diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.js
index 10cf7bc9a8cd..a1a0cc71d738 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.js
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
 var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var asech = require( './../lib' );
 
 
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function computes the hyperbolic arcsecant on the interval (0, 1]', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -55,13 +53,7 @@ tape( 'the function computes the hyperbolic arcsecant on the interval (0, 1]', f
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = asech( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[ i ] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[ i ], 'x: '+x[i]+'. E: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.native.js
index 351859c4aed9..ed09d5e19f6e 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/asech/test/test.native.js
@@ -22,19 +22,14 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
 var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 
 
-// FIXTURES //
-
-var data = require( './fixtures/julia/data.json' );
-
-
 // VARIABLES //
 
 var asech = tryRequire( resolve( __dirname, './../lib/native.js' ) );
@@ -43,6 +38,11 @@ var opts = {
 };
 
 
+// FIXTURES //
+
+var data = require( './fixtures/julia/data.json' );
+
+
 // TESTS //
 
 tape( 'main export is a function', opts, function test( t ) {
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ tape( 'main export is a function', opts, function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function computes the hyperbolic arcsecant on the interval (0, 1]', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -64,13 +62,7 @@ tape( 'the function computes the hyperbolic arcsecant on the interval (0, 1]', o
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = asech( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[ i ] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[ i ], 'x: '+x[i]+'. E: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });