diff --git a/prometheus/go_collector_test.go b/prometheus/go_collector_test.go
index f93dcdc..7ab3968 100644
--- a/prometheus/go_collector_test.go
+++ b/prometheus/go_collector_test.go
@@ -21,28 +21,40 @@ import (
 	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
 )
 
-func TestGoCollector(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGoCollectorGoroutines(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
-		c      = NewGoCollector()
-		ch     = make(chan Metric)
-		waitc  = make(chan struct{})
-		closec = make(chan struct{})
-		old    = -1
+		c               = NewGoCollector()
+		metricCh        = make(chan Metric)
+		waitCh          = make(chan struct{})
+		endGoroutineCh  = make(chan struct{})
+		endCollectionCh = make(chan struct{})
+		old             = -1
 	)
-	defer close(closec)
+	defer func() {
+		close(endGoroutineCh)
+		// Drain the collect channel to prevent goroutine leak.
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-metricCh:
+			case <-endCollectionCh:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
 
 	go func() {
-		c.Collect(ch)
+		c.Collect(metricCh)
 		go func(c <-chan struct{}) {
 			<-c
-		}(closec)
-		<-waitc
-		c.Collect(ch)
+		}(endGoroutineCh)
+		<-waitCh
+		c.Collect(metricCh)
+		close(endCollectionCh)
 	}()
 
 	for {
 		select {
-		case m := <-ch:
+		case m := <-metricCh:
 			// m can be Gauge or Counter,
 			// currently just test the go_goroutines Gauge
 			// and ignore others.
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ func TestGoCollector(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if old == -1 {
 				old = int(pb.GetGauge().GetValue())
-				close(waitc)
+				close(waitCh)
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -65,43 +77,47 @@ func TestGoCollector(t *testing.T) {
 				// TODO: This is flaky in highly concurrent situations.
 				t.Errorf("want 1 new goroutine, got %d", diff)
 			}
-
-			// GoCollector performs three sends per call.
-			// On line 27 we need to receive three more sends
-			// to shut down cleanly.
-			<-ch
-			<-ch
-			<-ch
-			return
 		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
 			t.Fatalf("expected collect timed out")
 		}
+		break
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGCCollector(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGoCollectorGC(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
-		c        = NewGoCollector()
-		ch       = make(chan Metric)
-		waitc    = make(chan struct{})
-		closec   = make(chan struct{})
-		oldGC    uint64
-		oldPause float64
+		c               = NewGoCollector()
+		metricCh        = make(chan Metric)
+		waitCh          = make(chan struct{})
+		endCollectionCh = make(chan struct{})
+		oldGC           uint64
+		oldPause        float64
 	)
-	defer close(closec)
 
 	go func() {
-		c.Collect(ch)
+		c.Collect(metricCh)
 		// force GC
 		runtime.GC()
-		<-waitc
-		c.Collect(ch)
+		<-waitCh
+		c.Collect(metricCh)
+		close(endCollectionCh)
+	}()
+
+	defer func() {
+		// Drain the collect channel to prevent goroutine leak.
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-metricCh:
+			case <-endCollectionCh:
+				return
+			}
+		}
 	}()
 
 	first := true
 	for {
 		select {
-		case metric := <-ch:
+		case metric := <-metricCh:
 			pb := &dto.Metric{}
 			metric.Write(pb)
 			if pb.GetSummary() == nil {
@@ -119,7 +135,7 @@ func TestGCCollector(t *testing.T) {
 				first = false
 				oldGC = *pb.GetSummary().SampleCount
 				oldPause = *pb.GetSummary().SampleSum
-				close(waitc)
+				close(waitCh)
 				continue
 			}
 			if diff := *pb.GetSummary().SampleCount - oldGC; diff != 1 {
@@ -128,9 +144,9 @@ func TestGCCollector(t *testing.T) {
 			if diff := *pb.GetSummary().SampleSum - oldPause; diff <= 0 {
 				t.Errorf("want moar pause, got %f", diff)
 			}
-			return
 		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
 			t.Fatalf("expected collect timed out")
 		}
+		break
 	}
 }