diff --git a/internal/consensus/common_test.go b/internal/consensus/common_test.go
index af78bf7be..784ca1c47 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -733,11 +733,6 @@ func ensureVote(t *testing.T, voteCh <-chan tmpubsub.Message, height int64, roun
 	}
 }
 
-func ensurePrecommitTimeout(t *testing.T, ch <-chan tmpubsub.Message) {
-	t.Helper()
-	ensureNoMessageBeforeTimeout(t, ch, ensureTimeout, "Timeout expired while waiting for the Precommit to Timeout")
-}
-
 func ensureNewEventOnChannel(t *testing.T, ch <-chan tmpubsub.Message) {
 	t.Helper()
 	ensureMessageBeforeTimeout(t, ch, ensureTimeout)
diff --git a/internal/consensus/state_test.go b/internal/consensus/state_test.go
index f88e40814..b3e88748f 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/state_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/state_test.go
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ func TestStartNextHeightCorrectlyAfterTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	signAddVotes(ctx, cs1, tmproto.PrecommitType, config.ChainID(), blockID, vs3)
 
 	// wait till timeout occurs
-	ensurePrecommitTimeout(t, precommitTimeoutCh)
+	ensureNewTimeout(t, precommitTimeoutCh, height, round, cs1.config.TimeoutPrecommit.Nanoseconds())
 
 	ensureNewRound(t, newRoundCh, height, round+1)