diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/constructor-args.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/constructor-args.js
index 67143aa5e7..7277f2ef05 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/constructor-args.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/constructor-args.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/error-outside-class.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/error-outside-class.js
index aa051cfd56..291545c212 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/error-outside-class.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/error-outside-class.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/home-object-when-preceded-by-computed-key.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/home-object-when-preceded-by-computed-key.js
index e9b40e86a2..bfb1ef7a5e 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/home-object-when-preceded-by-computed-key.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/home-object-when-preceded-by-computed-key.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-class-context.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-class-context.js
index e008ea2903..d0ada3399c 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-class-context.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-class-context.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-identifier-context.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-identifier-context.js
index 53e4184e90..b2113b6dbd 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-identifier-context.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-identifier-context.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-object-context.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-object-context.js
index 1e4d59d471..972ebbd521 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-object-context.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/illegal-in-object-context.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/names.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/names.js
index 4b3006a28c..00e7ab9390 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/names.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/names.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-in-computed-property-key.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-in-computed-property-key.js
index 8347092a5d..edc7c5d511 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-in-computed-property-key.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-in-computed-property-key.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-name-used.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-name-used.js
index d6e1650eb8..9373966d3b 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-name-used.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/nested-class-name-used.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ class A {
   }
 };
 
-a = new A;
+var a = new A;
 assert.throws(TypeError, function() {
   a.g();
 });
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/not-iterable.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/not-iterable.js
index 5a64f9d7b0..cc7ab5b623 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/not-iterable.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/not-iterable.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/parse-utf8-non-ascii-identifier.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/parse-utf8-non-ascii-identifier.js
index 27caf69a81..206365c8dd 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/parse-utf8-non-ascii-identifier.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/parse-utf8-non-ascii-identifier.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-1.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-1.js
index c23c4c5cec..2a33291363 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-1.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-1.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-init-set.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-init-set.js
index 240ca337e3..7d8e1db635 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-init-set.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/proxy-init-set.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/read-private-eval.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/read-private-eval.js
index 8db95399dd..76095e1154 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/read-private-eval.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/read-private-eval.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
@@ -16,6 +14,5 @@ class A {
   }
 }
 
-a = new A;
+var a = new A;
 assert.sameValue(a.g(), 14);
-
diff --git a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/unicode-names.js b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/unicode-names.js
index 0bf2d5d113..4306f592aa 100644
--- a/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/unicode-names.js
+++ b/test/staging/sm/PrivateName/unicode-names.js
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@
 // This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*---
-flags:
-  - noStrict
 description: |
   pending
 esid: pending
 ---*/
 
-source = `class A {
+var source = `class A {
   // Ensure this name parses.
   #℘;
 }`;
 
 Function(source);
-