diff --git a/src/apphosting/index.ts b/src/apphosting/index.ts
index 97869ba1b7f..faba4ab5181 100644
--- a/src/apphosting/index.ts
+++ b/src/apphosting/index.ts
@@ -408,10 +408,7 @@ export async function deleteBackendAndPoll(
 /**
  * Prompts the user for a location.
  */
-export async function promptLocation(
-  projectId: string,
-  prompt = "Please select a location:",
-): Promise<string> {
+export async function promptLocation(projectId: string, prompt: string): Promise<string> {
   const allowedLocations = (await apphosting.listLocations(projectId)).map((loc) => loc.locationId);
 
   return (await promptOnce({
@@ -430,6 +427,7 @@ export async function promptLocation(
 export async function getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(
   projectId: string,
   backendId: string,
+  locationDisambugationPrompt: string,
 ): Promise<apphosting.Backend> {
   let { unreachable, backends } = await apphosting.listBackends(projectId, "-");
   if (unreachable && unreachable.length !== 0) {
@@ -455,7 +453,7 @@ export async function getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(
   const location = await promptOnce({
     name: "location",
     type: "list",
-    message: "Please select the location of the backend you'd like to delete:",
+    message: locationDisambugationPrompt,
     choices: [...backendsByLocation.keys()],
   });
   return backendsByLocation.get(location)!;
diff --git a/src/commands/apphosting-backends-delete.ts b/src/commands/apphosting-backends-delete.ts
index de81b4a6e80..d54e4f6192b 100644
--- a/src/commands/apphosting-backends-delete.ts
+++ b/src/commands/apphosting-backends-delete.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ export const command = new Command("apphosting:backends:delete <backend>")
     let location = options.location as string;
     let backend: apphosting.Backend;
     if (location === "-" || location === "") {
-      backend = await getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, backendId);
+      backend = await getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(
+        projectId,
+        backendId,
+        "Please select the location of the backend you'd like to delete:",
+      );
       location = apphosting.parseBackendName(backend.name).location;
     } else {
       backend = await getBackendForLocation(projectId, location, backendId);
diff --git a/src/test/apphosting/index.spec.ts b/src/test/apphosting/index.spec.ts
index 938181a5fe5..2308859549a 100644
--- a/src/test/apphosting/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/apphosting/index.spec.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe("apphosting setup functions", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe.only("getBackendForAmbiguousLocation", () => {
+  describe("getBackendForAmbiguousLocation", () => {
     const backendFoo = {
       name: `projects/${projectId}/locations/${location}/backends/foo`,
       labels: {},
@@ -284,26 +284,26 @@ describe("apphosting setup functions", () => {
     it("throws if there are no matching backends", async () => {
       listBackendsStub.resolves({ backends: [] });
 
-      await expect(getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, "baz")).to.be.rejectedWith(
-        /No backend named "baz" found./,
-      );
+      await expect(
+        getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, "baz", /* prompt= */ ""),
+      ).to.be.rejectedWith(/No backend named "baz" found./);
     });
 
     it("returns unambiguous backend", async () => {
       listBackendsStub.resolves({ backends: [backendFoo, backendBar] });
 
-      await expect(getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, "foo")).to.eventually.equal(
-        backendFoo,
-      );
+      await expect(
+        getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, "foo", /* prompt= */ ""),
+      ).to.eventually.equal(backendFoo);
     });
 
     it("prompts for location if backend is ambiguous", async () => {
       listBackendsStub.resolves({ backends: [backendFoo, backendFooOtherRegion, backendBar] });
       promptOnceStub.resolves(location);
 
-      await expect(getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, "foo")).to.eventually.equal(
-        backendFoo,
-      );
+      await expect(
+        getBackendForAmbiguousLocation(projectId, "foo", /* prompt= */ ""),
+      ).to.eventually.equal(backendFoo);
 
       expect(promptOnceStub).to.be.calledWith({
         name: "location",