diff --git a/lib/prepare_release.js b/lib/prepare_release.js
index 6b0aa131..834f8509 100644
--- a/lib/prepare_release.js
+++ b/lib/prepare_release.js
@@ -253,9 +253,6 @@ export default class ReleasePreparation extends Session {
     await this.updateMajorChangelog();
     cli.stopSpinner(`Updated CHANGELOG_V${versionComponents.major}.md`);
 
-    await cli.prompt('Finished editing the changelogs?',
-      { defaultAnswer: false });
-
     // Create release commit.
     const shouldCreateReleaseCommit = await cli.prompt(
       'Create release commit?');
@@ -272,9 +269,7 @@ export default class ReleasePreparation extends Session {
       cli.warn(`Please manually edit commit ${lastCommitSha} by running ` +
       '`git commit --amend` before proceeding.');
 
-      await cli.prompt(
-        'Finished editing the release commit?',
-        { defaultAnswer: false });
+      await cli.prompt('Finished editing the release commit?');
     }
 
     cli.separator();
@@ -625,8 +620,7 @@ export default class ReleasePreparation extends Session {
     ]);
 
     cli.log(`${messageTitle}\n\n${messageBody.join('')}`);
-    const useMessage = await cli.prompt(
-      'Continue with this commit message?', { defaultAnswer: false });
+    const useMessage = await cli.prompt('Continue with this commit message?');
     return useMessage;
   }