diff --git a/test/common/README.md b/test/common/README.md
index f418115ce3..0502cacaf6 100644
--- a/test/common/README.md
+++ b/test/common/README.md
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Gets IP of localhost
 Array of IPV6 hosts.
 
 ### mustCall([fn][, exact])
-* `fn` [<Function>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function) default = `common.noop`
+* `fn` [<Function>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function) default = () => {}
 * `exact` [<Number>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type) default = 1
 * return [<Function>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function)
 
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ Returns a function that calls `fn`. If the returned function has not been called
 exactly `expected` number of times when the test is complete, then the test will
 fail.
 
-If `fn` is not provided, `common.noop` will be used.
+If `fn` is not provided, an empty function will be used.
 
 ### mustCallAtLeast([fn][, minimum])
-* `fn` [<Function>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function) default = `common.noop`
+* `fn` [<Function>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function) default = () => {}
 * `minimum` [<Number>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type) default = 1
 * return [<Function>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function)
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Returns a function that calls `fn`. If the returned function has not been called
 at least `minimum` number of times when the test is complete, then the test will
 fail.
 
-If `fn` is not provided, `common.noop` will be used.
+If `fn` is not provided, an empty function will be used.
 
 ### mustNotCall([msg])
 * `msg` [<String>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type) default = 'function should not have been called'
@@ -243,19 +243,6 @@ Returns a function that triggers an `AssertionError` if it is invoked. `msg` is
 
 Returns `true` if the exit code `exitCode` and/or signal name `signal` represent the exit code and/or signal name of a node process that aborted, `false` otherwise.
 
-### noop
-
-A non-op `Function` that can be used for a variety of scenarios.
-
-For instance,
-
-<!-- eslint-disable strict, no-undef -->
-```js
-const common = require('../common');
-
-someAsyncAPI('foo', common.mustCall(common.noop));
-```
-
 ### opensslCli
 * return [&lt;Boolean>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type)
 
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 5c820211d7..e3e53f4574 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const testRoot = process.env.NODE_TEST_DIR ?
 
 const noop = () => {};
 
-exports.noop = noop;
 exports.fixturesDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures');
 exports.tmpDirName = 'tmp';
 // PORT should match the definition in test/testpy/__init__.py.
diff --git a/test/message/unhandled_promise_trace_warnings.js b/test/message/unhandled_promise_trace_warnings.js
index 8aad957fb5..48450fb21e 100644
--- a/test/message/unhandled_promise_trace_warnings.js
+++ b/test/message/unhandled_promise_trace_warnings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Flags: --trace-warnings
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const p = Promise.reject(new Error('This was rejected'));
-setImmediate(() => p.catch(common.noop));
+setImmediate(() => p.catch(() => {}));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index 0054705df4..382123ef87 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -571,29 +571,30 @@ a.throws(makeBlock(a.deepEqual, args, []));
 
 // check messages from assert.throws()
 {
+  const noop = () => {};
   assert.throws(
-    () => { a.throws(common.noop); },
+    () => { a.throws((noop)); },
     common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
       message: /^Missing expected exception\.$/
     }));
 
   assert.throws(
-    () => { a.throws(common.noop, TypeError); },
+    () => { a.throws(noop, TypeError); },
     common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
       message: /^Missing expected exception \(TypeError\)\.$/
     }));
 
   assert.throws(
-    () => { a.throws(common.noop, 'fhqwhgads'); },
+    () => { a.throws(noop, 'fhqwhgads'); },
     common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
       message: /^Missing expected exception: fhqwhgads$/
     }));
 
