diff --git a/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json b/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json
index cb82a2cbb41..f188480cd14 100755
--- a/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json
@@ -2436,8 +2436,7 @@
         "assert(typeof myGlobal != \"undefined\", 'message: <code>myGlobal</code> should be defined');",
         "assert(myGlobal === 10, 'message: <code>myGlobal</code> should have a value of <code>10</code>');",
         "assert(/var\\s+myGlobal/.test(code), 'message: <code>myGlobal</code> should be declared using the <code>var</code> keyword');",
-        "assert(typeof oopsGlobal != \"undefined\" && oopsGlobal === 5, 'message: <code>oopsGlobal</code> should have a value of <code>5</code>');",
-        "assert(!/var\\s+oopsGlobal/.test(code), 'message: Do not declare <code>oopsGlobal</code> using the <code>var</code> keyword');"
+        "assert(typeof oopsGlobal != \"undefined\" && oopsGlobal === 5, 'message: <code>oopsGlobal</code> should be a global variable and have a value of <code>5</code>');"
       ],
       "type": "waypoint",
       "challengeType": 1,
@@ -5671,4 +5670,4 @@
       "translations": {}
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}