diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-cert-regression.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-cert-regression.js
index 478402772eb0df..c58998e594ba58 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-cert-regression.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-cert-regression.js
@@ -21,50 +21,26 @@
 
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 
 const tls = require('tls');
 
-const cert =
-`-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIIDNDCCAp2gAwIBAgIJAJvXLQpGPpm7MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMHAxCzAJBgNV
-BAYTAkdCMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdHd3luZWRkMREwDwYDVQQHEwhXYXVuZmF3cjEUMBIG
-A1UEChMLQWNrbmFjayBMdGQxEjAQBgNVBAsTCVRlc3QgQ2VydDESMBAGA1UEAxMJ
-bG9jYWxob3N0MB4XDTA5MTEwMjE5MzMwNVoXDTEwMTEwMjE5MzMwNVowcDELMAkG
-A1UEBhMCR0IxEDAOBgNVBAgTB0d3eW5lZGQxETAPBgNVBAcTCFdhdW5mYXdyMRQw
-EgYDVQQKEwtBY2tuYWNrIEx0ZDESMBAGA1UECxMJVGVzdCBDZXJ0MRIwEAYDVQQD
-Ewlsb2NhbGhvc3QwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0AMIGJAoGBANdym7nGe2yw
-6LlJfJrQtC5TmKOGrSXiyolYCbGOy4xZI4KD31d3097jhlQFJyF+10gwkE62DuJe
-fLvBZDUsvLe1R8bzlVhZnBVn+3QJyUIWQAL+DsRj8P3KoD7k363QN5dIaA1GOAg2
-vZcPy1HCUsvOgvDXGRUCZqNLAyt+h/cpAgMBAAGjgdUwgdIwHQYDVR0OBBYEFK4s
-VBV4shKUj3UX/fvSJnFaaPBjMIGiBgNVHSMEgZowgZeAFK4sVBV4shKUj3UX/fvS
-JnFaaPBjoXSkcjBwMQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjEQMA4GA1UECBMHR3d5bmVkZDERMA8G
-A1UEBxMIV2F1bmZhd3IxFDASBgNVBAoTC0Fja25hY2sgTHRkMRIwEAYDVQQLEwlU
-ZXN0IENlcnQxEjAQBgNVBAMTCWxvY2FsaG9zdIIJAJvXLQpGPpm7MAwGA1UdEwQF
-MAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADgYEAFxR7BA1mUlsYqPiogtxSIfLzHWh+s0bJ
-SBuhNrHes4U8QxS8+x/KWjd/81gzsf9J1C2VzTlFaydAgigz3SkQYgs+TMnFkT2o
-9jqoJrcdf4WpZ2DQXUALaZgwNzPumMUSx8Ac5gO+BY/RHyP6fCodYvdNwyKslnI3
-US7eCSHZsVo=
------END CERTIFICATE-----`;
+let key = fixtures.readKey('rsa_private.pem');
+let cert = fixtures.readKey('rsa_cert.crt');
 
-const key =
-`-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-MIICXgIBAAKBgQDXcpu5xntssOi5SXya0LQuU5ijhq0l4sqJWAmxjsuMWSOCg99X
-d9Pe44ZUBSchftdIMJBOtg7iXny7wWQ1LLy3tUfG85VYWZwVZ/t0CclCFkAC/g7E
-Y/D9yqA+5N+t0DeXSGgNRjgINr2XD8tRwlLLzoLw1xkVAmajSwMrfof3KQIDAQAB
-AoGBAIBHR/tT93ce2mJAJAXV0AJpWc+7x2pwX2FpXtQujnlxNZhnRlrBCRCD7h4m
-t0bVS/86kyGaesBDvAbavfx/N5keYzzmmSp5Ht8IPqKPydGWdigk4x90yWvktai7
-dWuRKF94FXr0GUuBONb/dfHdp4KBtzN7oIF9WydYGGXA9ZmBAkEA8/k01bfwQZIu
-AgcdNEM94Zcug1gSspXtUu8exNQX4+PNVbadghZb1+OnUO4d3gvWfqvAnaXD3KV6
-N4OtUhQQ0QJBAOIRbKMfaymQ9yE3CQQxYfKmEhHXWARXVwuYqIFqjmhSjSXx0l/P
-7mSHz1I9uDvxkJev8sQgu1TKIyTOdqPH1tkCQQDPa6H1yYoj1Un0Q2Qa2Mg1kTjk
-Re6vkjPQ/KcmJEOjZjtekgFbZfLzmwLXFXqjG2FjFFaQMSxR3QYJSJQEYjbhAkEA
-sy7OZcjcXnjZeEkv61Pc57/7qIp/6Aj2JGnefZ1gvI1Z9Q5kCa88rA/9Iplq8pA4
-ZBKAoDW1ZbJGAsFmxc/6mQJAdPilhci0qFN86IGmf+ZBnwsDflIwHKDaVofti4wQ
-sPWhSOb9VQjMXekI4Y2l8fqAVTS2Fn6+8jkVKxXBywSVCw==
------END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----`;
+// This test validates that we accept certificates and keys which
+// do not end with a newline. If a newline exists at the end
+// of the key or cert being used remove it
+let i = 0;
+while (key[key.length - 1 - i] === 0x0a) i++;
+if (i !== 0) key = key.slice(0, key.length - i);
+
+i = 0;
+while (cert[cert.length - 1 - i] === 0x0a) i++;
+if (i !== 0) cert = cert.slice(0, cert.length - i);
 
 function test(cert, key, cb) {
   const server = tls.createServer({