diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/testing.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/testing.ts
index c8219daba1eddc..678f6d608d8a8c 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/testing.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/testing.ts
@@ -374,20 +374,6 @@ test.only = function only(name, options, fn) {
   return test(name, options, fn, { only: true });
 };
 
-export function describe(name, options, fn) {
-  return suite(name, options, fn, {});
-}
-
-describe.skip = function skip(name, options, fn) {
-  return suite.skip(name, options, fn);
-};
-describe.todo = function todo(name, options, fn) {
-  return suite.todo(name, options, fn);
-};
-describe.only = function only(name, options, fn) {
-  return suite.only(name, options, fn);
-};
-
 export function suite(name, options, fn, overrides) {
   if (currentSuite) {
     return currentSuite.addSuite(name, options, fn, overrides);
@@ -405,21 +391,10 @@ suite.only = function only(name, options, fn) {
   return suite(name, options, fn, { only: true });
 };
 
-export function it(name, options, fn) {
-  return test(name, options, fn, {});
-}
-
-it.skip = function skip(name, options, fn) {
-  return test.skip(name, options, fn);
-};
-
-it.todo = function todo(name, options, fn) {
-  return test.todo(name, options, fn);
-};
-
-it.only = function only(name, options, fn) {
-  return test.only(name, options, fn);
-};
+// Match Node: `it` is just an alias for `test`, and `describe` for `suite`.
+// See https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/lib/test.js
+export const it = test;
+export const describe = suite;
 
 export function before() {
   notImplemented("test.before");
@@ -437,8 +412,8 @@ export function afterEach() {
   notImplemented("test.afterEach");
 }
 
-test.it = it;
-test.describe = describe;
+test.it = test;
+test.describe = suite;
 test.suite = suite;
 
 // Store all active mocks for restoreAll()
diff --git a/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc b/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
index 8ddb94991ed8a2..4a82290b1ad20f 100644
--- a/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
+++ b/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
@@ -1825,7 +1825,6 @@
     // "parallel/test-inspect-address-in-use.js": {},
     // "parallel/test-inspector-inspect-brk-node.js": {},
     // "parallel/test-inspector-invalid-args.js": {},
-
     "parallel/test-inspector-close-worker.js": {},
 
     // TODO(bartlomieju): times out
@@ -2620,6 +2619,7 @@
     "parallel/test-require-resolve.js": {},
     "parallel/test-require-resolve-invalid-paths.js": {},
     "parallel/test-require-resolve-opts-paths-relative.js": {},
+    "parallel/test-runner-aliases.js": {},
     "parallel/test-runner-cli-concurrency.js": {
       "ignore": true,
       "reason": "Tests Node.js-specific CLI flags/options that are not supported in Deno"