diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4e95d20f7b6959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+common.refreshTmpDir();
+
+// test creating and reading hard link
+const srcPath = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'cycles', 'root.js');
+const dstPath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'link1.js');
+
+const callback = function(err) {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  const srcContent = fs.readFileSync(srcPath, 'utf8');
+  const dstContent = fs.readFileSync(dstPath, 'utf8');
+  assert.strictEqual(srcContent, dstContent);
+};
+
+fs.link(srcPath, dstPath, common.mustCall(callback));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
index 199add4a1ba724..b506013b0a23f5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
@@ -1,77 +1,50 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
-var path = require('path');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var exec = require('child_process').exec;
-var completed = 0;
-var expected_async = 4;
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const exec = require('child_process').exec;
+
 var linkTime;
 var fileTime;
 
-common.refreshTmpDir();
-
-var runtest = function(skip_symlinks) {
-  if (!skip_symlinks) {
-    // test creating and reading symbolic link
-    var linkData = path.join(common.fixturesDir, '/cycles/root.js');
-    var linkPath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'symlink1.js');
-
-    fs.symlink(linkData, linkPath, function(err) {
-      if (err) throw err;
-      console.log('symlink done');
-
-      fs.lstat(linkPath, function(err, stats) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        linkTime = stats.mtime.getTime();
-        completed++;
-      });
-
-      fs.stat(linkPath, function(err, stats) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        fileTime = stats.mtime.getTime();
-        completed++;
-      });
-
-      fs.readlink(linkPath, function(err, destination) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        assert.equal(destination, linkData);
-        completed++;
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  // test creating and reading hard link
-  var srcPath = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'cycles', 'root.js');
-  var dstPath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'link1.js');
-
-  fs.link(srcPath, dstPath, function(err) {
-    if (err) throw err;
-    console.log('hard link done');
-    var srcContent = fs.readFileSync(srcPath, 'utf8');
-    var dstContent = fs.readFileSync(dstPath, 'utf8');
-    assert.equal(srcContent, dstContent);
-    completed++;
-  });
-};
-
 if (common.isWindows) {
   // On Windows, creating symlinks requires admin privileges.
   // We'll only try to run symlink test if we have enough privileges.
   exec('whoami /priv', function(err, o) {
     if (err || o.indexOf('SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege') == -1) {
-      expected_async = 1;
-      runtest(true);
-    } else {
-      runtest(false);
+      console.log('1..0 # Skipped: insufficient privileges');
+      return;
     }
   });
-} else {
-  runtest(false);
 }
 
-process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.equal(completed, expected_async);
-  assert(linkTime !== fileTime);
+common.refreshTmpDir();
+
+// test creating and reading symbolic link
+const linkData = path.join(common.fixturesDir, '/cycles/root.js');
+const linkPath = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'symlink1.js');
+
+fs.symlink(linkData, linkPath, function(err) {
+  if (err) throw err;
+
+  fs.lstat(linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err, stats) {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    linkTime = stats.mtime.getTime();
+  }));
+
+  fs.stat(linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err, stats) {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    fileTime = stats.mtime.getTime();
+  }));
+
+  fs.readlink(linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err, destination) {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    assert.equal(destination, linkData);
+  }));
 });
 
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  assert.notStrictEqual(linkTime, fileTime);
+});