diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index 713e2f1c93d08d..7db9a842792212 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -62,17 +62,21 @@ rules:
   no-new-require: 2
   no-path-concat: 2
   no-restricted-modules: [2, sys, _linklist]
-  no-restricted-properties: [2, {
-    object: assert,
-    property: deepEqual,
-    message: Please use assert.deepStrictEqual().
-  }, {
-    property: __defineGetter__,
-    message: __defineGetter__ is deprecated.
-  }, {
-    property: __defineSetter__,
-    message: __defineSetter__ is deprecated.
-  }]
+  no-restricted-properties:
+    - 2
+    - object: assert
+      property: deepEqual
+      message: Use assert.deepStrictEqual().
+    - object: assert
+      property: equal
+      message: Use assert.strictEqual() rather than assert.equal().
+    - object: assert
+      property: notEqual
+      message: Use assert.notStrictEqual() rather than assert.notEqual().
+    - property: __defineGetter__
+      message: __defineGetter__ is deprecated.
+    - property: __defineSetter__,
+      message: __defineSetter__ is deprecated.
 
   # Stylistic Issues
   # http://eslint.org/docs/rules/#stylistic-issues
diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index f18cc45fc3fe2f..219842f953a12c 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ assert.ok = ok;
 // The equality assertion tests shallow, coercive equality with
 // ==.
 // assert.equal(actual, expected, message_opt);
-
+/* eslint-disable no-restricted-properties */
 assert.equal = function equal(actual, expected, message) {
   if (actual != expected) fail(actual, expected, message, '==', assert.equal);
 };
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ assert.notEqual = function notEqual(actual, expected, message) {
 // The equivalence assertion tests a deep equality relation.
 // assert.deepEqual(actual, expected, message_opt);
 
-/* eslint-disable no-restricted-properties */
 assert.deepEqual = function deepEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (!_deepEqual(actual, expected, false)) {
     fail(actual, expected, message, 'deepEqual', assert.deepEqual);