diff --git a/test/parallel/test-console-self-assign.js b/test/parallel/test-console-self-assign.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..53c54ab9a327cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-console-self-assign.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+
+// Assigning to itself should not throw.
+global.console = global.console; // eslint-disable-line no-self-assign
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-console-is-a-namespace.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-console-is-a-namespace.js
index 82665411879ca9..fb28e751a322af 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-console-is-a-namespace.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-console-is-a-namespace.js
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ require('../common');
 const { test, assert_equals, assert_true, assert_false } =
   require('../common/wpt');
 
-// Assigning to itself should not throw.
-global.console = global.console; // eslint-disable-line no-self-assign
-
 const self = global;
 
 /* eslint-disable quotes, max-len */