diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/react/generators/library.json b/docs/generated/packages/react/generators/library.json
index 9fa76aa2de8e5..b2a20b39fe6b2 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/react/generators/library.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/react/generators/library.json
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
       "unitTestRunner": {
         "type": "string",
         "enum": ["jest", "vitest", "none"],
-        "description": "Test runner to use for unit tests."
+        "description": "Test runner to use for unit tests.",
+        "x-prompt": "What unit test runner should be used?"
       },
       "inSourceTests": {
         "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index f51f4f52c7622..d0fe3976d10fc 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "@nrwl/workspace": "file:../workspace",
     "@phenomnomnominal/tsquery": "4.1.1",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
-    "enquirer": "~2.3.6",
     "minimatch": "3.0.5",
     "semver": "7.3.4"
   },
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/component-test/component-test.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/component-test/component-test.spec.ts
index c752f4d2468a5..88b05bb7ebe3f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/component-test/component-test.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/component-test/component-test.spec.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ describe(componentTestGenerator.name, () => {
   > = assertMinimumCypressVersion as never;
   beforeEach(() => {
     tree = createTreeWithEmptyV1Workspace();
-    jest
-      .spyOn(enquirer, 'prompt')
-      .mockReturnValue(new Promise((res) => res({ runner: 'jest' })));
   });
   it('should create component test for tsx files', async () => {
     mockedAssertMinimumCypressVersion.mockReturnValue();
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
index 09c545f78cf83..5fa7dae1861be 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ describe('React:CypressComponentTestConfiguration', () => {
   > = assertMinimumCypressVersion as never;
   beforeEach(() => {
     tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({ layout: 'apps-libs' });
-    jest
-      .spyOn(enquirer, 'prompt')
-      .mockReturnValue(new Promise((res) => res({ runner: 'jest' })));
   });
 
   it('should generate cypress config with vite', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 754985088e7f3..9b10d2bb48ef1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -371,9 +371,6 @@ describe('lib', () => {
 
   describe('--unit-test-runner none', () => {
     it('should not generate test configuration', async () => {
-      jest
-        .spyOn(enquirer, 'prompt')
-        .mockReturnValue(new Promise((res) => res({ runner: 'none' })));
       await libraryGenerator(tree, {
         ...defaultSchema,
         unitTestRunner: 'none',
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 12b8ded58f5a7..5eef3bca9eede 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -23,26 +23,11 @@ import { createFiles } from './lib/create-files';
 import { updateBaseTsConfig } from './lib/update-base-tsconfig';
 import { extractTsConfigBase } from '../../utils/create-ts-config';
 import { installCommonDependencies } from './lib/install-common-dependencies';
-import { prompt } from 'enquirer';
 import { setDefaults } from './lib/set-defaults';
 
 export async function libraryGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
 
-  // Check if unit test runner was provided or if we have a default
-  if (!schema.unitTestRunner) {
-    schema.unitTestRunner = (
-      await prompt<{ runner: 'vitest' | 'jest' | 'none' }>([
-        {
-          message: 'What unit test runner should be used?',
-          type: 'select',
-          name: 'runner',
-          choices: ['vitest', 'jest', 'none'],
-        },
-      ])
-    ).runner;
-  }
-
   const options = normalizeOptions(host, schema);
   if (options.publishable === true && !schema.importPath) {
     throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/schema.json b/packages/react/src/generators/library/schema.json
index 297694725977f..a76f03090a818 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/schema.json
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
     "unitTestRunner": {
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["jest", "vitest", "none"],
-      "description": "Test runner to use for unit tests."
+      "description": "Test runner to use for unit tests.",
+      "x-prompt": "What unit test runner should be used?"
     },
     "inSourceTests": {
       "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/stories/stories.lib.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/stories/stories.lib.spec.ts
index 20e43daa8cbcc..58b87eb1b34d9 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/stories/stories.lib.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/stories/stories.lib.spec.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ describe('react:stories for libraries', () => {
   let appTree: Tree;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    jest
-      .spyOn(enquirer, 'prompt')
-      .mockReturnValue(new Promise((res) => res({ runner: 'jest' })));
     appTree = await createTestUILib('test-ui-lib');
 
     // create another component
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/storybook-configuration/configuration.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/storybook-configuration/configuration.spec.ts
index 793f50f912040..1f33dbbc5dc1d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/storybook-configuration/configuration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/storybook-configuration/configuration.spec.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ describe('react:storybook-configuration', () => {
     mockedInstalledCypressVersion.mockReturnValue(10);
     jest.spyOn(logger, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
     jest.spyOn(logger, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
-    jest
-      .spyOn(enquirer, 'prompt')
-      .mockReturnValue(new Promise((res) => res({ runner: 'jest' })));
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {