diff --git a/itest/flakes.go b/itest/flakes.go
index 8b3c39638..465ef4bec 100644
--- a/itest/flakes.go
+++ b/itest/flakes.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package itest
 
 import (
+	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
@@ -70,3 +71,36 @@ func flakeTxNotifierNeutrino(ht *lntest.HarnessTest) {
 		ht.MineEmptyBlocks(1)
 	}
 }
+
+// flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin documents a flake found only in macOS
+// build. When running in macOS, we might see three anchor sweeps - one from the
+// local, one from the remote, and one from the pending remote:
+//   - the local one will be swept.
+//   - the remote one will be marked as failed due to `testmempoolaccept` check.
+//   - the pending remote one will not be attempted due to it being uneconomical
+//     since it was not used for CPFP.
+//
+// The anchor from the pending remote may or may not appear, which is a bug
+// found only in macOS - when updating the commitments, the channel state
+// machine somehow thinks we still have a pending remote commitment, causing it
+// to sweep the anchor from that version.
+//
+// TODO(yy): fix the above bug in the channel state machine.
+func flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin(ht *lntest.HarnessTest,
+	node *node.HarnessNode, num int) {
+
+	// Skip the assertion below if it's on macOS.
+	if isDarwin() {
+		ht.Logf("Skipped AssertNumPendingSweeps for node %s",
+			node.Name())
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	ht.AssertNumPendingSweeps(node, num)
+}
+
+// isDarwin returns true if the test is running on a macOS.
+func isDarwin() bool {
+	return runtime.GOOS == "darwin"
+}
diff --git a/itest/lnd_multi-hop_force_close_test.go b/itest/lnd_multi-hop_force_close_test.go
index 7d8d7ea1d..17fd75758 100644
--- a/itest/lnd_multi-hop_force_close_test.go
+++ b/itest/lnd_multi-hop_force_close_test.go
@@ -423,22 +423,7 @@ func runLocalClaimOutgoingHTLC(ht *lntest.HarnessTest,
 		numSweeps = 2
 	}
 
-	// When running in macOS, we might see three anchor sweeps - one from
-	// the local, one from the remote, and one from the pending remote:
-	// - the local one will be swept.
-	// - the remote one will be marked as failed due to `testmempoolaccept`
-	//   check.
-	// - the pending remote one will not be attempted due to it being
-	//   uneconomical since it was not used for CPFP.
-	// The anchor from the pending remote may or may not appear, which is a
-	// bug found only in macOS - when updating the commitments, the channel
-	// state machine somehow thinks we still have a pending remote
-	// commitment, causing it to sweep the anchor from that version.
-	//
-	// TODO(yy): fix the above bug in the channel state machine.
-	if !isDarwin() {
-		ht.AssertNumPendingSweeps(bob, numSweeps)
-	}
+	flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin(ht, bob, numSweeps)
 
 	// We expect to see tow txns in the mempool,
 	// 1. Bob's force close tx.
@@ -795,22 +780,7 @@ func runMultiHopReceiverPreimageClaim(ht *lntest.HarnessTest,
 		numSweeps = 2
 	}
 
-	// When running in macOS, we might see three anchor sweeps - one from
-	// the local, one from the remote, and one from the pending remote:
-	// - the local one will be swept.
-	// - the remote one will be marked as failed due to `testmempoolaccept`
-	//   check.
-	// - the pending remote one will not be attempted due to it being
-	//   uneconomical since it was not used for CPFP.
-	// The anchor from the pending remote may or may not appear, which is a
-	// bug found only in macOS - when updating the commitments, the channel
-	// state machine somehow thinks we still have a pending remote
-	// commitment, causing it to sweep the anchor from that version.
-	//
-	// TODO(yy): fix the above bug in the channel state machine.
-	if !isDarwin() {
-		ht.AssertNumPendingSweeps(carol, numSweeps)
-	}
+	flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin(ht, carol, numSweeps)
 
