diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go
index 86699469bf..432af67386 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func TestContainerPsContext(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx = ContainerContext{c: c.container, trunc: c.trunc}
 		v := c.call()
 		if strings.Contains(v, ",") {
-			compareMultipleValues(t, v, c.expValue)
+			test.CompareMultipleValues(t, v, c.expValue)
 		} else if v != c.expValue {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected %s, was %s\n", c.expValue, v)
 		}
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/custom_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/custom_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 921bfd711a..0000000000
--- a/cli/command/formatter/custom_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package formatter
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test"
-)
-
-// Deprecated: use internal/test.CompareMultipleValues instead
-func compareMultipleValues(t *testing.T, value, expected string) {
-	test.CompareMultipleValues(t, value, expected)
-}
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/image_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/image_test.go
index d015ffcbf5..ee6ca1e018 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/image_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/image_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func TestImageContext(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx = c.imageCtx
 		v := c.call()
 		if strings.Contains(v, ",") {
-			compareMultipleValues(t, v, c.expValue)
+			test.CompareMultipleValues(t, v, c.expValue)
 		} else {
 			assert.Check(t, is.Equal(c.expValue, v))
 		}
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go
index b49c1973c7..0c8819ac4d 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func TestVolumeContext(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx = c.volumeCtx
 		v := c.call()
 		if strings.Contains(v, ",") {
-			compareMultipleValues(t, v, c.expValue)
+			test.CompareMultipleValues(t, v, c.expValue)
 		} else if v != c.expValue {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected %s, was %s\n", c.expValue, v)
 		}