diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/kernel-cos/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/kernel-cos/test/test.native.js
index 85c767842ccf..aaae44230d07 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/kernel-cos/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/kernel-cos/test/test.native.js
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var rempio2 = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/rempio2' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the cosine for input values on the interval `[-pi/
 tape( 'the function can be used to compute the cosine for input values outside of `[-pi/4, pi/4]` after argument reduction via `rempio2` (positive)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var values;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var out;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -105,15 +102,9 @@ tape( 'the function can be used to compute the cosine for input values outside o
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			out = -kernelCos( y[ 0 ], y[ 1 ] );
-			if ( out === expected[ i ] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( out, expected[ i ], 'returns expected value' );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( out - expected[ i ] );
-
-				// NOTE: the tolerance here is larger than for the JavaScript implementation due to compiler optimizations which may be performed resulting in result divergence. For discussion, see https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/2298#discussion_r1624765205
-				tol = EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x+'. out: '+out+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
-			}
+
+			// NOTE: the tolerance here is larger than for the JavaScript implementation due to compiler optimizations which may be performed resulting in result divergence. For discussion, see https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/2298#discussion_r1624765205
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( out, expected[ i ], 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -125,8 +116,6 @@ tape( 'the function can be used to compute the cosine for input values outside o
 tape( 'the function can be used to compute the cosine for input values outside of `[-pi/4, pi/4]` after argument reduction via `rempio2` (negative)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var values;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var out;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -146,15 +135,9 @@ tape( 'the function can be used to compute the cosine for input values outside o
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			out = -kernelCos( y[ 0 ], y[ 1 ] );
-			if ( out === expected[ i ] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( out, expected[ i ], 'returns expected value' );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( out - expected[ i ] );
-
-				// NOTE: the tolerance here is larger than for the JavaScript implementation due to compiler optimizations which may be performed resulting in result divergence. For discussion, see https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/2298#discussion_r1624765205
-				tol = EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x+'. out: '+out+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
-			}
+
+			// NOTE: the tolerance here is larger than for the JavaScript implementation due to compiler optimizations which may be performed resulting in result divergence. For discussion, see https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/2298#discussion_r1624765205
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( out, expected[ i ], 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;