diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 6963ef41307..a37329caf2d 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const { codes: {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
   ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE
 } } = require('internal/errors');
-const { AssertionError } = require('internal/assert');
+const AssertionError = require('internal/assert/assertion_error');
 const { openSync, closeSync, readSync } = require('fs');
 const { inspect, types: { isPromise, isRegExp } } = require('util');
 const { EOL } = require('internal/constants');
diff --git a/lib/internal/assert.js b/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/internal/assert.js
rename to lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js
index 4e059db6b9d..a13a610da1a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/assert.js
+++ b/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js
@@ -405,6 +405,4 @@ class AssertionError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = {
-  AssertionError
-};
+module.exports = AssertionError;
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index e3ff9da6b95..5596c6e491c 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       'lib/vm.js',
       'lib/worker_threads.js',
       'lib/zlib.js',
-      'lib/internal/assert.js',
+      'lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js',
       'lib/internal/async_hooks.js',
       'lib/internal/buffer.js',
       'lib/internal/cli_table.js',