diff --git a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event.js b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event.js
index f3bd127b408b08..8e5d66f5f5d7c7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-beforeexit-event.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 var assert = require('assert');
 var net = require('net');
-var util = require('util');
 var common = require('../common');
 var revivals = 0;
 var deaths = 0;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js
index 27b4d72d2fc612..f035b7fdc89eb8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 
 const cluster = require('cluster');
 const net = require('net');
-const util = require('util');
 
 var connectcount = 0;
 var sendcount = 0;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js
index eb3c5892bb5e21..985d15ce6475e6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isconnected.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 require('../common');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var util = require('util');
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
   var worker = cluster.fork();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js
index 0044548b736df0..e95760bc2d9a4e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
-var util = require('util');
 
 
 var filepath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'write.txt');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
index 1a88faa01fb8a6..6ed852eb00995b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var path = require('path'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
-    util = require('util');
+    fs = require('fs');
 
 
 var filepath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'write_pos.txt');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-buffer-sanity.js b/test/parallel/test-http-buffer-sanity.js
index 4b120311d7dac9..98ce0f75b916a8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-buffer-sanity.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-buffer-sanity.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var http = require('http');
-var util = require('util');
 
 var bufferSize = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
 var measuredSize = 0;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-head-request.js b/test/parallel/test-http-head-request.js
index 5a6f90507cf303..faf2168e36d0be 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-head-request.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-head-request.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var http = require('http');
-var util = require('util');
 
 
 var body = 'hello world\n';
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-keep-alive-close-on-header.js b/test/parallel/test-http-keep-alive-close-on-header.js
index 9ed6077b943aa8..83a0d0684cf637 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-keep-alive-close-on-header.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-keep-alive-close-on-header.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var http = require('http');
-var util = require('util');
 
 var body = 'hello world\n';
 var headers = {'connection': 'keep-alive'};
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-pipe-return-val.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-return-val.js
index 7bb43b59c36f0a..eab5db8f70cf92 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-pipe-return-val.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-pipe-return-val.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 require('../common');
 var Stream = require('stream').Stream;
 var assert = require('assert');
-var util = require('util');
 
 var sourceStream = new Stream();
 var destStream = new Stream();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js
index 10e0dedf53ec3e..68860e89460e1d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const REPL = require('internal/repl');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const util = require('util');
 const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js
index 1ab3b4743913bd..6474d8e4088167 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var util = require('util');
 var repl = require('repl');
 var zlib = require('zlib');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-push.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-push.js
index 59f82ad54f3cdf..99b73d7277aa52 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-push.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-push.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var Readable = stream.Readable;
 var Writable = stream.Writable;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-var util = require('util');
 var EE = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-url.js b/test/parallel/test-url.js
index 1295b691fb117d..a912b43d820e9f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-url.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-url.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-var url = require('url'),
-    util = require('util');
+var url = require('url');
 
 // URLs to parse, and expected data
 // { url : parsed }