diff --git a/test/.eslintrc b/test/.eslintrc
index 608c62dff5fa63..2a8f61cb35f6be 100644
--- a/test/.eslintrc
+++ b/test/.eslintrc
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ## Test-specific linter rules
 
 rules:
-  ## allow unreachable code
-  no-unreachable: 0
   ## allow undeclared variables
   no-undef: 0
   ## allow global Buffer usage
diff --git a/test/message/throw_custom_error.js b/test/message/throw_custom_error.js
index 270b37d14ddead..bb5dae05a9b03a 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_custom_error.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_custom_error.js
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-console.error('before');
-
 // custom error throwing
 throw ({ name: 'MyCustomError', message: 'This is a custom message' });
-
-console.error('after');
diff --git a/test/message/throw_custom_error.out b/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
index bfb928d48dd08e..ef73c52c889dff 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-before
-*test*message*throw_custom_error.js:8
+*test*message*throw_custom_error.js:6
 throw ({ name: 'MyCustomError', message: 'This is a custom message' });
 ^
 MyCustomError: This is a custom message
diff --git a/test/message/throw_non_error.js b/test/message/throw_non_error.js
index 33e0a051d65a1d..a1046b725e93a4 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_non_error.js
+++ b/test/message/throw_non_error.js
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-console.error('before');
-
 // custom error throwing
 throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
-
-console.error('after');
diff --git a/test/message/throw_non_error.out b/test/message/throw_non_error.out
index c859d5f16a511e..15f95fcc11699a 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_non_error.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_non_error.out
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-before
-*test*message*throw_non_error.js:8
+*test*message*throw_non_error.js:6
 throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
 ^
 [object Object]
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain.js b/test/parallel/test-domain.js
index cca01572123a45..918e3288e8dc91 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain.js
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ expectCaught++;
 // as a callback instead.
 function fn(er) {
   throw new Error('This function should never be called!');
-  process.exit(1);
 }
 
 var bound = d.intercept(fn);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js
index 7309a6bf9db4d3..36ef283528b7c1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ file
     })
   .on('error', function(err) {
       throw err;
-      console.error('error!', err.stack);
     })
   .on('drain', function() {
       console.error('drain!', callbacks.drain);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-content-length.js b/test/parallel/test-http-content-length.js
index 6c9576cdabf563..ec60396a24545d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-content-length.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-content-length.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
       break;
     default:
       throw new Error('Unreachable');
-      break;
   }
 
   receivedRequests++;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-listen-fd-detached-inherit.js b/test/parallel/test-listen-fd-detached-inherit.js
index 7d4df0c1aec106..472b1e8ff939f0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-listen-fd-detached-inherit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-listen-fd-detached-inherit.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ function test() {
 // Then output the child's pid, and immediately exit.
 function parent() {
   var server = net.createServer(function(conn) {
-    throw new Error('Should not see connections on parent');
     conn.end('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden\r\n\r\nI got problems.\r\n');
+    throw new Error('Should not see connections on parent');
   }).listen(PORT, function() {
     console.error('server listening on %d', PORT);