diff --git a/test/internet/test-dgram-send-cb-quelches-error.js b/test/internet/test-dgram-send-cb-quelches-error.js
index e89306b2c2..dbbd8fc9fd 100644
--- a/test/internet/test-dgram-send-cb-quelches-error.js
+++ b/test/internet/test-dgram-send-cb-quelches-error.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function callbackOnly(err) {
 }
 
 function onEvent(err) {
-  assert.fail('Error should not be emitted if there is callback');
+  assert.fail(null, null, 'Error should not be emitted if there is callback');
 }
 
 function onError(err) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-write-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-write-stream.js
index 3142e89632..af3ae17ec7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-write-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-write-stream.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ common.refreshTmpDir();
   var stream = fs.createWriteStream(file);
 
   stream.on('drain', function() {
-    assert.fail('\'drain\' event must not be emitted before ' +
+    assert.fail(null, null, '\'drain\' event must not be emitted before ' +
                 'stream.write() has been called at least once.');
   });
   stream.destroy();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-header-response-splitting.js b/test/parallel/test-http-header-response-splitting.js
index ad8cc9c5ba..437793a524 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-header-response-splitting.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-header-response-splitting.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
       res.writeHead(200, { b: header });
       break;
     default:
-      assert.fail('unreachable');
+      assert.fail(null, null, 'unreachable');
     }
     res.write(responseBody);
     if (testIndex % 8 < 4) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress-bind-error.js b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress-bind-error.js
index 80c7cab7c8..9a4bde26cd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress-bind-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress-bind-error.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ server.listen(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1', function() {
     method: 'GET',
     localAddress: invalidLocalAddress
   }, function(res) {
-    assert.fail('unexpectedly got response from server');
+    assert.fail(null, null, 'unexpectedly got response from server');
   }).on('error', function(e) {
     console.log('client got error: ' + e.message);
     gotError = true;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress-bind-error.js b/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress-bind-error.js
index b3cb4ffe6b..66551a780a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress-bind-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress-bind-error.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ server.listen(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1', function() {
     method: 'GET',
     localAddress: invalidLocalAddress
   }, function(res) {
-    assert.fail('unexpectedly got response from server');
+    assert.fail(null, null, 'unexpectedly got response from server');
   }).on('error', function(e) {
     console.log('client got error: ' + e.message);
     gotError = true;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-paused-connection.js b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-paused-connection.js
index 60af9e44fb..bb258ef009 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-paused-connection.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-paused-connection.js
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ net.createServer(function(conn) {
 net.connect(common.PORT, 'localhost').pause();
 
 setTimeout(function() {
-  assert.fail('expected to exit');
+  assert.fail(null, null, 'expected to exit');
 }, 1000).unref();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js b/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
index 4b8163984f..8ded93ee71 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   socket.setNoDelay();
   socket.setTimeout(1000);
   socket.on('timeout', function() {
-    assert.fail('flushed: ' + flushed +
+    assert.fail(null, null, 'flushed: ' + flushed +
                 ', received: ' + received + '/' + SIZE * N);
   });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js b/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js
index 709ede698a..c8913d2dfc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-path-parse-format.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function checkErrors(path) {
       return;
     }
 
-    assert.fail('should have thrown');
+    assert.fail(null, null, 'should have thrown');
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-reset-event.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-reset-event.js
index e6157956d4..e6d4eed138 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-reset-event.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-reset-event.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function testResetGlobal(cb) {
 }
 
 var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-  assert.fail('Timeout, REPL did not emit reset events');
+  assert.fail(null, null, 'Timeout, REPL did not emit reset events');
 }, 5000);
 
 testReset(function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl.js b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
index f81a9c9240..43e144d87c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
@@ -389,5 +389,5 @@ function unix_test() {
 unix_test();
 
 timer = setTimeout(function() {
-  assert.fail('Timeout');
+  assert.fail(null, null, 'Timeout');
 }, 5000);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-spawn-cmd-named-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-spawn-cmd-named-pipe.js
index c664f7f358..5371577e6c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-spawn-cmd-named-pipe.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-spawn-cmd-named-pipe.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if (!process.argv[2]) {
 
   const comspec = process.env['comspec'];
   if (!comspec || comspec.length === 0) {
-    assert.fail('Failed to get COMSPEC');
+    assert.fail(null, null, 'Failed to get COMSPEC');
   }
 
   const args = ['/c', process.execPath, __filename, 'child',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-base64-single-char-read-end.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-base64-single-char-read-end.js
index e50ea5a0cc..2d60877de8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-base64-single-char-read-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-base64-single-char-read-end.js
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ src.on('end', function() {
 src.pipe(dst);
 
 timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-  assert.fail('timed out waiting for _write');
+  assert.fail(null, null, 'timed out waiting for _write');
 }, 100);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tick-processor.js b/test/parallel/test-tick-processor.js
index d6bf642bba..cd110e1a87 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tick-processor.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tick-processor.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function runTest(pattern, code) {
     return /^isolate-/.test(file);
   });
   if (matches.length != 1) {
-    assert.fail('There should be a single log file.');
+    assert.fail(null, null, 'There should be a single log file.');
   }
   var log = matches[0];
   var out = cp.execSync(process.execPath + ' ' + processor +