diff --git a/shims/deno/test.js b/shims/deno/test.js
index 29c5939..2185676 100644
--- a/shims/deno/test.js
+++ b/shims/deno/test.js
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ export default function test(testName, runtimeOptions, testContent) {
   let context = new TestContext(testName, moduleContext);
 
   return it(testName, { concurrency: true, ...targetRuntimeOptions }, async function () {
-    let result;
     for (let module of context.module.moduleChain) {
       for (let hook of module.beforeEachHooks) {
         await hook.call(context, context.assert);
       }
     }
 
-    result = await targetTestContent.call(context, context.assert, { testName, options: runtimeOptions });
+    let result = await targetTestContent.call(context, context.assert, { testName, options: runtimeOptions });
 
     await context.assert.waitForAsyncOps();
 
diff --git a/shims/node/test.js b/shims/node/test.js
index d5b0b53..9a645b4 100644
--- a/shims/node/test.js
+++ b/shims/node/test.js
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ export default function test(testName, runtimeOptions, testContent) {
   let context = new TestContext(testName, moduleContext);
 
   return it(testName, { concurrency: true, ...targetRuntimeOptions }, async function () {
-    let result;
     for (let module of context.module.moduleChain) {
       for (let hook of module.beforeEachHooks) {
         await hook.call(context, context.assert);
       }
     }
 
-    result = await targetTestContent.call(context, context.assert, { testName, options: runtimeOptions });
+    let result = await targetTestContent.call(context, context.assert, { testName, options: runtimeOptions });
 
     await context.assert.waitForAsyncOps();
 
diff --git a/shims/shared/assert.js b/shims/shared/assert.js
index 0ad11f1..83bc5ec 100644
--- a/shims/shared/assert.js
+++ b/shims/shared/assert.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default class Assert {
     if (state !== false) {
       throw new Assert.AssertionError({
         actual: state,
-        expected: true,
+        expected: false,
         message: message || `Expected argument to be false, it was: ${inspect(state)}`,
         stackStartFn: this.false,
       });