diff --git a/commands/create/__tests__/__snapshots__/create-command.test.js.snap b/commands/create/__tests__/__snapshots__/create-command.test.js.snap
index 6b953d87f15..7fa6e371c21 100644
--- a/commands/create/__tests__/__snapshots__/create-command.test.js.snap
+++ b/commands/create/__tests__/__snapshots__/create-command.test.js.snap
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ index SHA..SHA
 +'use strict';
 +
 +const myCli = require('..');
-+const assert = require('node:assert').strict;
++const assert = require('assert').strict;
 +
 +assert.strictEqual(myCli(), 'Hello from myCli');
 +console.info("myCli tests passed");
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ index SHA..SHA
 +++ b/packages/my-es-cli/__tests__/my-es-cli.test.js
 @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
 +import myEsCli from '../src/my-es-cli.js';
-+import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
++import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 +
 +assert.strictEqual(myEsCli(), 'Hello from myEsCli');
 +console.info("myEsCli tests passed");
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ index SHA..SHA
 +'use strict';
 +
 +const myPkg = require('..');
-+const assert = require('node:assert').strict;
++const assert = require('assert').strict;
 +
 +assert.strictEqual(myPkg(), 'Hello from myPkg');
 +console.info("myPkg tests passed");
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ index SHA..SHA
 +++ b/packages/my-pkg/__tests__/my-pkg.test.js
 @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
 +import myPkg from '../src/my-pkg.js';
-+import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
++import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 +
 +assert.strictEqual(myPkg(), 'Hello from myPkg');
 +console.info("myPkg tests passed");
diff --git a/commands/create/index.js b/commands/create/index.js
index 1ac054b5af3..ece42d46a3d 100644
--- a/commands/create/index.js
+++ b/commands/create/index.js
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class CreateCommand extends Command {
     const testContent = this.options.esModule
       ? dedent`
         import ${this.camelName} from '../src/${this.dirName}.js';
-        import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
+        import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 
         assert.strictEqual(${this.camelName}(), 'Hello from ${this.camelName}');
         console.info("${this.camelName} tests passed");
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class CreateCommand extends Command {
         'use strict';
 
         const ${this.camelName} = require('..');
-        const assert = require('node:assert').strict;
+        const assert = require('assert').strict;
 
         assert.strictEqual(${this.camelName}(), 'Hello from ${this.camelName}');
         console.info("${this.camelName} tests passed");