diff --git a/spec/api-app-spec.js b/spec/api-app-spec.js
index dccf1ad52d57..16fcd34fadb3 100644
--- a/spec/api-app-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-app-spec.js
@@ -208,12 +208,8 @@ describe('app module', function () {
         assert.equal(list.length, 1)
         assert.equal(list[0].issuerName, 'Intermediate CA')
         assert.equal(list[0].subjectName, 'Client Cert')
-        assert(list[0].issuer)
         assert.equal(list[0].issuer.commonName, 'Intermediate CA')
-        assert(list[0].subject)
         assert.equal(list[0].subject.commonName, 'Client Cert')
-        assert(list[0].issuerCert)
-        assert(list[0].issuerCert.subject)
         assert.equal(list[0].issuerCert.subject.commonName, 'Intermediate CA')
         callback(list[0])
       })
diff --git a/spec/api-session-spec.js b/spec/api-session-spec.js
index facabaae1bc9..0672a4d7b57b 100644
--- a/spec/api-session-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-session-spec.js
@@ -554,12 +554,8 @@ describe('session module', function () {
         assert.equal(hostname, '127.0.0.1')
         assert.equal(certificate.issuerName, 'Intermediate CA')
         assert.equal(certificate.subjectName, 'localhost')
-        assert(certificate.issuer)
         assert.equal(certificate.issuer.commonName, 'Intermediate CA')
-        assert(certificate.subject)
         assert.equal(certificate.subject.commonName, 'localhost')
-        assert(certificate.issuerCert)
-        assert(certificate.issuerCert.subject)
         assert.equal(certificate.issuerCert.subject.commonName, 'Intermediate CA')
         callback(false)
       })