   assert.throws(
-    () => { a.throws(common.noop, TypeError, 'fhqwhgads'); },
+    () => { a.throws(noop, TypeError, 'fhqwhgads'); },
     common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
       message: /^Missing expected exception \(TypeError\): fhqwhgads$/
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-includes.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-includes.js
index 9ce9578b3a..a114ad264e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-includes.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-includes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const b = Buffer.from('abcdef');
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ for (let lengthIndex = 0; lengthIndex < lengths.length; lengthIndex++) {
 const expectedError =
   /^TypeError: "val" argument must be string, number, Buffer or Uint8Array$/;
 assert.throws(() => {
-  b.includes(common.noop);
+  b.includes(() => {});
 }, expectedError);
 assert.throws(() => {
   b.includes({});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-bad-stdio.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-bad-stdio.js
index 2e06f4e2b1..45294d7d82 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-bad-stdio.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-bad-stdio.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  setTimeout(common.noop, common.platformTimeout(100));
+  setTimeout(() => {}, common.platformTimeout(100));
   return;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-kill-signal.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-kill-signal.js
index 90d6225223..73063e7f38 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-kill-signal.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawnsync-kill-signal.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  setInterval(common.noop, 1000);
+  setInterval(() => {}, 1000);
 } else {
   const internalCp = require('internal/child_process');
   const oldSpawnSync = internalCp.spawnSync;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-rr-domain-listen.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-rr-domain-listen.js
index 4b511d0d20..45e1200a3d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-rr-domain-listen.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-rr-domain-listen.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const cluster = require('cluster');
 const domain = require('domain');
 
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ const domain = require('domain');
 
 if (cluster.isWorker) {
   const d = domain.create();
-  d.run(common.noop);
+  d.run(() => {});
 
   const http = require('http');
-  http.Server(common.noop).listen(0, '127.0.0.1');
+  http.Server(() => {}).listen(0, '127.0.0.1');
 
 } else if (cluster.isMaster) {
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-wait-server-close.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-wait-server-close.js
index a563d52beb..b8183afb06 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-wait-server-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-wait-server-close.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   const server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
     // Wait for any data, then close connection
     socket.write('.');
-    socket.on('data', common.noop);
+    socket.on('data', () => {});
   }).listen(0, common.localhostIPv4);
 
   server.once('close', function() {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
 
   // Although not typical, the worker process can exit before the disconnect
   // event fires. Use this to keep the process open until the event has fired.
-  const keepOpen = setInterval(common.noop, 9999);
+  const keepOpen = setInterval(() => {}, 9999);
 
   // Check worker events and properties
   process.once('disconnect', function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-common.js b/test/parallel/test-common.js
index 47ed7d9f31..819cd81553 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-common.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-common.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const HIJACK_TEST_ARRAY = [ 'foo\n', 'bar\n', 'baz\n' ];
   assert.notStrictEqual(originalWrite, stream.write);
 
   HIJACK_TEST_ARRAY.forEach((val) => {
-    stream.write(val, common.mustCall(common.noop));
+    stream.write(val, common.mustCall());
   });
 
   assert.strictEqual(HIJACK_TEST_ARRAY.length, stream.writeTimes);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js b/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js
index 1e68de3f6e..20ac2ceb72 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ assert.throws(
 // Console constructor should throw if stderr exists but is not writable
 assert.throws(
   () => {
-    out.write = common.noop;
+    out.write = () => {};
     err.write = undefined;
     new Console(out, err);
   },
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-get-max-listeners.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-get-max-listeners.js
index 98ac02e871..43f9f0cebc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-get-max-listeners.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-get-max-listeners.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ assert.strictEqual(emitter.getMaxListeners(), 3);
 
 // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/523 - second call should not throw.
 const recv = {};
-EventEmitter.prototype.on.call(recv, 'event', common.noop);
-EventEmitter.prototype.on.call(recv, 'event', common.noop);
+EventEmitter.prototype.on.call(recv, 'event', () => {});
+EventEmitter.prototype.on.call(recv, 'event', () => {});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-listener-count.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-listener-count.js
index 50247f4277..117d38f575 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-listener-count.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-listener-count.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
 const emitter = new EventEmitter();
-emitter.on('foo', common.noop);
-emitter.on('foo', common.noop);
-emitter.on('baz', common.noop);
+emitter.on('foo', () => {});
+emitter.on('foo', () => {});
+emitter.on('baz', () => {});
 // Allow any type
-emitter.on(123, common.noop);
+emitter.on(123, () => {});
 
 assert.strictEqual(EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, 'foo'), 2);
 assert.strictEqual(emitter.listenerCount('foo'), 2);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-null.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-null.js
index c8a904b9bb..2929e1c709 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-null.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-null.js
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ process.on('warning', common.mustCall((warning) => {
   assert.ok(warning.message.includes('2 null listeners added.'));
 }));
 
