diff --git a/command/issue_test.go b/command/issue_test.go
index 2181fcf37..4571bc43e 100644
--- a/command/issue_test.go
+++ b/command/issue_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/github/gh-cli/test"
+	"github.com/github/gh-cli/utils"
 )
 
 func TestIssueStatus(t *testing.T) {
@@ -43,8 +45,12 @@ func TestIssueView(t *testing.T) {
 	defer jsonFile.Close()
 	http.StubResponse(200, jsonFile)
 
-	teardown, callCount := mockOpenInBrowser()
-	defer teardown()
+	var seenCmd *exec.Cmd
+	restoreCmd := utils.SetPrepareCmd(func(cmd *exec.Cmd) utils.Runnable {
+		seenCmd = cmd
+		return &outputStub{}
+	})
+	defer restoreCmd()
 
 	output, err := test.RunCommand(RootCmd, "issue view 8")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -55,7 +61,11 @@ func TestIssueView(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("command output expected got an empty string")
 	}
 
-	if *callCount != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("OpenInBrowser should be called 1 time but was called %d time(s)", *callCount)
+	if seenCmd == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected a command to run")
+	}
+	url := seenCmd.Args[len(seenCmd.Args)-1]
+	if url != "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/8" {
+		t.Errorf("got: %q", url)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index b51a3d26c..e4a4a7048 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/github/gh-cli/test"
+	"github.com/github/gh-cli/utils"
 )
 
 func TestPRList(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/command/testing.go b/command/testing.go
index 3b4717982..2e1cf9505 100644
--- a/command/testing.go
+++ b/command/testing.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package command
 import (
 	"github.com/github/gh-cli/api"
 	"github.com/github/gh-cli/context"
-	"github.com/github/gh-cli/utils"
 )
 
 func initBlankContext(repo, branch string) {
@@ -23,21 +22,6 @@ func initFakeHTTP() *api.FakeHTTP {
 	return http
 }
 
-func mockOpenInBrowser() (func(), *int) {
-	callCount := 0
-	originalOpenInBrowser := utils.OpenInBrowser
-	teardown := func() {
-		utils.OpenInBrowser = originalOpenInBrowser
-	}
-
-	utils.OpenInBrowser = func(_ string) error {
-		callCount++
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return teardown, &callCount
-}
-
 // outputStub implements a simple utils.Runnable
 type outputStub struct {
 	output []byte
@@ -49,4 +33,4 @@ func (s outputStub) Output() ([]byte, error) {
 
 func (s outputStub) Run() error {
 	return nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}