow(doesNotThrow);
+        doesNotThrow(doNotThrowError);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
     case 'throws':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-        assert.throws(throws);
+        throws(throwError);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
     case 'throws_TypeError':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        assert.throws(throws, TypeError, message);
+        throws(throwError, TypeError, message);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;
     case 'throws_RegExp':
       bench.start();
       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        assert.throws(throws, regExp, message);
+        throws(throwError, regExp, message);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;