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@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ after `t` will not be run until all subtests finish.
 Create a new test harness instance, which is a function like `test()`, but with
 a new pending stack and test state.
 
-By default the TAP output goes to `process.stdout` or `console.log()` if the
-environment doesn't have `process.stdout`. You can pipe the output to someplace
-else if you `htest.createStream().pipe()` to a destination stream on the first tick.
+By default the TAP output goes to `console.log()`. You can pipe the output to
+someplace else if you `htest.createStream().pipe()` to a destination stream on
+the first tick.
 
 ## test.only(name, cb)