diff --git a/packages/inquirer/inquirer.test.mts b/packages/inquirer/inquirer.test.mts
index 1a45eb6022..b24c0f5673 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/inquirer.test.mts
+++ b/packages/inquirer/inquirer.test.mts
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ describe('AbortSignal support', () => {
     await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(AbortPromptError);
   });
 
-  it('legacy prompts can be aborted', async () => {
+  it('legacy prompts can be aborted by module signal', async () => {
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     const localPrompt = inquirer.createPromptModule<TestQuestions>({
       signal: abortController.signal,
@@ -795,21 +795,7 @@ describe('AbortSignal support', () => {
     await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(AbortPromptError);
   });
 
-  it('legacy prompts can be aborted passing signal', async () => {
-    const abortController = new AbortController();
-    const localPrompt = inquirer.createPromptModule<TestQuestions>();
-    localPrompt.registerPrompt('stub', StubEventualyFailingPrompt);
-
-    const promise = localPrompt(
-      { type: 'stub', name: 'q1', message: 'message' },
-      {},
-      { signal: abortController.signal },
-    );
-    abortController.abort();
-    await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(AbortPromptError);
-  });
-
-  it('modern prompts can be aborted', async () => {
+  it('modern prompts can be aborted by module signal', async () => {
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     const localPrompt = inquirer.createPromptModule<TestQuestions>({
       signal: abortController.signal,
@@ -835,23 +821,6 @@ describe('AbortSignal support', () => {
     promise.ui.close();
     await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(AbortPromptError);
   });
-
-  it('modern prompts can be aborted passing signals', async () => {
-    const abortController = new AbortController();
-    const localPrompt = inquirer.createPromptModule<TestQuestions>();
-    localPrompt.registerPrompt(
-      'stub',
-      createPrompt(() => 'dummy prompt'),
-    );
-
-    const promise = localPrompt(
-      { type: 'stub', name: 'q1', message: 'message' },
-      {},
-      { signal: abortController.signal },
-    );
-    abortController.abort();
-    await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(AbortPromptError);
-  });
 });
 
 describe('Non-TTY checks', () => {
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/src/index.mts b/packages/inquirer/src/index.mts
index 68058b7a20..4da48ff1bc 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/src/index.mts
+++ b/packages/inquirer/src/index.mts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 export type { QuestionMap } from './types.mjs';
 
-const defaultPrompts: PromptCollection = {
+const builtInPrompts: PromptCollection = {
   input,
   select,
   /** @deprecated `list` is now named `select` */
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ export function createPromptModule<
   >(
     questions: NamedQuestion<Prettify<PrefilledAnswers & A>>[],
     answers?: PrefilledAnswers,
-    opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
   ): PromptReturnType<Prettify<PrefilledAnswers & A>>;
   function promptModule<
     const A extends Answers,
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ export function createPromptModule<
       [name in keyof A]: Question<Prettify<PrefilledAnswers & A>>;
     },
     answers?: PrefilledAnswers,
-    opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
   ): PromptReturnType<Prettify<PrefilledAnswers & Answers<Extract<keyof A, string>>>>;
   function promptModule<
     const A extends Answers,
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ export function createPromptModule<
   >(
     questions: Observable<NamedQuestion<Prettify<PrefilledAnswers & A>>>,
     answers?: PrefilledAnswers,
-    opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
   ): PromptReturnType<Prettify<PrefilledAnswers & A>>;
   function promptModule<
     const A extends Answers,
@@ -96,20 +93,18 @@ export function createPromptModule<
   >(
     questions: NamedQuestion<A & PrefilledAnswers>,
     answers?: PrefilledAnswers,
-    opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
   ): PromptReturnType<PrefilledAnswers & A>;
   function promptModule<A extends Answers>(
     questions: PromptSession<A>,
     answers?: Partial<A>,
-    opts: { signal?: AbortSignal } = {},
   ): PromptReturnType<A> {
     const runner = new PromptsRunner<A>(promptModule.prompts, opt);
 
-    const promptPromise = runner.run(questions, answers, opts);
+    const promptPromise = runner.run(questions, answers);
     return Object.assign(promptPromise, { ui: runner });
   }
 
