diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork.go
index 760bb6537..322e08173 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork.go
@@ -127,18 +127,6 @@ func forkRun(opts *ForkOptions) error {
 
 	cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
 	stderr := opts.IO.ErrOut
-	s := utils.Spinner(stderr)
-	stopSpinner := func() {}
-
-	if connectedToTerminal {
-		loading := cs.Gray("Forking ") + cs.Bold(cs.Gray(ghrepo.FullName(repoToFork))) + cs.Gray("...")
-		s.Suffix = " " + loading
-		s.FinalMSG = cs.Gray(fmt.Sprintf("- %s\n", loading))
-		utils.StartSpinner(s)
-		stopSpinner = func() {
-			utils.StopSpinner(s)
-		}
-	}
 
 	httpClient, err := opts.HttpClient()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -147,14 +135,13 @@ func forkRun(opts *ForkOptions) error {
 
 	apiClient := api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient)
 
+	opts.IO.StartProgressIndicator()
 	forkedRepo, err := api.ForkRepo(apiClient, repoToFork)
+	opts.IO.StopProgressIndicator()
 	if err != nil {
-		stopSpinner()
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fork: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	stopSpinner()
-
 	// This is weird. There is not an efficient way to determine via the GitHub API whether or not a
 	// given user has forked a given repo. We noticed, also, that the create fork API endpoint just
 	// returns the fork repo data even if it already exists -- with no change in status code or
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork_test.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork_test.go
index 20f396394..93c73d740 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/fork/fork_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/briandowns/spinner"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/context"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/iostreams"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/prompt"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/test"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/google/shlex"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -155,7 +153,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_outside_parent_nontty(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_already_forked(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
 	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
@@ -180,7 +177,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_already_forked(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_reuseRemote(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	remotes := []*context.Remote{
 		{
 			Remote: &git.Remote{Name: "origin", FetchURL: &url.URL{}},
@@ -208,7 +204,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_reuseRemote(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_in_parent(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
 	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
@@ -234,7 +229,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_in_parent(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_outside(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 		args string
@@ -273,7 +267,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_outside(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_in_parent_yes(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	defer stubSince(2 * time.Second)()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
@@ -308,7 +301,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_in_parent_yes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_outside_yes(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	defer stubSince(2 * time.Second)()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
@@ -337,7 +329,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_outside_yes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_outside_survey_yes(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	defer stubSince(2 * time.Second)()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
@@ -368,7 +359,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_outside_survey_yes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_outside_survey_no(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	defer stubSince(2 * time.Second)()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
@@ -400,7 +390,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_outside_survey_no(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_in_parent_survey_yes(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
 	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
@@ -438,7 +427,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_in_parent_survey_yes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_in_parent_survey_no(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
 	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
@@ -470,7 +458,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_in_parent_survey_no(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoFork_in_parent_match_protocol(t *testing.T) {
-	stubSpinner()
 	defer stubSince(2 * time.Second)()
 	reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer reg.StubWithFixturePath(200, "./forkResult.json")()
@@ -513,14 +500,6 @@ func TestRepoFork_in_parent_match_protocol(t *testing.T) {
 	reg.Verify(t)
 }
 
-func stubSpinner() {
-	// not bothering with teardown since we never want spinners when doing tests
-	utils.StartSpinner = func(_ *spinner.Spinner) {
-	}
-	utils.StopSpinner = func(_ *spinner.Spinner) {
-	}
-}
-
 func stubSince(d time.Duration) func() {
 	originalSince := Since
 	Since = func(t time.Time) time.Duration {