diff --git a/testutil/keeper/expectations.go b/testutil/keeper/expectations.go
index 07d4d320ba..7814fe0fcf 100644
--- a/testutil/keeper/expectations.go
+++ b/testutil/keeper/expectations.go
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ func GetMocksForSetConsumerChain(ctx sdk.Context, mocks *MockedKeepers,
 	}
 }
 
-// GetMocksForStopConsumerChain returns mock expectations needed to call StopConsumerChain().
-func GetMocksForStopConsumerChain(ctx sdk.Context, mocks *MockedKeepers) []*gomock.Call {
+// GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel returns mock expectations needed to call StopConsumerChain() when
+// `closeChan` is true.
+func GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx sdk.Context, mocks *MockedKeepers) []*gomock.Call {
 	dummyCap := &capabilitytypes.Capability{}
 	return []*gomock.Call{
 		mocks.MockChannelKeeper.EXPECT().GetChannel(gomock.Any(), types.ProviderPortID, "channelID").Return(
diff --git a/testutil/keeper/unit_test_helpers.go b/testutil/keeper/unit_test_helpers.go
index c98275cffc..4ccb8a1861 100644
--- a/testutil/keeper/unit_test_helpers.go
+++ b/testutil/keeper/unit_test_helpers.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func GetNewVSCMaturedPacketData() types.VSCMaturedPacketData {
 // which assert that a consumer chain was properly setup to be later stopped from `StopConsumerChain`.
 // Note: This function only setups and tests that we correctly setup a consumer chain that we could later stop when
 // calling `StopConsumerChain` -- this does NOT necessarily mean that the consumer chain is stopped.
-// Also see `SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel` and `TestProviderStateIsCleanedAfterConsumerChainIsStopped`.
+// Also see `TestProviderStateIsCleanedAfterConsumerChainIsStopped`.
 func SetupForStoppingConsumerChain(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context,
 	providerKeeper *providerkeeper.Keeper, mocks MockedKeepers,
 ) {
@@ -228,13 +228,6 @@ func SetupForStoppingConsumerChain(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context,
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
-// SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel registers expected mock calls which assert that the channel to the consumer
-// chain is closed. To be used when we test that `StopConsumerChain` is called with `closeChan` set to `true`.
-func SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context, mocks MockedKeepers) {
-	t.Helper()
-	gomock.InOrder(GetMocksForStopConsumerChain(ctx, &mocks)...)
-}
-
 // TestProviderStateIsCleanedAfterConsumerChainIsStopped executes test assertions for the provider's state being cleaned
 // after a stopped consumer chain.
 func TestProviderStateIsCleanedAfterConsumerChainIsStopped(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context, providerKeeper providerkeeper.Keeper,
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal_test.go
index 342e22078c..0d7085068a 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal_test.go
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ func TestHandleConsumerRemovalProposal(t *testing.T) {
 		// meaning no external keeper methods are allowed to be called.
 		if tc.expAppendProp {
 			testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChain(t, ctx, &providerKeeper, mocks)
-			testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel(t, ctx, mocks)
+
+			// assert mocks for expected calls to `StopConsumerChain` when closing the underlying channel
+			gomock.InOrder(testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
 		}
 
 		tc.setupMocks(ctx, providerKeeper, tc.prop.ChainId)
@@ -528,7 +530,9 @@ func TestStopConsumerChain(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "valid stop of consumer chain, throttle related queues are cleaned",
 			setup: func(ctx sdk.Context, providerKeeper *providerkeeper.Keeper, mocks testkeeper.MockedKeepers) {
 				testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChain(t, ctx, providerKeeper, mocks)
-				testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel(t, ctx, mocks)
+
+				// assert mocks for expected calls to `StopConsumerChain` when closing the underlying channel
+				gomock.InOrder(testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
 
 				providerKeeper.QueueGlobalSlashEntry(ctx, providertypes.NewGlobalSlashEntry(
 					ctx.BlockTime(), "chainID", 1, cryptoutil.NewCryptoIdentityFromIntSeed(90).ProviderConsAddress()))
@@ -548,7 +552,9 @@ func TestStopConsumerChain(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "valid stop of consumer chain, all mock calls hit",
 			setup: func(ctx sdk.Context, providerKeeper *providerkeeper.Keeper, mocks testkeeper.MockedKeepers) {
 				testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChain(t, ctx, providerKeeper, mocks)
-				testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel(t, ctx, mocks)
+
+				// assert mocks for expected calls to `StopConsumerChain` when closing the underlying channel
+				gomock.InOrder(testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
 			},
 			expErr: false,
 		},
@@ -1042,8 +1048,8 @@ func TestBeginBlockCCR(t *testing.T) {
 		expectations = append(expectations, testkeeper.GetMocksForSetConsumerChain(ctx, &mocks, prop.ChainId)...)
 	}
 	// Only first two consumer chains should be stopped
-	expectations = append(expectations, testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChain(ctx, &mocks)...)
-	expectations = append(expectations, testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChain(ctx, &mocks)...)
+	expectations = append(expectations, testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
+	expectations = append(expectations, testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
 
 	gomock.InOrder(expectations...)
 
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay_test.go
index 798238c8f9..590286261c 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay_test.go
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func TestSendVSCPacketsToChainFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	// Append mocks for expected call to StopConsumerChain
-	mockCalls = append(mockCalls, testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChain(ctx, &mocks)...)
+	mockCalls = append(mockCalls, testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
 
 	// Assert mock calls hit
 	gomock.InOrder(mockCalls...)
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/proposal_handler_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/proposal_handler_test.go
index 6d31c61638..e8963421d2 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/proposal_handler_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/proposal_handler_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ func TestProviderProposalHandler(t *testing.T) {
 
 		case tc.expValidConsumerRemoval:
 			testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChain(t, ctx, &providerKeeper, mocks)
-			testkeeper.SetupForStoppingConsumerChainChannel(t, ctx, mocks)
+
+			// assert mocks for expected calls to `StopConsumerChain` when closing the underlying channel
+			gomock.InOrder(testkeeper.GetMocksForStopConsumerChainWithCloseChannel(ctx, &mocks)...)
 
 		case tc.expValidEquivocation:
 			providerKeeper.SetSlashLog(ctx, providertypes.NewProviderConsAddress(equivocation.GetConsensusAddress()))