-e.on(null, common.noop);
-e.on(null, common.noop);
+e.on(null, () => {});
+e.on(null, () => {});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-symbol.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-symbol.js
index 551c1276b8..51c31ba0cf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-symbol.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning-for-symbol.js
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ process.on('warning', common.mustCall((warning) => {
   assert.ok(warning.message.includes('2 Symbol(symbol) listeners added.'));
 }));
 
-e.on(symbol, common.noop);
-e.on(symbol, common.noop);
+e.on(symbol, () => {});
+e.on(symbol, () => {});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning.js
index 1a4a1b8bf2..0be7fc84bc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-max-listeners-warning.js
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ process.on('warning', common.mustCall((warning) => {
   assert.ok(warning.message.includes('2 event-type listeners added.'));
 }));
 
-e.on('event-type', common.noop);
-e.on('event-type', common.noop);  // Trigger warning.
-e.on('event-type', common.noop);  // Verify that warning is emitted only once.
+e.on('event-type', () => {});
+e.on('event-type', () => {});  // Trigger warning.
+e.on('event-type', () => {});  // Verify that warning is emitted only once.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-listeners.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-listeners.js
index 01ed014135..d1c01e0bc3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-listeners.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-remove-listeners.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function listener2() {}
 {
   const ee = new EventEmitter();
 
-  assert.deepStrictEqual(ee, ee.removeListener('foo', common.noop));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(ee, ee.removeListener('foo', () => {}));
 }
 
 // Verify that the removed listener must be a function
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ assert.throws(() => {
 
 {
   const ee = new EventEmitter();
-  const listener = common.noop;
+  const listener = () => {};
   ee._events = undefined;
   const e = ee.removeListener('foo', listener);
   assert.strictEqual(e, ee);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-special-event-names.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-special-event-names.js
index 116cdfcc16..7ff781f0f9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-special-event-names.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-special-event-names.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const ee = new EventEmitter();
-const handler = common.noop;
+const handler = () => {};
 
 assert.deepStrictEqual(ee.eventNames(), []);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js
index 00ebd1e356..5189c3aa13 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ MyEE2.prototype = new EventEmitter();
 const ee1 = new MyEE2();
 const ee2 = new MyEE2();
 
-ee1.on('x', common.noop);
+ee1.on('x', () => {});
 
 assert.strictEqual(ee2.listenerCount('x'), 0);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-events-list.js b/test/parallel/test-events-list.js
index 5d2e8c019a..4e589b07f2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-events-list.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-events-list.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const EE = new EventEmitter();
-// Do not use common.noop here, these need to be separate listener functions
 const m = () => {};
 EE.on('foo', () => {});
 assert.deepStrictEqual(['foo'], EE.eventNames());
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-buffertype-writesync.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-buffertype-writesync.js
index 02d2cb58f8..73a6f21189 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-buffertype-writesync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-buffertype-writesync.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const filePath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'test_buffer_type');
-const v = [true, false, 0, 1, Infinity, common.noop, {}, [], undefined, null];
+const v = [true, false, 0, 1, Infinity, () => {}, {}, [], undefined, null];
 
 common.refreshTmpDir();
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
index 17a945c975..679e0b255a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ common.refreshTmpDir();
 
 // Keep the event loop alive so the async mkdir() requests
 // have a chance to run (since they don't ref the event loop).
-process.nextTick(common.noop);
+process.nextTick(() => {});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-isrefed.js b/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-isrefed.js
index c027b6f2d1..66353fcc03 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-isrefed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-isrefed.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const strictEqual = require('assert').strictEqual;
 // tcp
 {
   const net = require('net');
-  const server = net.createServer(common.noop).listen(0);
+  const server = net.createServer(() => {}).listen(0);
   strictEqual(Object.getPrototypeOf(server._handle).hasOwnProperty('hasRef'),
               true, 'tcp_wrap: hasRef() missing');
   strictEqual(server._handle.hasRef(),
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const strictEqual = require('assert').strictEqual;
 
