diff --git a/test/message/vm_display_syntax_error.out b/test/message/vm_display_syntax_error.out
index 1b124e2378992e..086944870263f6 100644
--- a/test/message/vm_display_syntax_error.out
+++ b/test/message/vm_display_syntax_error.out
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ beginning
 
 test.vm:1
 var 5;
-^^^
+    ^
 SyntaxError: Unexpected number
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> (*test*message*vm_display_syntax_error.js:*)
diff --git a/test/message/vm_dont_display_syntax_error.out b/test/message/vm_dont_display_syntax_error.out
index 242bc8c10071e4..f2e4a9495231e0 100644
--- a/test/message/vm_dont_display_syntax_error.out
+++ b/test/message/vm_dont_display_syntax_error.out
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ beginning
 middle
 test.vm:1
 var 5;
-^^^
+    ^
 SyntaxError: Unexpected number
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> (*test*message*vm_dont_display_syntax_error.js:*)
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl.js b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
index e121cb7889ab2a..0cbe8e191e6b00 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function error_test() {
     { client: client_unix, send: '(function() { "use strict"; return 0755; })()',
       expect: /^SyntaxError: Octal literals are not allowed in strict mode/ },
     { client: client_unix, send: '(function(a, a, b) { "use strict"; return a + b + c; })()',
-      expect: /^SyntaxError: Strict mode function may not have duplicate parameter names/ },
+      expect: /^SyntaxError: Duplicate parameter name not allowed in this context/ },
     { client: client_unix, send: '(function() { "use strict"; with (this) {} })()',
       expect: /^SyntaxError: Strict mode code may not include a with statement/ },
     { client: client_unix, send: '(function() { "use strict"; var x; delete x; })()',
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-debug-args.js b/test/sequential/test-debug-args.js
deleted file mode 100644
index eb1533d4418a55..00000000000000
--- a/test/sequential/test-debug-args.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-// Flags: --debugger
-
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
-
-assert.notEqual(process.execArgv.indexOf('--debugger'), -1);