diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain.js b/test/parallel/test-domain.js
index 19cd964a28..69521108f6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain.js
@@ -31,67 +31,67 @@ d.on('error', function(er) {
 
   switch (er_message) {
     case 'emitted':
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainEmitter, e);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, false);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainEmitter, e);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, false);
       break;
 
     case 'bound':
       assert.ok(!er.domainEmitter);
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainBound, fn);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, false);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainBound, fn);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, false);
       break;
 
     case 'thrown':
       assert.ok(!er.domainEmitter);
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, true);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, true);
       break;
 
     case "ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'this file does not exist'":
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, false);
-      assert.equal(typeof er.domainBound, 'function');
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, false);
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof er.domainBound, 'function');
       assert.ok(!er.domainEmitter);
-      assert.equal(er.code, 'ENOENT');
-      assert.equal(er_path, 'this file does not exist');
-      assert.equal(typeof er.errno, 'number');
+      assert.strictEqual(er.code, 'ENOENT');
+      assert.strictEqual(er_path, 'this file does not exist');
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof er.errno, 'number');
       break;
 
     case
     "ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'stream for nonexistent file'":
-      assert.equal(typeof er.errno, 'number');
-      assert.equal(er.code, 'ENOENT');
-      assert.equal(er_path, 'stream for nonexistent file');
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainEmitter, fst);
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof er.errno, 'number');
+      assert.strictEqual(er.code, 'ENOENT');
+      assert.strictEqual(er_path, 'stream for nonexistent file');
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainEmitter, fst);
       assert.ok(!er.domainBound);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, false);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, false);
       break;
 
     case 'implicit':
-      assert.equal(er.domainEmitter, implicit);
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, false);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainEmitter, implicit);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, false);
       assert.ok(!er.domainBound);
       break;
 
     case 'implicit timer':
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
-      assert.equal(er.domainThrown, true);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domainThrown, true);
       assert.ok(!er.domainEmitter);
       assert.ok(!er.domainBound);
       break;
 
     case 'Cannot read property \'isDirectory\' of undefined':
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
       assert.ok(!er.domainEmitter);
       assert.ok(!er.domainBound);
       break;
 
     case 'nextTick execution loop':
-      assert.equal(er.domain, d);
+      assert.strictEqual(er.domain, d);
       assert.ok(!er.domainEmitter);
       assert.ok(!er.domainBound);
       break;
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ d.on('error', function(er) {
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
   console.error('exit', caught, expectCaught);
-  assert.equal(caught, expectCaught, 'caught the expected number of errors');
+  assert.strictEqual(caught, expectCaught,
+                     'caught the expected number of errors');
   console.log('ok');
 });
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ expectCaught++;
 
 // intercepted should never pass first argument to callback
 function fn2(data) {
-  assert.equal(data, 'data', 'should not be null err argument');
+  assert.strictEqual(data, 'data', 'should not be null err argument');
 }
 
 bound = d.intercept(fn2);
@@ -181,8 +182,8 @@ bound(null, 'data');
 // intercepted should never pass first argument to callback
 // even if arguments length is more than 2.
 function fn3(data, data2) {
-  assert.equal(data, 'data', 'should not be null err argument');
-  assert.equal(data2, 'data2', 'should not be data argument');
+  assert.strictEqual(data, 'data', 'should not be null err argument');
+  assert.strictEqual(data2, 'data2', 'should not be data argument');
 }
 
 bound = d.intercept(fn3);
@@ -225,14 +226,14 @@ expectCaught++;
 var result = d.run(function() {
   return 'return value';
 });
-assert.equal(result, 'return value');
+assert.strictEqual(result, 'return value');
 
 
 // check if the executed function take in count the applied parameters
 result = d.run(function(a, b) {
   return a + ' ' + b;
 }, 'return', 'value');
-assert.equal(result, 'return value');
+assert.strictEqual(result, 'return value');
 
 
 var fst = fs.createReadStream('stream for nonexistent file');