 // timers
 {
-  const timer = setTimeout(common.noop, 500);
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => {}, 500);
   timer.unref();
   strictEqual(Object.getPrototypeOf(timer._handle).hasOwnProperty('hasRef'),
               true, 'timer_wrap: hasRef() missing');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-client-defaults.js b/test/parallel/test-http-client-defaults.js
index 57ac0e99d6..43419d1dfd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-client-defaults.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-client-defaults.js
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const ClientRequest = require('http').ClientRequest;
 
 {
-  const req = new ClientRequest({ createConnection: common.noop });
+  const req = new ClientRequest({ createConnection: () => {} });
   assert.strictEqual(req.path, '/');
   assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'GET');
 }
 
 {
-  const req = new ClientRequest({ method: '', createConnection: common.noop });
+  const req = new ClientRequest({ method: '', createConnection: () => {} });
   assert.strictEqual(req.path, '/');
   assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'GET');
 }
 
 {
-  const req = new ClientRequest({ path: '', createConnection: common.noop });
+  const req = new ClientRequest({ path: '', createConnection: () => {} });
   assert.strictEqual(req.path, '/');
   assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'GET');
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-parser-bad-ref.js b/test/parallel/test-http-parser-bad-ref.js
index 70c6a1e515..6e9fb2f9ac 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-parser-bad-ref.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-parser-bad-ref.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 // Flags: --expose_gc
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function demoBug(part1, part2) {
     console.log('url', info.url);
   };
 
-  parser[kOnBody] = common.noop;
+  parser[kOnBody] = () => {};
 
   parser[kOnMessageComplete] = function() {
     messagesComplete++;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-server.js b/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-server.js
index 11c0aba5b4..3b91afc03f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-server.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-server.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const util = require('util');
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function createTestServer() {
 }
 
 function testServer() {
-  http.Server.call(this, common.noop);
+  http.Server.call(this, () => {});
 
   this.on('connection', function() {
     requests_recv++;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-close.js b/test/parallel/test-https-close.js
index e32e253147..4c4dea577c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-close.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ server.listen(0, function() {
   };
 
   const req = https.request(requestOptions, function(res) {
-    res.on('data', common.noop);
+    res.on('data', () => {});
     setImmediate(shutdown);
   });
   req.end();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-socket-options.js b/test/parallel/test-https-socket-options.js
index 3718d3809c..d6f6aaae7a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-socket-options.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-socket-options.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ server_http.listen(0, function() {
   });
   // These methods should exist on the request and get passed down to the socket
   req.setNoDelay(true);
-  req.setTimeout(1000, common.noop);
+  req.setTimeout(1000, () => {});
   req.setSocketKeepAlive(true, 1000);
   req.end();
 });
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ server_https.listen(0, function() {
   });
   // These methods should exist on the request and get passed down to the socket
   req.setNoDelay(true);
-  req.setTimeout(1000, common.noop);
+  req.setTimeout(1000, () => {});
   req.setSocketKeepAlive(true, 1000);
   req.end();
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-instanceof.js b/test/parallel/test-instanceof.js
index c3d4ece42a..658f1e29c7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-instanceof.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-instanceof.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 
 // Regression test for instanceof, see
 // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7592
-const F = common.noop;
+const F = () => {};
 F.prototype = {};
 assert(Object.create(F.prototype) instanceof F);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js b/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
index 9ca023cfa4..00d5e73cb1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cluster = require('cluster');
 const net = require('net');
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
     });
   });
 } else {
-  const server = net.createServer(common.noop);
+  const server = net.createServer(() => {});
 
   server.on('error', function(err) {
     process.send(err.code);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-options-lookup.js b/test/parallel/test-net-options-lookup.js
index c61f338b70..f0e8b34c80 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-options-lookup.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-options-lookup.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function connectThrows(input) {
   }, expectedError);
 }
 
