diff --git a/cli/command/utils_test.go b/cli/command/utils_test.go
index 2a469a65a7..b1ea2dd74c 100644
--- a/cli/command/utils_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/utils_test.go
@@ -106,91 +106,33 @@ func TestPromptForConfirmation(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		desc string
-		f    func(*testing.T, context.Context, chan promptResult)
+		desc     string
+		f        func() error
+		expected promptResult
 	}{
-		{"SIGINT", func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, c chan promptResult) {
-			t.Helper()
-
+		{"SIGINT", func() error {
 			syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGINT)
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				t.Fatal("PromptForConfirmation did not return after SIGINT")
-			case r := <-c:
-				assert.Check(t, !r.result)
-				assert.ErrorContains(t, r.err, "prompt terminated")
-			}
-		}},
-		{"no", func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, c chan promptResult) {
-			t.Helper()
-
+			return nil
+		}, promptResult{false, command.ErrPromptTerminated}},
+		{"no", func() error {
 			_, err := fmt.Fprint(promptWriter, "n\n")
-			assert.NilError(t, err)
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				t.Fatal("PromptForConfirmation did not return after user input `n`")
-			case r := <-c:
-				assert.Check(t, !r.result)
-				assert.NilError(t, r.err)
-			}
-		}},
-		{"yes", func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, c chan promptResult) {
-			t.Helper()
-
+			return err
+		}, promptResult{false, nil}},
+		{"yes", func() error {
 			_, err := fmt.Fprint(promptWriter, "y\n")
-			assert.NilError(t, err)
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				t.Fatal("PromptForConfirmation did not return after user input `y`")
-			case r := <-c:
-				assert.Check(t, r.result)
-				assert.NilError(t, r.err)
-			}
-		}},
-		{"any", func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, c chan promptResult) {
-			t.Helper()
-
+			return err
+		}, promptResult{true, nil}},
+		{"any", func() error {
 			_, err := fmt.Fprint(promptWriter, "a\n")
-			assert.NilError(t, err)
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				t.Fatal("PromptForConfirmation did not return after user input `a`")
-			case r := <-c:
-				assert.Check(t, !r.result)
-				assert.NilError(t, r.err)
-			}
-		}},
-		{"with space", func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, c chan promptResult) {
-			t.Helper()
-
+			return err
+		}, promptResult{false, nil}},
+		{"with space", func() error {
 			_, err := fmt.Fprint(promptWriter, " y\n")
-			assert.NilError(t, err)
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				t.Fatal("PromptForConfirmation did not return after user input ` y`")
-			case r := <-c:
-				assert.Check(t, r.result)
-				assert.NilError(t, r.err)
-			}
-		}},
-		{"reader closed", func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, c chan promptResult) {
-			t.Helper()
-
-			assert.NilError(t, promptReader.Close())
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				t.Fatal("PromptForConfirmation did not return after promptReader was closed")
-			case r := <-c:
-				assert.Check(t, !r.result)
-				assert.NilError(t, r.err)
-			}
-		}},
+			return err
+		}, promptResult{true, nil}},
+		{"reader closed", func() error {
+			return promptReader.Close()
+		}, promptResult{false, nil}},
 	} {
 		t.Run("case="+tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			buf.Reset()
@@ -207,17 +149,25 @@ func TestPromptForConfirmation(t *testing.T) {
 				result <- promptResult{r, err}
 			}()
 
-			// wait for the Prompt to write to the buffer
-			pollForPromptOutput(ctx, t, wroteHook)
-			drainChannel(ctx, wroteHook)
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+			case <-wroteHook:
+			}
 
 			assert.NilError(t, bufioWriter.Flush())
 			assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(buf.String()), "Are you sure you want to proceed? [y/N]")
 
-			resultCtx, resultCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 500*time.Millisecond)
-			defer resultCancel()
+			// wait for the Prompt to write to the buffer
+			drainChannel(ctx, wroteHook)
 
-			tc.f(t, resultCtx, result)
+			assert.NilError(t, tc.f())
+
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond):
+				t.Fatal("timeout waiting for prompt result")
+			case r := <-result:
+				assert.Equal(t, r, tc.expected)
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -233,20 +183,3 @@ func drainChannel(ctx context.Context, ch <-chan struct{}) {
 		}
 	}()
 }
-
-func pollForPromptOutput(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, wroteHook <-chan struct{}) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			t.Fatal("Prompt output was not written to before ctx was cancelled")
-			return
-		case <-wroteHook:
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}