diff --git a/test/parallel/test-arm-math-exp-regress-1376.js b/test/parallel/test-arm-math-exp-regress-1376.js
index c1011c564d..c947208bd4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-arm-math-exp-regress-1376.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-arm-math-exp-regress-1376.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1376
 // and https://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=4019
 
+require('../common');
 Math.abs(-0.5);
 Math.acos(-0.5);
 Math.acosh(-0.5);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-bad-unicode.js b/test/parallel/test-bad-unicode.js
index 6dcabc8fd4..d2ce9ef010 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-bad-unicode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-bad-unicode.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert'),
     exception = null;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
index 43d213a8f9..67676a7990 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event-exit.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 process.on('beforeExit', function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-argv.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-argv.js
index 94703a736a..a7a58452f9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-argv.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-argv.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var child_process = require('child_process');
 var spawn = child_process.spawn;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-before-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-before-exit.js
index 8f63bcd113..eb9ef45fbe 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-before-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-before-exit.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-unshared-tcp.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-unshared-tcp.js
index a927b5da9f..e05cbf42cf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-unshared-tcp.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-unshared-tcp.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 process.env.NODE_CLUSTER_SCHED_POLICY = 'none';
 
 var cluster = require('cluster');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-with-no-workers.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-with-no-workers.js
index 1c99461bfa..4c2425d82d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-with-no-workers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-with-no-workers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-events.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-events.js
index eb986556b6..0efad0e963 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-events.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-events.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-forced-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-forced-exit.js
index 54d2ce8a47..76f5cc69a9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-forced-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-forced-exit.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 var net = require('net');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js
index 4477278e31..eb3c5892bb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var util = require('util');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isdead.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isdead.js
index 045a620a9e..70a9653985 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isdead.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isdead.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var net = require('net');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-enter-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-enter-exit.js
index 5cf0d9c54a..4fcd826c7c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-enter-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-enter-exit.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 // Make sure the domain stack is a stack
 
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var domain = require('domain');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-nested.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-nested.js
index d0ef072339..68c56d0c3c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-nested.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-nested.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 // Make sure that the nested domains don't cause the domain stack to grow
 
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var domain = require('domain');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js
index 6661c577b3..f5b03f6ab7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 // Make sure the domain stack doesn't get clobbered by un-matched .exit()
 
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var domain = require('domain');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-errors.js
index 49203961ac..3effb999b3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-errors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var EventEmitter = require('events');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-freelist.js b/test/parallel/test-freelist.js
index 9a847a5f1f..4f95a3d9b5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-freelist.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-freelist.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 // Flags: --expose-internals
 
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const freelist = require('freelist');
 const internalFreelist = require('internal/freelist');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-client-read-in-error.js b/test/parallel/test-http-client-read-in-error.js
index 8d74aecb51..142c0ee371 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-client-read-in-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-client-read-in-error.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var net = require('net');
 var http = require('http');
 var util = require('util');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-next-tick-doesnt-hang.js b/test/parallel/test-next-tick-doesnt-hang.js
index 5e63463d4d..28797b4280 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-next-tick-doesnt-hang.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-next-tick-doesnt-hang.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * does not hang the event loop. If this test times out it has failed.
  */
 