-connectDoesNotThrow(common.noop);
+connectDoesNotThrow(() => {});
 
 function connectDoesNotThrow(input) {
   const opts = {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-socket-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-net-socket-timeout.js
index 0319e18173..de4a7ed37c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-socket-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-socket-timeout.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 // Verify that invalid delays throw
 const s = new net.Socket();
 const nonNumericDelays = [
-  '100', true, false, undefined, null, '', {}, common.noop, []
+  '100', true, false, undefined, null, '', {}, () => {}, []
 ];
 const badRangeDelays = [-0.001, -1, -Infinity, Infinity, NaN];
 const validDelays = [0, 0.001, 1, 1e6];
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ const validDelays = [0, 0.001, 1, 1e6];
 
 for (let i = 0; i < nonNumericDelays.length; i++) {
   assert.throws(function() {
-    s.setTimeout(nonNumericDelays[i], common.noop);
+    s.setTimeout(nonNumericDelays[i], () => {});
   }, TypeError);
 }
 
 for (let i = 0; i < badRangeDelays.length; i++) {
   assert.throws(function() {
-    s.setTimeout(badRangeDelays[i], common.noop);
+    s.setTimeout(badRangeDelays[i], () => {});
   }, RangeError);
 }
 
 for (let i = 0; i < validDelays.length; i++) {
   assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
-    s.setTimeout(validDelays[i], common.noop);
+    s.setTimeout(validDelays[i], () => {});
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
index 1eb984936c..4690cf7c90 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   });
 
   for (let i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
-    socket.write(buf, common.noop);
+    socket.write(buf, () => {});
   }
   socket.end();
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-no-enter-tickcallback.js b/test/parallel/test-no-enter-tickcallback.js
index 34c7eb8e08..aab22c5f3e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-no-enter-tickcallback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-no-enter-tickcallback.js
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ setImmediate(common.mustCall(() => {
   require('domain');
   setImmediate(common.mustCall(() => setImmediate(common.mustCall(() => {
     allsGood = true;
-    process.nextTick(common.noop);
+    process.nextTick(() => {});
   }))));
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-getactiverequests.js b/test/parallel/test-process-getactiverequests.js
index 2885eb8613..f55f298298 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-getactiverequests.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-getactiverequests.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++)
-  fs.open(__filename, 'r', common.noop);
+  fs.open(__filename, 'r', () => {});
 
 assert.strictEqual(12, process._getActiveRequests().length);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-promises-warning-on-unhandled-rejection.js b/test/parallel/test-promises-warning-on-unhandled-rejection.js
index f3c7a8771e..10f95162a0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-promises-warning-on-unhandled-rejection.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-promises-warning-on-unhandled-rejection.js
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ process.on('warning', common.mustCall((warning) => {
 }, 3));
 
 const p = Promise.reject('This was rejected');
-setImmediate(common.mustCall(() => p.catch(common.noop)));
+setImmediate(common.mustCall(() => p.catch(() => {})));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
index 5d77119cdd..9acfb5421d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ function FakeInput() {
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 }
 inherits(FakeInput, EventEmitter);
-FakeInput.prototype.resume = common.noop;
-FakeInput.prototype.pause = common.noop;
-FakeInput.prototype.write = common.noop;
-FakeInput.prototype.end = common.noop;
+FakeInput.prototype.resume = () => {};
+FakeInput.prototype.pause = () => {};
+FakeInput.prototype.write = () => {};
+FakeInput.prototype.end = () => {};
 
 function isWarned(emitter) {
   for (const name in emitter) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js
index 6b46874f72..1b05b06f58 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-keys.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ const runKeyIntervalTests = [
     { name: 'escape', sequence: '\x1b', meta: true },
     { name: 'escape', sequence: '\x1b', meta: true }
   ])
-].reverse().reduce((acc, fn) => fn(acc), common.noop);
+].reverse().reduce((acc, fn) => fn(acc), () => {});
 
 // run key interval tests one after another
 runKeyIntervalTests();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
index bdf60e2e53..5ec79b8685 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 // https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/4948
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const http = require('http');
 
 let reqCount = 0;
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ const server = http.createServer(function(serverReq, serverRes) {
     serverRes.end();
 
     // required for test to fail
-    res.on('data', common.noop);
+    res.on('data', () => {});
 
   });
-  r.on('error', common.noop);
+  r.on('error', () => {});
   r.end();
 
   serverRes.write('some data');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5051.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5051.js
index f0a2d7aa7f..0fef879c6f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5051.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-5051.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const agent = require('http').globalAgent;
 
