diff --git a/tests/utils/edit/calculateNewValue.ts b/tests/utils/edit/calculateNewValue.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bb87a1ff..00000000
--- a/tests/utils/edit/calculateNewValue.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,144 +0,0 @@
-import {setup} from '#testHelpers'
-
-// TODO: focus the maxlength tests on the tested aspects
-
-test('honors maxlength', async () => {
-  const {element, getEventSnapshot, user} = setup('<input maxlength="2" />')
-  await user.type(element, '123')
-
-  // NOTE: no input event when typing "3"
-  expect(getEventSnapshot()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-    Events fired on: input[value="12"]
-
-    input[value=""] - pointerover
-    input[value=""] - pointerenter
-    input[value=""] - mouseover
-    input[value=""] - mouseenter
-    input[value=""] - pointermove
-    input[value=""] - mousemove
-    input[value=""] - pointerdown
-    input[value=""] - mousedown: primary
-    input[value=""] - pointerup
-    input[value=""] - mouseup: primary
-    input[value=""] - click: primary
-    input[value=""] - keydown: 1
-    input[value=""] - keypress: 1
-    input[value=""] - beforeinput
-    input[value="1"] - input
-    input[value="1"] - keyup: 1
-    input[value="1"] - keydown: 2
-    input[value="1"] - keypress: 2
-    input[value="1"] - beforeinput
-    input[value="12"] - input
-    input[value="12"] - keyup: 2
-    input[value="12"] - keydown: 3
-    input[value="12"] - keypress: 3
-    input[value="12"] - beforeinput
-    input[value="12"] - keyup: 3
-  `)
-})
-
-test('honors maxlength="" as if there was no maxlength', async () => {
-  const {element, getEventSnapshot, user} = setup('<input maxlength="" />')
-  await user.type(element, '123')
-
-  expect(getEventSnapshot()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-    Events fired on: input[value="123"]
-
-    input[value=""] - pointerover
-    input[value=""] - pointerenter
-    input[value=""] - mouseover
-    input[value=""] - mouseenter
-    input[value=""] - pointermove
-    input[value=""] - mousemove
-    input[value=""] - pointerdown
-    input[value=""] - mousedown: primary
-    input[value=""] - pointerup
-    input[value=""] - mouseup: primary
-    input[value=""] - click: primary
-    input[value=""] - keydown: 1
-    input[value=""] - keypress: 1
-    input[value=""] - beforeinput
-    input[value="1"] - input
-    input[value="1"] - keyup: 1
-    input[value="1"] - keydown: 2
-    input[value="1"] - keypress: 2
-    input[value="1"] - beforeinput
-    input[value="12"] - input
-    input[value="12"] - keyup: 2
-    input[value="12"] - keydown: 3
-    input[value="12"] - keypress: 3
-    input[value="12"] - beforeinput
-    input[value="123"] - input
-    input[value="123"] - keyup: 3
-  `)
-})
-
-test('honors maxlength with existing text', async () => {
-  const {element, getEventSnapshot, user} = setup(
-    '<input value="12" maxlength="2" />',
-  )
-  await user.type(element, '3')
-
-  // NOTE: no input event when typing "3"
-  expect(getEventSnapshot()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-    Events fired on: input[value="12"]
-
-    input[value="12"] - pointerover
-    input[value="12"] - pointerenter
-    input[value="12"] - mouseover
-    input[value="12"] - mouseenter
-    input[value="12"] - pointermove
-    input[value="12"] - mousemove
-    input[value="12"] - pointerdown
-    input[value="12"] - mousedown: primary
-    input[value="12"] - select
-    input[value="12"] - pointerup
-    input[value="12"] - mouseup: primary
-    input[value="12"] - click: primary
-    input[value="12"] - keydown: 3
-    input[value="12"] - keypress: 3
-    input[value="12"] - beforeinput
-    input[value="12"] - keyup: 3
-  `)
-})
-
-test('honors maxlength on textarea', async () => {
-  const {element, getEventSnapshot, user} = setup(
-    '<textarea maxlength="2">12</textarea>',
-  )
-
-  await user.type(element, '3')
-
-  expect(getEventSnapshot()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-    Events fired on: textarea[value="12"]
-
-    textarea[value="12"] - pointerover
-    textarea[value="12"] - pointerenter
-    textarea[value="12"] - mouseover
-    textarea[value="12"] - mouseenter
-    textarea[value="12"] - pointermove
-    textarea[value="12"] - mousemove
-    textarea[value="12"] - pointerdown
-    textarea[value="12"] - mousedown: primary
-    textarea[value="12"] - select
-    textarea[value="12"] - pointerup
-    textarea[value="12"] - mouseup: primary
-    textarea[value="12"] - click: primary
-    textarea[value="12"] - keydown: 3
-    textarea[value="12"] - keypress: 3
-    textarea[value="12"] - beforeinput
-    textarea[value="12"] - keyup: 3
-  `)
-})
-
-// https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/issues/418
-test('ignores maxlength on input[type=number]', async () => {
-  const {element, user} = setup(
-    `<input maxlength="2" type="number" value="12" />`,
-  )
-
-  await user.type(element, '3')
-
-  expect(element).toHaveValue(123)
-})
diff --git a/tests/utils/edit/input.ts b/tests/utils/edit/input.ts
index f670a641..a2d05bc9 100644
--- a/tests/utils/edit/input.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/edit/input.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import cases from 'jest-in-case'
 import {input} from '#src/utils'
-import {setup} from '#testHelpers'
+import {render, setup} from '#testHelpers'
 import {createConfig} from '#src/setup/setup'
 
 cases(
@@ -167,3 +167,43 @@ test('prevent input on `beforeinput` event', () => {
   expect(eventWasFired('input')).toBe(true)
   expect(element).toHaveValue('b')
 })
+
+cases(
+  'maxlength',
+  ({html, data, expectedValue}) => {
+    const {element, eventWasFired} = render(html)
+
+    input(createConfig(), element, data)
+
+    expect(element).toHaveValue(expectedValue)
+    expect(eventWasFired('beforeinput')).toBe(true)
+    expect(eventWasFired('input')).toBe(!!expectedValue)
+  },
+  {
+    'on text input': {
+      html: `<input maxlength="2"/>`,
+      data: '123',
+      expectedValue: '12',
+    },
+    'on textarea': {
+      html: `<textarea maxlength="2"/>`,
+      data: '123',
+      expectedValue: '12',
+    },
+    'ignore on number': {
+      html: `<input type="number" maxlength="2"/>`,
+      data: '123',
+      expectedValue: 123,
+    },
+    'ignore empty attribute': {
+      html: `<input maxlength=""/>`,
+      data: '123',
+      expectedValue: '123',
+    },
+    'skip input when inserting nothing': {
+      html: `<input maxlength="0"/>`,
+      data: '',
+      expectedValue: '',
+    },
+  },
+)