1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-pingpong.js b/test/parallel/test-net-pingpong.js
index 99a02eda22f..e87ee10e43d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-pingpong.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-pingpong.js
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ function pingPongTest(port, host) {
         assert.strictEqual(client.writable, false);
         assert.strictEqual(client.readable, true);
         return;
-      } else {
-        assert.strictEqual(client.writable, true);
-        assert.strictEqual(client.readable, true);
       }
+      assert.strictEqual(client.writable, true);
+      assert.strictEqual(client.readable, true);
 
       if (count < N) {
         client.write('PING');