diff --git a/prog_test.go b/prog_test.go
index 21d028a..65d97a7 100644
--- a/prog_test.go
+++ b/prog_test.go
@@ -87,25 +87,32 @@ func TestFS(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDry(t *testing.T) {
 	const q = `snapshot("\(.).json"; [.])`
 	p := Program{}
-	files := func() string {
+	ls := func() string {
 		rt := must(fs.Glob(p.FS, "*"))
 		return strings.Join(rt, " ")
 	}
+	cat := func(filename string) string {
+		data, err := fs.ReadFile(p.FS, filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "error"
+		}
+		return string(data)
+	}
 
 	for range 3 {
 		p.Args = []string{"--dry-run", q}
 		testRun(t, `false`, `false false.json`, &p)
-		assertEqual(t, files(), "")
-		assertEqual(t, fileText(p.FS, "false.json"), "error")
+		assertEqual(t, ls(), "")
+		assertEqual(t, cat("false.json"), "error")
 
 		p.Args = []string{q}
 		testRun(t, `false`, `false`, &p)
-		assertEqual(t, files(), "false.json")
-		assertEqual(t, fileText(p.FS, "false.json"), "[false]")
+		assertEqual(t, ls(), "false.json")
+		assertEqual(t, cat("false.json"), "[false]")
 
 		p.Args = []string{"-t", q}
 		testRun(t, `false`, `false`, &p)
-		assertEqual(t, files(), "false.json")
-		assertEqual(t, fileText(p.FS, "false.json"), "[\n\tfalse\n]")
+		assertEqual(t, ls(), "false.json")
+		assertEqual(t, cat("false.json"), "[\n\tfalse\n]")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index 0c8d91a..4f4d1a1 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package jqx
 
 import (
-	"io/fs"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -12,11 +11,3 @@ func assertEqual[T comparable](t *testing.T, got T, want T) {
 		t.Error("want", want)
 	}
 }
-
-func fileText(fsys fs.FS, filename string) string {
-	data, err := fs.ReadFile(fsys, filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "error"
-	}
-	return string(data)
-}