+require('../common');
 process.nextTick(function() {
   // Nothing
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js b/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js
index e90fe217de..709ede698a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-argv-0.js b/test/parallel/test-process-argv-0.js
index fb6df310e1..3299ec74ea 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-argv-0.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-argv-0.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var path = require('path');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-binding.js b/test/parallel/test-process-binding.js
index dad2816d40..5350a8c669 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-binding.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-binding.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 assert.throws(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-exec-argv.js b/test/parallel/test-process-exec-argv.js
index 59c4264ee3..c2b663ac67 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-exec-argv.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-exec-argv.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-exit-recursive.js b/test/parallel/test-process-exit-recursive.js
index c1ee13370b..53426a6b1c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-exit-recursive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-exit-recursive.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 // recursively calling .exit() should not overflow the call stack
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
index 5880d02250..6d79879615 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var readline = require('readline');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js
index 150273f799..5cac38a1d7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var PassThrough = require('stream').PassThrough;
 var assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-set-raw-mode.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-set-raw-mode.js
index f9d5111581..7810dfeda8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-set-raw-mode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-set-raw-mode.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var readline = require('readline');
 var Stream = require('stream');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-undefined-columns.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-undefined-columns.js
index f2baf92184..73945af8bc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-undefined-columns.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-undefined-columns.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const PassThrough = require('stream').PassThrough;
 const readline = require('readline');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4256.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4256.js
index f512e61316..1a4a78b3c0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4256.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4256.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 process.domain = null;
 var timer = setTimeout(function() {
   console.log('this console.log statement should not make node crash');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5927.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5927.js
index 541820c7a2..a23c947c32 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5927.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5927.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var readline = require('readline');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1068.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1068.js
index cc91fe28df..a92bb3e752 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1068.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1068.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 process.stdin.emit('end');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1811.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1811.js
index b7c99a17a5..bfbf992433 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1811.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-io-1811.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 // Change kMaxLength for zlib to trigger the error without having to allocate
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js
index 5dc73e044e..bb55050d2c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-node-9326.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var child_process = require('child_process');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js
index badab2133b..1ab3b47439 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var util = require('util');
 var repl = require('repl');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-json.js b/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
index 4c17fc8d02..bcb7f6ab7f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 try {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-process.js b/test/parallel/test-require-process.js
index fdd921a611..33634930b4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-process.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-process.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var nativeProcess = require('process');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume-sync.js
index 4fe4d445a2..c0f41e92de 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume-sync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume-sync.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 console.error('before opening stdin');
 process.stdin.resume();
 console.error('stdin opened');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume.js
index 2685deb0e9..a07bf1327d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 console.error('before opening stdin');
 process.stdin.resume();
 console.error('stdin opened');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdin-resume-pause.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-resume-pause.js
index 963fd989f0..25bd3d7a2e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdin-resume-pause.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-resume-pause.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 process.stdin.resume();
 process.stdin.pause();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js b/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js
index f931c6abb9..c3afb88d77 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // the whole buffer at once, and that both match the .toString(enc)
 // result of the entire buffer.
 
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var SD = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder;
 var encodings = ['base64', 'hex', 'utf8', 'utf16le', 'ucs2'];
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-sync-io-option.js b/test/parallel/test-sync-io-option.js
index bb779a0aa6..d005a3fb69 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-sync-io-option.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-sync-io-option.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const execFile = require('child_process').execFile;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timer-close.js b/test/parallel/test-timer-close.js
index 79f06dffa9..9eb70041eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timer-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timer-close.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var t = new (process.binding('timer_wrap').Timer);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-non-integer-delay.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-non-integer-delay.js
index a3e5420a5e..97b2c0734f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-non-integer-delay.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-non-integer-delay.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * it 100%.
  */
 
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var TIMEOUT_DELAY = 1.1;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-this.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-this.js
index df710b9cb8..1882f116fe 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-this.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-this.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var immediateThis, intervalThis, timeoutThis,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-leak.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-leak.js
index 55907d9bc4..a1b1265763 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-leak.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-leak.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var called = 0;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefd-interval-still-fires.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefd-interval-still-fires.js
index 50a473b9c8..98bd278b45 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefd-interval-still-fires.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefd-interval-still-fires.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * This test is a regression test for joyent/node#8900.
  */
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var N = 5;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-log.js b/test/parallel/test-util-log.js
index 9285e3e340..fbea5e5a31 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-log.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-log.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var util = require('util');
 
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-cluster-listening-port.js b/test/sequential/test-cluster-listening-port.js
index eb8a974d04..c9c6538903 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-cluster-listening-port.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-cluster-listening-port.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 var net = require('net');
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-vm-timeout-rethrow.js b/test/sequential/test-vm-timeout-rethrow.js
index 4f3af900ee..dd513b5a69 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-vm-timeout-rethrow.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-vm-timeout-rethrow.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var vm = require('vm');
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;