diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-papayas-cough.md b/.changeset/lemon-papayas-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19ed2ad34530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-papayas-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Chore: remove create-astro install step test
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/test/install-step.test.js b/packages/create-astro/test/install-step.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 78d014257c6a..000000000000
--- a/packages/create-astro/test/install-step.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-import { setup, promiseWithTimeout, timeout, PROMPT_MESSAGES } from './utils.js';
-import { sep } from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import os from 'os';
-
-const FAKE_PACKAGE_MANAGER = 'banana';
-let initialEnvValue = null;
-
-// TODO: enable test, it was consistently timing out in CI
-describe.skip('[create-astro] install', function () {
-	this.timeout(timeout);
-	let tempDir = '';
-	beforeEach(async () => {
-		tempDir = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(`${os.tmpdir()}${sep}`);
-	});
-	this.beforeAll(() => {
-		initialEnvValue = process.env.npm_config_user_agent;
-		process.env.npm_config_user_agent = FAKE_PACKAGE_MANAGER;
-	});
-	this.afterAll(() => {
-		process.env.npm_config_user_agent = initialEnvValue;
-	});
-
-	it('should respect package manager in prompt', function () {
-		const { stdout, stdin } = setup([tempDir]);
-		return promiseWithTimeout((resolve) => {
-			const seen = new Set();
-			const installPrompt = PROMPT_MESSAGES.install(FAKE_PACKAGE_MANAGER);
-			stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
-				if (!seen.has(PROMPT_MESSAGES.template) && chunk.includes(PROMPT_MESSAGES.template)) {
-					seen.add(PROMPT_MESSAGES.template);
-					// respond with "enter key"
-					stdin.write('\x0D');
-				}
-				if (!seen.has(installPrompt) && chunk.includes(installPrompt)) {
-					seen.add(installPrompt);
-					resolve();
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	});
-
-	it('should respect package manager in next steps', function () {
-		const { stdout, stdin } = setup([tempDir]);
-		return promiseWithTimeout((resolve) => {
-			const seen = new Set();
-			const installPrompt = PROMPT_MESSAGES.install(FAKE_PACKAGE_MANAGER);
-			stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
-				if (!seen.has(PROMPT_MESSAGES.template) && chunk.includes(PROMPT_MESSAGES.template)) {
-					seen.add(PROMPT_MESSAGES.template);
-					// respond with "enter key"
-					stdin.write('\x0D');
-				}
-				if (!seen.has(installPrompt) && chunk.includes(installPrompt)) {
-					seen.add(installPrompt);
-					// respond with "no, then enter key"
-					stdin.write('n\x0D');
-				}
-				if (!seen.has(PROMPT_MESSAGES.git) && chunk.includes(PROMPT_MESSAGES.git)) {
-					seen.add(PROMPT_MESSAGES.git);
-					stdin.write('\x0D');
-				}
-				if (chunk.includes('banana dev')) {
-					resolve();
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	});
-});
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/test/utils.js b/packages/create-astro/test/utils.js
index 9d227f6b5bc2..b085ef0833b4 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/test/utils.js
+++ b/packages/create-astro/test/utils.js
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ export function promiseWithTimeout(testFn) {
 export const PROMPT_MESSAGES = {
 	directory: 'Where would you like to create your new project?',
 	template: 'Which template would you like to use?',
-	install: (pkgManager) => `Would you like us to run "${pkgManager} install?"`,
-	git: 'Initialize a new git repository?',
 };
 
 export function setup(args = []) {