diff --git a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
index b8a44e58bee81c..5dbf1305ebfbcb 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const {
   StringPrototypeStartsWith,
   StringPrototypeTrim,
   Symbol,
+  SymbolDispose,
   SymbolAsyncIterator,
   SafeStringIterator,
 } = primordials;
@@ -332,8 +333,8 @@ function InterfaceConstructor(input, output, completer, terminal) {
     if (signal.aborted) {
       process.nextTick(onAborted);
     } else {
-      signal.addEventListener('abort', onAborted, { once: true });
-      self.once('close', () => signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAborted));
+      const disposable = EventEmitter.addAbortListener(signal, onAborted);
+      self.once('close', disposable[SymbolDispose]);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/readline.js b/lib/readline.js
index 739785855f1bbb..de43ec45741f14 100644
--- a/lib/readline.js
+++ b/lib/readline.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const {
   Promise,
   PromiseReject,
   StringPrototypeSlice,
+  SymbolDispose,
 } = primordials;
 
 const {
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ const {
   kWordRight,
   kWriteToOutput,
 } = require('internal/readline/interface');
+let addAbortListener;
 
 function Interface(input, output, completer, terminal) {
   if (!(this instanceof Interface)) {
@@ -144,15 +146,13 @@ Interface.prototype.question = function(query, options, cb) {
     const onAbort = () => {
       this[kQuestionCancel]();
     };
-    options.signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, { once: true });
-    const cleanup = () => {
-      options.signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort);
-    };
+    addAbortListener ??= require('events').addAbortListener;
+    const disposable = addAbortListener(options.signal, onAbort);
     const originalCb = cb;
     cb = typeof cb === 'function' ? (answer) => {
-      cleanup();
+      disposable[SymbolDispose]();
       return originalCb(answer);
-    } : cleanup;
+    } : disposable[SymbolDispose];
   }
 
   if (typeof cb === 'function') {
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ Interface.prototype.question[promisify.custom] = function question(query, option
       const onAbort = () => {
         reject(new AbortError(undefined, { cause: options.signal.reason }));
       };
-      options.signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, { once: true });
+      addAbortListener ??= require('events').addAbortListener;
+      const disposable = addAbortListener(options.signal, onAbort);
       cb = (answer) => {
-        options.signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort);
+        disposable[SymbolDispose]();
         resolve(answer);
       };
     }
diff --git a/lib/readline/promises.js b/lib/readline/promises.js
index 728a6253fd5e67..bc526dde43eee7 100644
--- a/lib/readline/promises.js
+++ b/lib/readline/promises.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const {
   Promise,
+  SymbolDispose,
 } = primordials;
 
 const {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const { validateAbortSignal } = require('internal/validators');
 const {
   kEmptyObject,
 } = require('internal/util');
+let addAbortListener;
 
 class Interface extends _Interface {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-constructor
@@ -42,9 +44,11 @@ class Interface extends _Interface {
           this[kQuestionCancel]();
           reject(new AbortError(undefined, { cause: options.signal.reason }));
         };
-        options.signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, { once: true });
+        addAbortListener ??= require('events').addAbortListener;
+        const disposable = addAbortListener(options.signal, onAbort);
+
         cb = (answer) => {
-          options.signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort);
+          disposable[SymbolDispose]();
           resolve(answer);
         };
       }