diff --git a/test/staging/sm/Function/function-caller-restrictions.js b/test/staging/sm/Function/function-caller-restrictions.js
index f7a71f9981..8d5bc77038 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/Function/function-caller-restrictions.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/Function/function-caller-restrictions.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
 ---*/
+
 // Function#caller restrictions as proposed by
 // https://github.com/claudepache/es-legacy-function-reflection/
 
@@ -32,7 +33,3 @@ assert.sameValue([0].map(caller)[0], null);
 assert.sameValue(function*() {
     yield caller();
 }().next().value, null);
-
-
-if (typeof assert.sameValue === "function") {
-}
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/Number/toExponential-values.js b/test/staging/sm/Number/toExponential-values.js
index 40a910429e..bceef44ff4 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/Number/toExponential-values.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/Number/toExponential-values.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
 ---*/
+
 let values = [
   [-0, undefined, "0e+0"],
   [-0, 0, "0e+0"],
@@ -122,6 +123,3 @@ let values = [
 for (let [val, prec, expected] of values) {
   assert.sameValue(Number.prototype.toExponential.call(val, prec), expected);
 }
-
-if (typeof assert.sameValue === "function") {
-}
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/Number/toFixed-values.js b/test/staging/sm/Number/toFixed-values.js
index d7f6b78f2f..aba0b46dfb 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/Number/toFixed-values.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/Number/toFixed-values.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
 ---*/
+
 let values = [
   [-0, undefined, "0"],
   [-0, 0, "0"],
@@ -122,6 +123,3 @@ let values = [
 for (let [val, prec, expected] of values) {
   assert.sameValue(Number.prototype.toFixed.call(val, prec), expected);
 }
-
-if (typeof assert.sameValue === "function") {
-}
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/Number/toPrecision-values.js b/test/staging/sm/Number/toPrecision-values.js
index 91812febe1..bb1378d0a1 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/Number/toPrecision-values.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/Number/toPrecision-values.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
 ---*/
+
 let values = [
   [-0, undefined, "0"],
   [-0, 1, "0"],
@@ -104,6 +105,3 @@ let values = [
 for (let [val, prec, expected] of values) {
   assert.sameValue(Number.prototype.toPrecision.call(val, prec), expected);
 }
-
-if (typeof assert.sameValue === "function") {
-}
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/expressions/constant-folded-labeled-statement.js b/test/staging/sm/expressions/constant-folded-labeled-statement.js
index bc4982a0e7..07aa0af459 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/expressions/constant-folded-labeled-statement.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/expressions/constant-folded-labeled-statement.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ esid: pending
 if (typeof disassemble === "function") {
     var code = disassemble(() => { x: 2+2; });
 
-    if (typeof assert.sameValue === "function")
-        assert.sameValue(true, /Int8 4/.test(code));
+    assert.sameValue(true, /Int8 4/.test(code));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/global/globalThis-enumeration.js b/test/staging/sm/global/globalThis-enumeration.js
index e8f5d9684e..8b1ca28441 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/global/globalThis-enumeration.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/global/globalThis-enumeration.js
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@ description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
 ---*/
-assert.sameValue(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(this).includes('globalThis'), true);
 
-if (typeof assert.sameValue === "function") {
-}
+assert.sameValue(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(this).includes('globalThis'), true);