diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/snapshot/create.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/snapshot/create.rs
index 87384d51f6..ada6e3b29c 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/snapshot/create.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/snapshot/create.rs
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ impl Cmd {
                     .map_err(Error::ReadOpeningCachedBucket)?;
 
                 let message = format!("Searching bucket {i} {bucket}");
-                print.search(format!("{message}…"));
+                print.searchln(format!("{message}…"));
 
                 if let Ok(metadata) = file.metadata() {
-                    print.clear_line();
+                    print.clear_previous_line();
                     print.searchln(format!("{message} ({})", ByteSize(metadata.len())));
                 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/print.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/print.rs
index 8924722fab..bd451c1301 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/print.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/print.rs
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ impl Print {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn clear_line(&self) {
-        if cfg!(windows) {
-            eprint!("\r");
-        } else {
-            eprint!("\r\x1b[2K");
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn clear_previous_line(&self) {
         if !self.quiet {
             if cfg!(windows) {