diff --git a/cli/command/trust/signer_remove.go b/cli/command/trust/signer_remove.go
index f945a8e111..5bd586c536 100644
--- a/cli/command/trust/signer_remove.go
+++ b/cli/command/trust/signer_remove.go
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ func removeSigner(cli command.Cli, options signerRemoveOptions) error {
 	var errRepos []string
 	for _, repo := range options.repos {
 		fmt.Fprintf(cli.Out(), "Removing signer \"%s\" from %s...\n", options.signer, repo)
-		if didRemove, err := removeSingleSigner(cli, repo, options.signer, options.forceYes); err != nil {
+		if _, err := removeSingleSigner(cli, repo, options.signer, options.forceYes); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(cli.Err(), err.Error()+"\n")
 			errRepos = append(errRepos, repo)
-		} else if didRemove {
-			fmt.Fprintf(cli.Out(), "Successfully removed %s from %s\n\n", options.signer, repo)
 		}
 	}
 	if len(errRepos) > 0 {
@@ -78,6 +76,8 @@ func isLastSignerForReleases(roleWithSig data.Role, allRoles []client.RoleWithSi
 	return counter < releasesRoleWithSigs.Threshold, nil
 }
 
+// removeSingleSigner returns whether the signer has been removed during this operation and an error
+// Note: the signer not being removed doesn't necessarily raise an error (eg. User saying "No" to the confirmation prompt)
 func removeSingleSigner(cli command.Cli, repoName, signerName string, forceYes bool) (bool, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	imgRefAndAuth, err := trust.GetImageReferencesAndAuth(ctx, nil, image.AuthResolver(cli), repoName)
@@ -136,5 +136,7 @@ func removeSingleSigner(cli command.Cli, repoName, signerName string, forceYes b
 		return false, err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(cli.Out(), "Successfully removed %s from %s\n\n", signerName, repoName)
+
 	return true, nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/trust/signer_remove_test.go b/cli/command/trust/signer_remove_test.go
index 27a622bd5b..ac81c1a676 100644
--- a/cli/command/trust/signer_remove_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/trust/signer_remove_test.go
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ func TestTrustSignerRemoveErrors(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRemoveSingleSigner(t *testing.T) {
 	cli := test.NewFakeCli(&fakeClient{})
 	cli.SetNotaryClient(notaryfake.GetLoadedNotaryRepository)
-	didRemove, err := removeSingleSigner(cli, "signed-repo", "test", true)
+	removed, err := removeSingleSigner(cli, "signed-repo", "test", true)
 	assert.Error(t, err, "No signer test for repository signed-repo")
-	assert.Equal(t, didRemove, false, "No signer should be removed")
+	assert.Equal(t, removed, false, "No signer should be removed")
 
-	_, err = removeSingleSigner(cli, "signed-repo", "releases", true)
+	removed, err = removeSingleSigner(cli, "signed-repo", "releases", true)
 	assert.Error(t, err, "releases is a reserved keyword and cannot be removed")
-	assert.Equal(t, didRemove, false, "No signer should be removed")
+	assert.Equal(t, removed, false, "No signer should be removed")
 }
 
 func TestRemoveMultipleSigners(t *testing.T) {