diff --git a/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js b/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js
index 89697ef7f7..f0d0196ac2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var domain = require('domain');
+
+// Requiring the domain module here changes the function that is used by node to
+// call process.nextTick's callbacks to a variant that specifically handles
+// domains. We want to test this specific variant in this test, and so even if
+// the domain module is not used, this require call is needed and must not be
+// removed.
+require('domain');
 
 var implementations = [
   function(fn) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-domain.js b/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-domain.js
index 3e35cea15e..fb5139f71d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-domain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-domain.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var domain = require('domain');
+
+// Requiring the domain module here changes the function that is used by node to
+// call process.nextTick's callbacks to a variant that specifically handles
+// domains. We want to test this specific variant in this test, and so even if
+// the domain module is not used, this require call is needed and must not be
+// removed.
+require('domain');
 
 function enqueueMicrotask(fn) {
   Promise.resolve().then(fn);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-immediate-domain.js b/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-immediate-domain.js
index 5ce3ec59b6..4a7729ab98 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-immediate-domain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-microtask-queue-run-immediate-domain.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var domain = require('domain');
+
+// Requiring the domain module here changes the function that is used by node to
+// call process.nextTick's callbacks to a variant that specifically handles
+// domains. We want to test this specific variant in this test, and so even if
+// the domain module is not used, this require call is needed and must not be
+// removed.
+require('domain');
 
 function enqueueMicrotask(fn) {
   Promise.resolve().then(fn);