 // small stub just so we can call addRequest directly
 const req = {
-  getHeader: common.noop
+  getHeader: () => {}
 };
 
 agent.maxSockets = 0;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-function-definition-edge-case.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-function-definition-edge-case.js
index 90234eb131..1e3063e3db 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-function-definition-edge-case.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-function-definition-edge-case.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(got, expected);
 
 function initRepl() {
   const input = new stream();
-  input.write = input.pause = input.resume = common.noop;
+  input.write = input.pause = input.resume = () => {};
   input.readable = true;
 
   const output = new stream();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js
index ebca7c9725..1a98999c3b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const Duplex = require('stream').Duplex;
 // and mode 600.
 
 const stream = new Duplex();
-stream.pause = stream.resume = common.noop;
+stream.pause = stream.resume = () => {};
 // ends immediately
 stream._read = function() {
   this.push(null);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js
index cf492a7e4b..5606200859 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function testAutoMode() {
 
 function initRepl(mode) {
   const input = new Stream();
-  input.write = input.pause = input.resume = common.noop;
+  input.write = input.pause = input.resume = () => {};
   input.readable = true;
 
   const output = new Stream();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js
index 746f6f2b6c..4ef2a63354 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ putIn.write = function(data) {
   // make sure I get a failed to load message and not some crazy error
   assert.strictEqual(data, `Failed to load:${loadFile}\n`);
   // eat me to avoid work
-  putIn.write = common.noop;
+  putIn.write = () => {};
 };
 putIn.run([`.load ${loadFile}`]);
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ putIn.run([`.load ${loadFile}`]);
 loadFile = common.tmpDir;
 putIn.write = function(data) {
   assert.strictEqual(data, `Failed to load:${loadFile} is not a valid file\n`);
-  putIn.write = common.noop;
+  putIn.write = () => {};
 };
 putIn.run([`.load ${loadFile}`]);
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ putIn.write = function(data) {
   // make sure I get a failed to save message and not some other error
   assert.strictEqual(data, `Failed to save:${invalidFileName}\n`);
   // reset to no-op
-  putIn.write = common.noop;
+  putIn.write = () => {};
 };
 
 // save it to a file
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete-crash.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete-crash.js
index fe9c157366..ba8de7888e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete-crash.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete-crash.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const repl = require('repl');
 
-common.ArrayStream.prototype.write = common.noop;
+common.ArrayStream.prototype.write = () => {};
 
 const putIn = new common.ArrayStream();
 const testMe = repl.start('', putIn);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-decoder-objectmode.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-decoder-objectmode.js
index b536fbc4e8..4c572fed6b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-decoder-objectmode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-decoder-objectmode.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const readable = new stream.Readable({
-  read: common.noop,
+  read: () => {},
   encoding: 'utf16le',
   objectMode: true
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex.js
index f0c8a47a50..1cc54db052 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const Duplex = require('stream').Duplex;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stream._write = (obj, _, cb) => {
   cb();
 };
 
-stream._read = common.noop;
+stream._read = () => {};
 
 stream.on('data', (obj) => {
   read = obj;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js
index b90a9d0edd..5bdf480084 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const writer3 = new stream.Writable();
 // See: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/5820
 const buffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(560000);
 
-reader._read = common.noop;
+reader._read = () => {};
 
 writer1._write = common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   this.emit('chunk-received');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-cleanup-pause.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-cleanup-pause.js
index 2f3754de3e..3cdab94648 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-cleanup-pause.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-cleanup-pause.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const writer2 = new stream.Writable();
 // See: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/2323
 const buffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(560000);
 
-reader._read = common.noop;
+reader._read = () => {};
 
 writer1._write = common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   this.emit('chunk-received');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js
index e7eca593e7..e725465e07 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ const Stream = require('stream').Stream;
   });
 
   w.on('error', common.mustCall());
-  w._write = common.noop;
+  w._write = () => {};
 
   r.pipe(w);
   // Removing some OTHER random listener should not do anything
-  w.removeListener('error', common.noop);
+  w.removeListener('error', () => {});
   removed = true;
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-multiple-pipes.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-multiple-pipes.js
index d89dcbd947..890c274b9d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-multiple-pipes.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-multiple-pipes.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const readable = new stream.Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 const writables = [];
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-unpipe-streams.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-unpipe-streams.js
index 067b7f4482..916bd2cdfa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-unpipe-streams.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-unpipe-streams.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 
 const { Readable, Writable } = require('stream');
 
