diff --git a/.changelog/1070.txt b/.changelog/1070.txt
index b830de704a..6b95d99532 100644
--- a/.changelog/1070.txt
+++ b/.changelog/1070.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ```release-note:enhancement
-helper/resource: Add RefreshState and RefreshStateCheck to allow testing of refresh in isolation
+helper/resource: Add RefreshState to allow testing of refresh in isolation
 ```
diff --git a/helper/resource/testing.go b/helper/resource/testing.go
index b423a1383e..5fadf24760 100644
--- a/helper/resource/testing.go
+++ b/helper/resource/testing.go
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ type ImportStateCheckFunc func([]*terraform.InstanceState) error
 // generation for ImportState tests.
 type ImportStateIdFunc func(*terraform.State) (string, error)
 
-// RefreshStateCheckFunc is the check function for RefreshState tests
-type RefreshStateCheckFunc func([]*terraform.InstanceState) error
-
 // ErrorCheckFunc is a function providers can use to handle errors.
 type ErrorCheckFunc func(error) error
 
@@ -581,11 +578,6 @@ type TestStep struct {
 	// refresh` by refreshing the state.
 	RefreshState bool
 
-	// RefreshStateCheck checks state following `terraform refresh`. It
-	// should be used to verify that the state has the expected resources,
-	// IDs, and attributes.
-	RefreshStateCheck RefreshStateCheckFunc
-
 	// ProviderFactories can be specified for the providers that are valid for
 	// this TestStep. When providers are specified at the TestStep level, all
 	// TestStep within a TestCase must declare providers.
diff --git a/helper/resource/testing_new_refresh_state.go b/helper/resource/testing_new_refresh_state.go
index af4c9767f0..5cbba57a10 100644
--- a/helper/resource/testing_new_refresh_state.go
+++ b/helper/resource/testing_new_refresh_state.go
@@ -72,25 +72,14 @@ func testStepNewRefreshState(ctx context.Context, t testing.T, wd *plugintest.Wo
 	}
 
 	// Go through the refreshed state and verify
-	if step.RefreshStateCheck != nil {
-		logging.HelperResourceTrace(ctx, "Using TestStep RefreshStateCheck")
-
-		var states []*terraform.InstanceState
-		for _, r := range refreshState.RootModule().Resources {
-			if r.Primary != nil {
-				is := r.Primary.DeepCopy()
-				is.Ephemeral.Type = r.Type // otherwise the check function cannot see the type
-				states = append(states, is)
-			}
-		}
-
-		logging.HelperResourceDebug(ctx, "Calling TestStep RefreshStateCheck")
+	if step.Check != nil {
+		logging.HelperResourceDebug(ctx, "Calling TestStep Check for RefreshState")
 
-		if err := step.RefreshStateCheck(states); err != nil {
+		if err := step.Check(refreshState); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		logging.HelperResourceDebug(ctx, "Called TestStep RefreshStateCheck")
+		logging.HelperResourceDebug(ctx, "Called TestStep Check for RefreshState")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/helper/resource/teststep_providers_test.go b/helper/resource/teststep_providers_test.go
index 45128b8694..01cc247b54 100644
--- a/helper/resource/teststep_providers_test.go
+++ b/helper/resource/teststep_providers_test.go
@@ -1625,9 +1625,7 @@ func TestTest_TestStep_ProviderFactories_Refresh_Inline(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config:       `resource "random_password" "test" { }`,
 				RefreshState: true,
-				RefreshStateCheck: composeRefreshStateCheck(
-					testCheckResourceAttrInstanceStateRefresh("min_special", "2"),
-				),
+				Check:        TestCheckResourceAttr("random_password.test", "min_special", "2"),
 			},
 			{
 				Config: `resource "random_password" "test" { }`,
@@ -1689,39 +1687,6 @@ func testCheckResourceAttrInstanceState(attributeName, attributeValue string) Im
 	}
 }
 
-func composeRefreshStateCheck(fs ...RefreshStateCheckFunc) RefreshStateCheckFunc {
-	return func(s []*terraform.InstanceState) error {
-		for i, f := range fs {
-			if err := f(s); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("check %d/%d error: %s", i+1, len(fs), err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func testCheckResourceAttrInstanceStateRefresh(attributeName, attributeValue string) RefreshStateCheckFunc {
-	return func(is []*terraform.InstanceState) error {
-		if len(is) != 1 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of instance states: %d", len(is))
-		}
-
-		s := is[0]
-
-		attrVal, ok := s.Attributes[attributeName]
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("attribute %s found in instance state", attributeName)
-		}
-
-		if attrVal != attributeValue {
-			return fmt.Errorf("expected: %s got: %s", attributeValue, attrVal)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 func testExtractResourceAttr(resourceName string, attributeName string, attributeValue *string) TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[resourceName]