Write your own `assert.deepEqual()`...

deepEqual.js

var assert = require('assert');

/**
 * @param Array actual
 * @param Array expected
 * @param String message optional
 * @return Boolean
 */
assert.deepEqual = function(actual, expected, message){
  /* Then a miracle occurs... */
}

assert(assert.deepEqual([ ], [ ]) === true);
assert(assert.deepEqual([ 1 ], [ 1 ]) === true);
assert(assert.deepEqual([ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 1, 2, 3 ]) === true);

// assert.deepEqual() should fail with the provided message...
assert.throws(function(){
  assert.deepEqual([ ], [ 1 ], 'this should fail');
}, /this should fail/);