diff --git a/java/google/registry/tools/CommandUtilities.java b/java/google/registry/tools/CommandUtilities.java
index 8f1d71d06..95cd72689 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/tools/CommandUtilities.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/tools/CommandUtilities.java
@@ -25,31 +25,6 @@ class CommandUtilities {
 
   /** Prompts for yes/no input using promptText, defaulting to no. */
   static boolean promptForYes(String promptText) {
-    return promptForYesOrNo(promptText, false);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Prompts for yes/no input using promptText and returns true for yes and false for no, using
-   * defaultResponse as the response for empty input.
-   */
-  static boolean promptForYesOrNo(String promptText, boolean defaultResponse) {
-    String options = defaultResponse ? "Y/n" : "y/N";
-    while (true) {
-      String line = System.console().readLine(String.format("%s (%s): ", promptText, options));
-      if (line.isEmpty()) {
-        return defaultResponse;
-      } else if ("Y".equalsIgnoreCase(line.substring(0, 1))) {
-        return true;
-      } else if ("N".equalsIgnoreCase(line.substring(0, 1))) {
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** Prints the provided text with a trailing newline, if text is not null or empty. */
-  static void printLineIfNotEmpty(String text) {
-    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(text)) {
-      System.out.println(text);
-    }
+    return System.console().readLine(promptText + " (y/N): ").toUpperCase().startsWith("Y");
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/google/registry/tools/ConfirmingCommand.java b/java/google/registry/tools/ConfirmingCommand.java
index b9b26bfd3..29431fd4a 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/tools/ConfirmingCommand.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/tools/ConfirmingCommand.java
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 
 package google.registry.tools;
 
-import static google.registry.tools.CommandUtilities.printLineIfNotEmpty;
 import static google.registry.tools.CommandUtilities.promptForYes;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+
 import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
 
 /** A {@link Command} that implements a confirmation step before executing. */
@@ -64,4 +65,11 @@ public abstract class ConfirmingCommand implements Command {
   protected String postExecute() throws Exception {
     return "";
   }
+
+  /** Prints the provided text with a trailing newline, if text is not null or empty. */
+  private static void printLineIfNotEmpty(String text) {
+    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(text)) {
+      System.out.println(text);
+    }
+  }
 }