diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 80eaabe420..e1e5a1af21 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ unreleased
 ========================
 
 * Remove `Object.setPrototypeOf` polyfill
+* cleanup: remove AsyncLocalStorage check from tests
 * cleanup: remove unnecessary require for global Buffer
 
+
 5.0.1 / 2024-10-08
 ==========
 
diff --git a/test/express.json.js b/test/express.json.js
index a46cc16fb8..2c394922c8 100644
--- a/test/express.json.js
+++ b/test/express.json.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
 var assert = require('assert')
-var asyncHooks = tryRequire('async_hooks')
+var AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
+
 var express = require('..')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
-var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
-  ? describe
-  : describe.skip
-
 describe('express.json()', function () {
   it('should parse JSON', function (done) {
     request(createApp())
@@ -502,13 +499,13 @@ describe('express.json()', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describeAsyncHooks('async local storage', function () {
+  describe('async local storage', function () {
     before(function () {
       var app = express()
       var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
       app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-        req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+        req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
         req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
       })
 
@@ -755,11 +752,3 @@ function shouldContainInBody (str) {
       'expected \'' + res.text + '\' to contain \'' + str + '\'')
   }
 }
-
-function tryRequire (name) {
-  try {
-    return require(name)
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/express.raw.js b/test/express.raw.js
index 08f44904a4..53995bf829 100644
--- a/test/express.raw.js
+++ b/test/express.raw.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
 var assert = require('assert')
-var asyncHooks = tryRequire('async_hooks')
+var AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
+
 var express = require('..')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
-var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
-  ? describe
-  : describe.skip
-
 describe('express.raw()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.app = createApp()
@@ -327,13 +324,13 @@ describe('express.raw()', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describeAsyncHooks('async local storage', function () {
+  describe('async local storage', function () {
     before(function () {
       var app = express()
       var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
       app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-        req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+        req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
         req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
       })
 
@@ -513,11 +510,3 @@ function createApp (options) {
 
   return app
 }
-
-function tryRequire (name) {
-  try {
-    return require(name)
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/express.text.js b/test/express.text.js
index 1bcc034b86..95fcbf8657 100644
--- a/test/express.text.js
+++ b/test/express.text.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
 var assert = require('assert')
-var asyncHooks = tryRequire('async_hooks')
+var AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
+
 var express = require('..')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
-var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
-  ? describe
-  : describe.skip
-
 describe('express.text()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.app = createApp()
@@ -360,13 +357,13 @@ describe('express.text()', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describeAsyncHooks('async local storage', function () {
+  describe('async local storage', function () {
     before(function () {
       var app = express()
       var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
       app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-        req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+        req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
         req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
       })
 
@@ -567,11 +564,3 @@ function createApp (options) {
 
   return app
 }
-
-function tryRequire (name) {
-  try {
-    return require(name)
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/express.urlencoded.js b/test/express.urlencoded.js
index 8503e0079a..50c3e93bba 100644
--- a/test/express.urlencoded.js
+++ b/test/express.urlencoded.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
 var assert = require('assert')
-var asyncHooks = tryRequire('async_hooks')
+var AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
+
 var express = require('..')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
-var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
-  ? describe
-  : describe.skip
-
 describe('express.urlencoded()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.app = createApp()
@@ -605,13 +602,13 @@ describe('express.urlencoded()', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describeAsyncHooks('async local storage', function () {
+  describe('async local storage', function () {
     before(function () {
       var app = express()
       var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
       app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-        req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+        req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
         req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
       })
 
@@ -828,11 +825,3 @@ function expectKeyCount (count) {
     assert.strictEqual(Object.keys(JSON.parse(res.text)).length, count)
   }
 }
-
-function tryRequire (name) {
-  try {
-    return require(name)
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/res.download.js b/test/res.download.js
index 82243d8b00..5718ff4409 100644
--- a/test/res.download.js
+++ b/test/res.download.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 var after = require('after');
 var assert = require('assert')
-var asyncHooks = tryRequire('async_hooks')
+var AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
+
 var express = require('..');
 var path = require('path')
 var request = require('supertest');
@@ -10,10 +11,6 @@ var utils = require('./support/utils')
 
 var FIXTURES_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures')
 
-var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
-  ? describe
-  : describe.skip
-
 describe('res', function(){
   describe('.download(path)', function(){
     it('should transfer as an attachment', function(done){
@@ -90,14 +87,14 @@ describe('res', function(){
       .expect(200, cb);
     })
 
-    describeAsyncHooks('async local storage', function () {
+    describe('async local storage', function () {
       it('should presist store', function (done) {
         var app = express()
         var cb = after(2, done)
         var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
         app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-          req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+          req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
           req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
         })
 
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ describe('res', function(){
         var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
         app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-          req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+          req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
           req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
         })
 
@@ -487,11 +484,3 @@ describe('res', function(){
     })
   })
 })
-
-function tryRequire (name) {
-  try {
-    return require(name)
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/res.sendFile.js b/test/res.sendFile.js
index e211fe9cb6..ec90adf5d3 100644
--- a/test/res.sendFile.js
+++ b/test/res.sendFile.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 var after = require('after');
 var assert = require('assert')
-var asyncHooks = tryRequire('async_hooks')
+var AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
+
 var express = require('../')
   , request = require('supertest')
 var onFinished = require('on-finished');
@@ -10,10 +11,6 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fixtures = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures');
 var utils = require('./support/utils');
 
-var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
-  ? describe
-  : describe.skip
-
 describe('res', function(){
   describe('.sendFile(path)', function () {
     it('should error missing path', function (done) {
@@ -266,14 +263,14 @@ describe('res', function(){
         .expect(200, 'got 404 error', done)
     })
 
-    describeAsyncHooks('async local storage', function () {
+    describe('async local storage', function () {
       it('should presist store', function (done) {
         var app = express()
         var cb = after(2, done)
         var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
         app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-          req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+          req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
           req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
         })
 
@@ -299,7 +296,7 @@ describe('res', function(){
         var store = { foo: 'bar' }
 
         app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-          req.asyncLocalStorage = new asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage()
+          req.asyncLocalStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage()
           req.asyncLocalStorage.run(store, next)
         })
 
@@ -900,11 +897,3 @@ function createApp(path, options, fn) {
 
   return app;
 }
-
-function tryRequire (name) {
-  try {
-    return require(name)
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}