diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/utils/cmp.go b/go/test/endtoend/utils/cmp.go
index 8d0b56ac6b3..678f4499f45 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/utils/cmp.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/utils/cmp.go
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
 )
 
+type TestingT interface {
+	require.TestingT
+	Helper()
+}
+
 type MySQLCompare struct {
-	t                 *testing.T
+	t                 TestingT
 	MySQLConn, VtConn *mysql.Conn
 }
 
-func NewMySQLCompare(t *testing.T, vtParams, mysqlParams mysql.ConnParams) (MySQLCompare, error) {
+func NewMySQLCompare(t TestingT, vtParams, mysqlParams mysql.ConnParams) (MySQLCompare, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	vtConn, err := mysql.Connect(ctx, &vtParams)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,6 +58,10 @@ func NewMySQLCompare(t *testing.T, vtParams, mysqlParams mysql.ConnParams) (MySQ
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (mcmp *MySQLCompare) AsT() *testing.T {
+	return mcmp.t.(*testing.T)
+}
+
 func (mcmp *MySQLCompare) Close() {
 	mcmp.VtConn.Close()
 	mcmp.MySQLConn.Close()
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ func (mcmp *MySQLCompare) AssertMatches(query, expected string) {
 // SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion should be used instead of using utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t,
 // This is because we might be inside a Run block that has a different `t` variable
 func (mcmp *MySQLCompare) SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(majorVersion int, binary string) {
-	SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(mcmp.t, majorVersion, binary)
+	SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(mcmp.t.(*testing.T), majorVersion, binary)
 }
 
 // AssertMatchesAny ensures the given query produces any one of the expected results.
@@ -264,7 +273,7 @@ func (mcmp *MySQLCompare) ExecAndIgnore(query string) (*sqltypes.Result, error)
 }
 
 func (mcmp *MySQLCompare) Run(query string, f func(mcmp *MySQLCompare)) {
-	mcmp.t.Run(query, func(t *testing.T) {
+	mcmp.AsT().Run(query, func(t *testing.T) {
 		inner := &MySQLCompare{
 			t:         t,
 			MySQLConn: mcmp.MySQLConn,
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysql.go b/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysql.go
index 41a70e2dfa4..790e1fc4ba1 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysql.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysql.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -169,18 +168,18 @@ func prepareMySQLWithSchema(params mysql.ConnParams, sql string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func compareVitessAndMySQLResults(t *testing.T, query string, vtConn *mysql.Conn, vtQr, mysqlQr *sqltypes.Result, compareColumnNames bool) error {
+func compareVitessAndMySQLResults(t TestingT, query string, vtConn *mysql.Conn, vtQr, mysqlQr *sqltypes.Result, compareColumnNames bool) error {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	if vtQr == nil && mysqlQr == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if vtQr == nil {
-		t.Error("Vitess result is 'nil' while MySQL's is not.")
+		t.Errorf("Vitess result is 'nil' while MySQL's is not.")
 		return errors.New("Vitess result is 'nil' while MySQL's is not.\n")
 	}
 	if mysqlQr == nil {
-		t.Error("MySQL result is 'nil' while Vitess' is not.")
+		t.Errorf("MySQL result is 'nil' while Vitess' is not.")
 		return errors.New("MySQL result is 'nil' while Vitess' is not.\n")
 	}
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func compareVitessAndMySQLResults(t *testing.T, query string, vtConn *mysql.Conn
 
 	stmt, err := sqlparser.NewTestParser().Parse(query)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Errorf(err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
 	orderBy := false
@@ -237,11 +236,11 @@ func compareVitessAndMySQLResults(t *testing.T, query string, vtConn *mysql.Conn
 			errStr += fmt.Sprintf("query plan: \n%s\n", qr.Rows[0][0].ToString())
 		}
 	}
-	t.Error(errStr)
+	t.Errorf(errStr)
 	return errors.New(errStr)
 }
 
-func checkFields(t *testing.T, columnName string, vtField, myField *querypb.Field) {
+func checkFields(t TestingT, columnName string, vtField, myField *querypb.Field) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if vtField.Type != myField.Type {
 		t.Errorf("for column %s field types do not match\nNot equal: \nMySQL: %v\nVitess: %v\n", columnName, myField.Type.String(), vtField.Type.String())
@@ -255,10 +254,9 @@ func checkFields(t *testing.T, columnName string, vtField, myField *querypb.Fiel
 	}
 }
 
-func compareVitessAndMySQLErrors(t *testing.T, vtErr, mysqlErr error) {
+func compareVitessAndMySQLErrors(t TestingT, vtErr, mysqlErr error) {
 	if vtErr != nil && mysqlErr != nil || vtErr == nil && mysqlErr == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	out := fmt.Sprintf("Vitess and MySQL are not erroring the same way.\nVitess error: %v\nMySQL error: %v", vtErr, mysqlErr)
-	t.Error(out)
+	t.Errorf("Vitess and MySQL are not erroring the same way.\nVitess error: %v\nMySQL error: %v", vtErr, mysqlErr)
 }
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/utils/utils.go b/go/test/endtoend/utils/utils.go
index d94da27377e..6098fc63eb6 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/utils/utils.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/utils/utils.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func ExecCompareMySQL(t *testing.T, vtConn, mysqlConn *mysql.Conn, query string)
 
 // ExecAllowError executes the given query without failing the test if it produces
 // an error. The error is returned to the client, along with the result set.
-func ExecAllowError(t testing.TB, conn *mysql.Conn, query string) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
+func ExecAllowError(t TestingT, conn *mysql.Conn, query string) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
 	t.Helper()
 	return conn.ExecuteFetch(query, 1000, true)
 }