diff --git a/lib/pry/test/helper.rb b/lib/pry/test/helper.rb
index 120ce796..210fcbcb 100644
--- a/lib/pry/test/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/test/helper.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class PryTester
     strs.flatten.each do |str|
       str = "#{str.strip}\n"
       @history.push str if @history
+
       if @pry.process_command(str)
         result = last_command_result_or_output
       else
@@ -142,23 +143,6 @@ class PryTester
     @pry.push_binding context
   end
 
-  # TODO: eliminate duplication with Pry#repl
-  def simulate_repl
-    didnt_exit = nil
-    break_data = nil
-
-    didnt_exit = catch(:didnt_exit) do
-      break_data = catch(:breakout) do
-        yield self
-        throw(:didnt_exit, true)
-      end
-      nil
-    end
-
-    raise "Failed to exit REPL" if didnt_exit
-    break_data
-  end
-
   def last_output
     @out.string if @out
   end
diff --git a/spec/commands/exit_all_spec.rb b/spec/commands/exit_all_spec.rb
index f97fa8b3..fab60cea 100644
--- a/spec/commands/exit_all_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/exit_all_spec.rb
@@ -1,34 +1,27 @@
 require 'helper'
 
 describe "exit-all" do
-  it 'should break out of the repl loop of Pry instance and return nil' do
-    pry_tester(0).simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval 'exit-all'
-    end.should == nil
+  before { @pry = Pry.new }
+
+  it "should break out of the repl and return nil" do
+    @pry.eval("exit-all").should.be.false
+    @pry.exit_value.should.be.nil
   end
 
-  it 'should break out of the repl loop of Pry instance wth a user specified value' do
-    pry_tester(0).simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval "exit-all 'message'"
-    end.should == 'message'
+  it "should break out of the repl wth a user specified value" do
+    @pry.eval("exit-all 'message'").should.be.false
+    @pry.exit_value.should == "message"
   end
 
-  it 'should break of the repl loop even if multiple bindings still on stack' do
-    pry_tester(0).simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval 'cd 1', 'cd 2', "exit-all 'message'"
-    end.should == 'message'
+  it "should break out of the repl even if multiple bindings still on stack" do
+    ["cd 1", "cd 2"].each { |line| @pry.eval(line).should.be.true }
+    @pry.eval("exit-all 'message'").should.be.false
+    @pry.exit_value.should == "message"
   end
 
-  it 'binding_stack should be empty after breaking out of the repl loop' do
-    t = pry_tester(0) do
-      def binding_stack
-        @pry.binding_stack
-      end
-    end
-
-    t.simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval 'cd 1', 'cd 2', 'exit-all'
-    end
-    t.binding_stack.empty?.should == true
+  it "should have empty binding_stack after breaking out of the repl" do
+    ["cd 1", "cd 2"].each { |line| @pry.eval(line).should.be.true }
+    @pry.eval("exit-all").should.be.false
+    @pry.binding_stack.should.be.empty
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/commands/exit_spec.rb b/spec/commands/exit_spec.rb
index 6e902a8a..eaf3548d 100644
--- a/spec/commands/exit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/exit_spec.rb
@@ -1,34 +1,28 @@
 require 'helper'
 
 describe "exit" do
-  it 'should pop a binding with exit' do
-    pry_tester(:outer).simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval 'cd :inner'
-      t.eval('self').should == :inner
-      t.eval 'exit'
-      t.eval('self').should == :outer
-      t.eval 'exit-all'
-    end
+  before { @pry = Pry.new(:target => :outer, :output => StringIO.new) }
+
+  it "should pop a binding" do
+    @pry.eval "cd :inner"
+    @pry.evaluate_ruby("self").should == :inner
+    @pry.eval "exit"
+    @pry.evaluate_ruby("self").should == :outer
   end
 
-  it 'should break out of the repl loop of Pry instance when binding_stack has only one binding with exit' do
-    pry_tester(0).simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval 'exit'
-    end.should == nil
+  it "should break out of the repl when binding_stack has only one binding" do
+    @pry.eval("exit").should.be.false
+    @pry.exit_value.should.be.nil
   end
 
-  it 'should break out of the repl loop of Pry instance when binding_stack has only one binding with exit, and return user-given value' do
-    pry_tester(0).simulate_repl do |t|
-      t.eval 'exit :john'
-    end.should == :john
+  it "should break out of the repl and return user-given value" do
+    @pry.eval("exit :john").should.be.false
+    @pry.exit_value.should == :john
   end
 
-  it 'should break out the repl loop of Pry instance even after an exception in user-given value' do
-    pry_tester(0).simulate_repl do |t|
-      proc {
-        t.eval 'exit = 42'
-      }.should.raise(SyntaxError)
-      t.eval 'exit'
-    end.should == nil
+  it "should break out of the repl even after an exception" do
+    @pry.eval "exit = 42"
+    @pry.output.string.should =~ /^SyntaxError/
+    @pry.eval("exit").should.be.false
   end
 end