-  promptModule.prompts = { ...defaultPrompts };
+  promptModule.prompts = { ...builtInPrompts };
 
   /**
    * Register a prompt type
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ export function createPromptModule<
    * Register the defaults provider prompts
    */
   promptModule.restoreDefaultPrompts = function () {
-    promptModule.prompts = { ...defaultPrompts };
+    promptModule.prompts = { ...builtInPrompts };
   };
 
   return promptModule;
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/src/ui/prompt.mts b/packages/inquirer/src/ui/prompt.mts
index 791d7e357c..34b33874b5 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/src/ui/prompt.mts
+++ b/packages/inquirer/src/ui/prompt.mts
@@ -198,11 +198,7 @@ export default class PromptsRunner<A extends Answers> {
     this.prompts = prompts;
   }
 
-  async run(
-    questions: PromptSession<A>,
-    answers?: Partial<A>,
-    opts: { signal?: AbortSignal } = {},
-  ): Promise<A> {
+  async run(questions: PromptSession<A>, answers?: Partial<A>): Promise<A> {
     // Keep global reference to the answers
     this.answers = typeof answers === 'object' ? { ...answers } : {};
 
@@ -223,9 +219,7 @@ export default class PromptsRunner<A extends Answers> {
       obs = from([questions]);
     }
 
-    this.process = obs.pipe(
-      concatMap((question) => this.processQuestion(question, opts)),
-    );
+    this.process = obs.pipe(concatMap((question) => this.processQuestion(question)));
 
     return lastValueFrom(
       this.process.pipe(
@@ -239,7 +233,7 @@ export default class PromptsRunner<A extends Answers> {
       .finally(() => this.close());
   }
 
-  processQuestion(question: AnyQuestion<A>, opts: { signal?: AbortSignal } = {}) {
+  processQuestion(question: AnyQuestion<A>) {
     question = { ...question };
     return defer(() => {
       const obs = of(question);
@@ -274,12 +268,12 @@ export default class PromptsRunner<A extends Answers> {
 
           return of(question);
         }),
-        concatMap((question) => this.fetchAnswer(question, opts)),
+        concatMap((question) => this.fetchAnswer(question)),
       );
     });
   }
 
-  fetchAnswer(question: AnyQuestion<A>, opts: { signal?: AbortSignal } = {}) {
+  fetchAnswer(question: AnyQuestion<A>) {
     const prompt = this.prompts[question.type];
 
     if (prompt == null) {
@@ -337,30 +331,28 @@ export default class PromptsRunner<A extends Answers> {
           })
       : prompt;
 
-    const isSignal = (signal: AbortSignal | undefined): signal is AbortSignal =>
-      signal !== undefined;
-
-    const otherSignals = [opts.signal, this.opt.signal].filter(isSignal);
-    const abortedSignal = otherSignals.find((signal) => signal.aborted);
     let signal: AbortSignal;
     let cleanupSignal = () => {};
+    const { signal: moduleSignal } = this.opt;
 
-    if (abortedSignal) {
-      signal = AbortSignal.abort(abortedSignal.reason);
+    if (moduleSignal?.aborted) {
+      signal = AbortSignal.abort(moduleSignal.reason);
     } else {
       const abortController = new AbortController();
       this.abortController = abortController;
       signal = abortController.signal;
       const abort = (reason: unknown) => this.abortController?.abort(reason);
-      otherSignals.forEach((signal) => signal.addEventListener('abort', abort));
-      cleanupSignal = () => {
-        otherSignals.forEach((signal) => signal.removeEventListener('abort', abort));
-      };
+      if (moduleSignal) {
+        moduleSignal.addEventListener('abort', abort);
+        cleanupSignal = () => {
+          moduleSignal.removeEventListener('abort', abort);
+        };
+      }
     }
 
     return defer(() =>
       from(
-        promptFn(question, { ...this.opt, ...opts, signal })
+        promptFn(question, { ...this.opt, signal })
           .then((answer: unknown) => ({ name: question.name, answer }))
           .finally(() => {
             cleanupSignal();