diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index 62a12eeb92..60b778d53b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "nvim/charset.h"
 #include "nvim/drawscreen.h"
 #include "nvim/ex_cmds_defs.h"
+#include "nvim/getchar.h"
 #include "nvim/gettext_defs.h"
 #include "nvim/globals.h"
 #include "nvim/grid.h"
@@ -4207,5 +4208,5 @@ void ex_intro(exarg_T *eap)
   // TODO(bfredl): use msg_grid instead!
   screenclear();
   intro_message(true);
-  wait_return(true);
+  plain_vgetc();
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
index adc090917a..2824388aa6 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
@@ -2054,10 +2054,8 @@ vimComment     xxx match /\s"[^\-:.%#=*].*$/ms=s+1,lc=1  excludenl contains=@vim
                                                                                       |
                                Help poor children in Uganda!                          |
                        type  :help Kuwasha{18:<Enter>}    for information                  |
-                                                                                      |*2
-      {3:                                                                                }|
-                                                                                      |
-      {6:Press ENTER or type command to continue}^                                         |
+                                                                                      |*4
+      ^                                                                                |
     ]])
     feed('<CR>')
     assert_alive()
@@ -2189,14 +2187,6 @@ describe('ui/ext_messages', function()
                          type  :help Kuwasha{18:<Enter>}    for information                  |
                                                                                         |*5
       ]],
-      cmdline = {
-        {
-          content = { { '' } },
-          hl = 'MoreMsg',
-          pos = 0,
-          prompt = 'Press any key to continue',
-        },
-      },
     }
 
     feed('<cr>')