diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
index 6bc869fc864..8c58723c030 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ func TestQueryContextWait(t *testing.T) {
 // TestTxContextWait tests the transaction behavior when the tx context is canceled
 // during execution of the query.
 func TestTxContextWait(t *testing.T) {
+	testContextWait(t, false)
+}
+
+// TestTxContextWaitNoDiscard is the same as TestTxContextWait, but should not discard
+// the final connection.
+func TestTxContextWaitNoDiscard(t *testing.T) {
+	testContextWait(t, true)
+}
+
+func testContextWait(t *testing.T, keepConnOnRollback bool) {
 	db := newTestDB(t, "people")
 	defer closeDB(t, db)
 
@@ -458,7 +468,7 @@ func TestTxContextWait(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	tx.keepConnOnRollback = false
+	tx.keepConnOnRollback = keepConnOnRollback
 
 	tx.dc.ci.(*fakeConn).waiter = func(c context.Context) {
 		cancel()
@@ -472,36 +482,11 @@ func TestTxContextWait(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected QueryContext to error with context canceled but returned %v", err)
 	}
 
-	waitForFree(t, db, 0)
-}
-
-// TestTxContextWaitNoDiscard is the same as TestTxContextWait, but should not discard
-// the final connection.
-func TestTxContextWaitNoDiscard(t *testing.T) {
-	db := newTestDB(t, "people")
-	defer closeDB(t, db)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Millisecond)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	tx, err := db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Guard against the context being canceled before BeginTx completes.
-		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-			t.Skip("tx context canceled prior to first use")
-		}
-		t.Fatal(err)
+	if keepConnOnRollback {
+		waitForFree(t, db, 1)
+	} else {
+		waitForFree(t, db, 0)
 	}
-
-	// This will trigger the *fakeConn.Prepare method which will take time
-	// performing the query. The ctxDriverPrepare func will check the context
-	// after this and close the rows and return an error.
-	_, err = tx.QueryContext(ctx, "WAIT|1s|SELECT|people|age,name|")
-	if err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
-		t.Fatalf("expected QueryContext to error with context deadline exceeded but returned %v", err)
-	}
-
-	waitForFree(t, db, 1)
 }
 
 // TestUnsupportedOptions checks that the database fails when a driver that