diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 717570f2..4945b4a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "level-community": "^3.0.0",
     "nyc": "^14.0.0",
     "sinon": "^7.2.4",
-    "standard": "^13.0.1",
+    "standard": "^14.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.10.0"
   },
   "hallmark": {
diff --git a/test/batch-test.js b/test/batch-test.js
index 4b73430f..4b2a4719 100644
--- a/test/batch-test.js
+++ b/test/batch-test.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ exports.args = function (test, testCommon) {
   test('test batch() with undefined array', function (t) {
     var async = false
 
-    db.batch(void 0, function (err) {
+    db.batch(undefined, function (err) {
       t.ok(err, 'got error')
       t.equal(err.message, 'batch(array) requires an array argument', 'correct error message')
       t.ok(async, 'callback is asynchronous')