diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts b/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts
index 36b511226..bd8dfc41c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
   const prompt: Prompt<Value, Config> = (config, context = {}) => {
     // Default `input` to stdin
     const { input = process.stdin, signal: outsideSignal } = context;
-    const { promise, resolve, reject, abort, onFinally } =
+    const { promise, resolve, reject, onFinally } =
       CancelablePromise.withResolver<Value>();
 
     // Add mute capabilities to the output
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
 
     if (outsideSignal) {
       const outsideAbort = () =>
-        abort(new AbortPromptError({ cause: outsideSignal.reason }));
+        reject(new AbortPromptError({ cause: outsideSignal.reason }));
       if (outsideSignal.aborted) {
         outsideAbort();
         return promise;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
     withHooks(rl, (cycle) => {
       onFinally(
         onSignalExit((code, signal) => {
-          abort(
+          reject(
             new ExitPromptError(`User force closed the prompt with ${code} ${signal}`),
           );
         }),
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
 
           effectScheduler.run();
         } catch (error: unknown) {
-          abort(error);
+          reject(error);
         }
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/type/src/inquirer.mts b/packages/type/src/inquirer.mts
index 838792c2c..c2976e2a8 100644
--- a/packages/type/src/inquirer.mts
+++ b/packages/type/src/inquirer.mts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export class CancelablePromise<T> extends Promise<T> {
     abortController.signal.addEventListener('abort', () => reject(signal.reason), {
       once: true,
     });
-    const abort = (error: unknown) => abortController.abort(error);
 
     const finallyCallbacks = new Set<() => void>();
     const onFinally = (onfinally: () => void) => finallyCallbacks.add(onfinally);
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export class CancelablePromise<T> extends Promise<T> {
         });
     });
 
-    promise.cancel = () => abort(new CancelPromptError());
+    promise.cancel = () => reject(new CancelPromptError());
 
     return {
       promise,
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ export class CancelablePromise<T> extends Promise<T> {
       reject: reject!,
       signal: abortController.signal,
       onFinally,
-      abort,
     };
   }
 }