-const source = Readable({read: common.noop});
-const dest1 = Writable({write: common.noop});
-const dest2 = Writable({write: common.noop});
+const source = Readable({read: () => {}});
+const dest1 = Writable({write: () => {}});
+const dest2 = Writable({write: () => {}});
 
 source.pipe(dest1);
 source.pipe(dest2);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-emittedReadable.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-emittedReadable.js
index 82d8b645ef..65b6b5b15a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-emittedReadable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-emittedReadable.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const Readable = require('stream').Readable;
 
 const readable = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 // Initialized to false.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ process.nextTick(common.mustCall(() => {
 }));
 
 const noRead = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 noRead.on('readable', common.mustCall(() => {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ noRead.push('foo');
 noRead.push(null);
 
 const flowing = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 flowing.on('data', common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-invalid-chunk.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-invalid-chunk.js
index 990154144a..f528dfe693 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-invalid-chunk.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-invalid-chunk.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const readable = new stream.Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 const errMessage = /Invalid non-string\/buffer chunk/;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-needReadable.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-needReadable.js
index dba188c572..be397dc5dc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-needReadable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-needReadable.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const Readable = require('stream').Readable;
 
 const readable = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 // Initialized to false.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ readable.on('end', common.mustCall(() => {
 }));
 
 const asyncReadable = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 asyncReadable.on('readable', common.mustCall(() => {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ process.nextTick(common.mustCall(() => {
 }));
 
 const flowing = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 // Notice this must be above the on('data') call.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ flowing.on('data', common.mustCall(function(data) {
 }, 3));
 
 const slowProducer = new Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 slowProducer.on('readable', common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-readableListening-state.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-readableListening-state.js
index 84e09aabca..5e3071faf3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-readableListening-state.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-readableListening-state.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const stream = require('stream');
 
 const r = new stream.Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 // readableListening state should start in `false`.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ r.on('readable', common.mustCall(() => {
 r.push(Buffer.from('Testing readableListening state'));
 
 const r2 = new stream.Readable({
-  read: common.noop
+  read: () => {}
 });
 
 // readableListening state should start in `false`.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-pipe-error-once-listener.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-pipe-error-once-listener.js
index de65c2469e..71ce19b360 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-pipe-error-once-listener.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-pipe-error-once-listener.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const util = require('util');
 const stream = require('stream');
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Write.prototype._write = function(buffer, encoding, cb) {
 const read = new Read();
 const write = new Write();
 
-write.once('error', common.noop);
+write.once('error', () => {});
 write.once('alldone', function(err) {
   console.log('ok');
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-wrap-empty.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-wrap-empty.js
index 39bc509a39..1489717f3e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-wrap-empty.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-wrap-empty.js
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ const Readable = require('_stream_readable');
 const EE = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
 const oldStream = new EE();
-oldStream.pause = common.noop;
-oldStream.resume = common.noop;
+oldStream.pause = () => {};
+oldStream.resume = () => {};
 
 const newStream = new Readable().wrap(oldStream);
 
 newStream
-  .on('readable', common.noop)
+  .on('readable', () => {})
   .on('end', common.mustCall());
 
 oldStream.emit('end');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-call.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-call.js
index 45263f6178..0015318c4b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-call.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-call.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 
 const Timer = process.binding('timer_wrap').Timer;
 Timer.now = function() { return ++Timer.now.ticks; };
 Timer.now.ticks = 0;
 
-const t = setInterval(common.noop, 1);
+const t = setInterval(() => {}, 1);
 const o = { _idleStart: 0, _idleTimeout: 1 };
 t.unref.call(o);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers.js
index 221f5bb6fd..84dd75025d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref-remove-other-unref-timers.js
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ timers.enroll(foo, 50);
 timers._unrefActive(foo);
 