 	// We expect to see tow txns in the mempool,
 	// 1. Carol's force close tx.
@@ -2365,22 +2335,7 @@ func runLocalPreimageClaim(ht *lntest.HarnessTest,
 		numSweeps = 2
 	}
 
-	// When running in macOS, we might see three anchor sweeps - one from
-	// the local, one from the remote, and one from the pending remote:
-	// - the local one will be swept.
-	// - the remote one will be marked as failed due to `testmempoolaccept`
-	//   check.
-	// - the pending remote one will not be attempted due to it being
-	//   uneconomical since it was not used for CPFP.
-	// The anchor from the pending remote may or may not appear, which is a
-	// bug found only in macOS - when updating the commitments, the channel
-	// state machine somehow thinks we still have a pending remote
-	// commitment, causing it to sweep the anchor from that version.
-	//
-	// TODO(yy): fix the above bug in the channel state machine.
-	if !isDarwin() {
-		ht.AssertNumPendingSweeps(carol, numSweeps)
-	}
+	flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin(ht, carol, numSweeps)
 
 	// We should see two txns in the mempool, we now a block to confirm,
 	// - Carol's force close tx.
@@ -2620,22 +2575,7 @@ func runLocalPreimageClaimLeased(ht *lntest.HarnessTest,
 		numSweeps = 2
 	}
 
-	// When running in macOS, we might see three anchor sweeps - one from
-	// the local, one from the remote, and one from the pending remote:
-	// - the local one will be swept.
-	// - the remote one will be marked as failed due to `testmempoolaccept`
-	//   check.
-	// - the pending remote one will not be attempted due to it being
-	//   uneconomical since it was not used for CPFP.
-	// The anchor from the pending remote may or may not appear, which is a
-	// bug found only in macOS - when updating the commitments, the channel
-	// state machine somehow thinks we still have a pending remote
-	// commitment, causing it to sweep the anchor from that version.
-	//
-	// TODO(yy): fix the above bug in the channel state machine.
-	if !isDarwin() {
-		ht.AssertNumPendingSweeps(carol, numSweeps)
-	}
+	flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin(ht, carol, numSweeps)
 
 	// We should see two txns in the mempool, we now a block to confirm,
 	// - Carol's force close tx.
@@ -3043,22 +2983,7 @@ func runHtlcAggregation(ht *lntest.HarnessTest,
 		numSweeps = 2
 	}
 
-	// When running in macOS, we might see three anchor sweeps - one from
-	// the local, one from the remote, and one from the pending remote:
-	// - the local one will be swept.
-	// - the remote one will be marked as failed due to `testmempoolaccept`
-	//   check.
-	// - the pending remote one will not be attempted due to it being
-	//   uneconomical since it was not used for CPFP.
-	// The anchor from the pending remote may or may not appear, which is a
-	// bug found only in macOS - when updating the commitments, the channel
-	// state machine somehow thinks we still have a pending remote
-	// commitment, causing it to sweep the anchor from that version.
-	//
-	// TODO(yy): fix the above bug in the channel state machine.
-	if !isDarwin() {
-		ht.AssertNumPendingSweeps(bob, numSweeps)
-	}
+	flakeSkipPendingSweepsCheckDarwin(ht, bob, numSweeps)
 
 	// Bob's force close tx and anchor sweeping tx should now be found in
 	// the mempool.
diff --git a/itest/lnd_test.go b/itest/lnd_test.go
index 07b8554f2..32c0f1c02 100644
--- a/itest/lnd_test.go
+++ b/itest/lnd_test.go
@@ -254,11 +254,6 @@ func getLndBinary(t *testing.T) string {
 	return binary
 }
 
-// isDarwin returns true if the test is running on a macOS.
-func isDarwin() bool {
-	return runtime.GOOS == "darwin"
-}
-
 // isWindowsOS returns true if the test is running on a Windows OS.
 func isWindowsOS() bool {
 	return runtime.GOOS == "windows"