diff --git a/pkg/sql/stats/create_stats_job_test.go b/pkg/sql/stats/create_stats_job_test.go
index f6281dbef542..86b4d571daa3 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/stats/create_stats_job_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/stats/create_stats_job_test.go
@@ -389,6 +389,13 @@ func TestCreateStatsProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	}(rowexec.SamplerProgressInterval)
 	rowexec.SamplerProgressInterval = 10
 
+	getLastCreateStatsJobID := func(t testing.TB, db *sqlutils.SQLRunner) jobspb.JobID {
+		var jobID jobspb.JobID
+		db.QueryRow(t, "SELECT id FROM system.jobs WHERE status = 'running' AND "+
+			"job_type = 'CREATE STATS' ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 1").Scan(&jobID)
+		return jobID
+	}
+
 	var allowRequest chan struct{}
 	var serverArgs base.TestServerArgs
 	filter, setTableID := createStatsRequestFilter(&allowRequest)
@@ -454,7 +461,7 @@ func TestCreateStatsProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Fetch the new job ID since we know it's running now.
-	jobID := jobutils.GetLastJobID(t, sqlDB)
+	jobID := getLastCreateStatsJobID(t, sqlDB)
 
 	// Ensure that 0 progress has been recorded since there are no existing
 	// stats available to estimate progress.
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@ func TestCreateStatsProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Fetch the new job ID since we know it's running now.
-	jobID = jobutils.GetLastJobID(t, sqlDB)
+	jobID = getLastCreateStatsJobID(t, sqlDB)
 
 	// Ensure that partial progress has been recorded since there are existing
 	// stats available.
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/jobutils/jobs_verification.go b/pkg/testutils/jobutils/jobs_verification.go
index ff1982af61f8..3ed7eca3af57 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/jobutils/jobs_verification.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/jobutils/jobs_verification.go
@@ -216,15 +216,6 @@ func GetJobID(t testing.TB, db *sqlutils.SQLRunner, offset int) jobspb.JobID {
 	return jobID
 }
 
-// GetLastJobID gets the most recent job's ID.
-func GetLastJobID(t testing.TB, db *sqlutils.SQLRunner) jobspb.JobID {
-	var jobID jobspb.JobID
-	db.QueryRow(t,
-		"SELECT id FROM system.jobs ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 1",
-	).Scan(&jobID)
-	return jobID
-}
-
 // GetJobProgress loads the Progress message associated with the job.
 func GetJobProgress(t testing.TB, db *sqlutils.SQLRunner, jobID jobspb.JobID) *jobspb.Progress {
 	ret := &jobspb.Progress{}