 // Keep the process open.
-setTimeout(common.noop, 100);
+setTimeout(() => {}, 100);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref.js
index f0d0a27536..7f66a364e3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unref.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unref.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 let interval_fired = false;
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ const LONG_TIME = 10 * 1000;
 const SHORT_TIME = 100;
 
 assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
-  setTimeout(common.noop, 10).unref().ref().unref();
+  setTimeout(() => {}, 10).unref().ref().unref();
 }, 'ref and unref are chainable');
 
 assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
-  setInterval(common.noop, 10).unref().ref().unref();
+  setInterval(() => {}, 10).unref().ref().unref();
 }, 'ref and unref are chainable');
 
 setInterval(function() {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ setInterval(function() {
 
 // Should not assert on args.Holder()->InternalFieldCount() > 0. See #4261.
 {
-  const t = setInterval(common.noop, 1);
+  const t = setInterval(() => {}, 1);
   process.nextTick(t.unref.bind({}));
   process.nextTick(t.unref.bind(t));
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefed-in-beforeexit.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefed-in-beforeexit.js
index 487a4ecef5..530d97674d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefed-in-beforeexit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-unrefed-in-beforeexit.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 let once = 0;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ process.on('beforeExit', () => {
   if (once > 1)
     throw new RangeError('beforeExit should only have been called once!');
 
-  setTimeout(common.noop, 1).unref();
+  setTimeout(() => {}, 1).unref();
   once++;
 });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-zero-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-zero-timeout.js
index 4e1eefb40d..7feb01854e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-zero-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-zero-timeout.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 // https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/2079 - zero timeout drops extra args
 {
   setTimeout(common.mustCall(f), 0, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz');
-  setTimeout(common.noop, 0);
+  setTimeout(() => {}, 0);
 
   function f(a, b, c) {
     assert.strictEqual(a, 'foo');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
index 2d05a55e2c..3b3b93dc00 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
@@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ if (typeof Symbol !== 'undefined') {
   const rejected = Promise.reject(3);
   assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(rejected), 'Promise { <rejected> 3 }');
   // squelch UnhandledPromiseRejection
-  rejected.catch(common.noop);
+  rejected.catch(() => {});
 
-  const pending = new Promise(common.noop);
+  const pending = new Promise(() => {});
   assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(pending), 'Promise { <pending> }');
 
   const promiseWithProperty = Promise.resolve('foo');
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ if (typeof Symbol !== 'undefined') {
                      'SetSubclass { 1, 2, 3 }');
   assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(new MapSubclass([['foo', 42]])),
                      'MapSubclass { \'foo\' => 42 }');
-  assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(new PromiseSubclass(common.noop)),
+  assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(new PromiseSubclass(() => {})),
                      'PromiseSubclass { <pending> }');
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-sigint-existing-handler.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-sigint-existing-handler.js
index 9bd5d33879..cbd91bef06 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vm-sigint-existing-handler.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-sigint-existing-handler.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   assert.strictEqual(onceHandlerCalled, 0);
 
   // Keep the process alive for a while so that the second SIGINT can be caught.
-  const timeout = setTimeout(common.noop, 1000);
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {}, 1000);
 
   let afterHandlerCalled = 0;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-parsing.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-parsing.js
index 0e8f3b6d77..6c95a5e913 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-parsing.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-parsing.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const failureTests = tests.filter((test) => test.failure).concat([
   { input: null },
   { input: new Date() },
   { input: new RegExp() },
-  { input: common.noop }
+  { input: () => {} }
 ]);
 
 const expectedError = common.expectsError(
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/ref_keeps_node_running.js b/test/pseudo-tty/ref_keeps_node_running.js
index 7eb2d1a60a..7832e9ee21 100644
--- a/test/pseudo-tty/ref_keeps_node_running.js
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/ref_keeps_node_running.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 
 const { TTY, isTTY } = process.binding('tty_wrap');
 const strictEqual = require('assert').strictEqual;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ strictEqual(isTTY(0), true, 'fd 0 is not a TTY');
 
 const handle = new TTY(0);
 handle.readStart();
-handle.onread = common.noop;
+handle.onread = () => {};
 
 function isHandleActive(handle) {
   return process._getActiveHandles().some((active) => active === handle);