diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index fcd4886f7d..63a69390d8 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ assert.fail = fail;
 // assert.strictEqual(true, guard, message_opt);.
 
 function ok(value, message) {
-  if (!!!value) fail(value, true, message, '==', assert.ok);
+  if (!value) fail(value, true, message, '==', assert.ok);
 }
 assert.ok = ok;