diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py b/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
index 29f1c50a6..1b2eacc95 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
@@ -220,12 +220,9 @@ def ask_user(d: Dict) -> None:
         print()
         print(bold(__('Error: an existing conf.py has been found in the '
                       'selected root path.')))
-        print(__('sphinx-quickstart will not overwrite existing Sphinx projects.'))
+        print(__('sphinx-quickstart will not overwrite existing Sphinx projects. Try another directory?'))
         print()
-        d['path'] = do_prompt(__('Please enter a new root path (or just Enter to exit)'),
-                              '', ok)
-        if not d['path']:
-            sys.exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     if 'sep' not in d:
         print()
diff --git a/tests/test_quickstart.py b/tests/test_quickstart.py
index 96b11daec..4ee5535cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_quickstart.py
+++ b/tests/test_quickstart.py
@@ -251,16 +251,13 @@ def test_extensions(tempdir):
     exec(conffile.read_text(), ns)
     assert ns['extensions'] == ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
 
-def test_easy_exit_when_existing_confpy(monkeypatch):
+def test_exits_upon_existing_confpy(monkeypatch):
     # The code detects existing conf.py with isfile() so we mock it
     def mock_isfile(path):
         return True
     monkeypatch.setattr(path, 'isfile', mock_isfile)
     
-    answers = {
-        'Please enter a new root path': '',
-    }
-    qs.term_input = mock_input(answers)
+    qs.term_input = mock_input({})
     d = {}
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        qs.ask_user(d)
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+        qs.ask_user(d)