diff --git a/dvc/repo/checkout.py b/dvc/repo/checkout.py
index 0676f14bd..b8e8dc0aa 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/checkout.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/checkout.py
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import Dict, List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List
 
-from dvc.exceptions import CheckoutError, CheckoutErrorSuggestGit, NoOutputOrStageError
+from dvc.exceptions import (
+    CheckoutError,
+    CheckoutErrorSuggestGit,
+    DvcException,
+    NoOutputOrStageError,
+)
 from dvc.utils import relpath
 
 from . import locked
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from dvc_data.index import BaseDataIndex, DataIndexEntry
+    from dvc_objects.fs.base import FileSystem
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -59,6 +68,33 @@ def _build_out_changes(index, changes):
     return out_changes
 
 
+def _check_can_delete(
+    entries: List["DataIndexEntry"],
+    index: "BaseDataIndex",
+    path: str,
+    fs: "FileSystem",
+):
+    entry_paths = []
+    for entry in entries:
+        try:
+            cache_fs, cache_path = index.storage_map.get_cache(entry)
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+
+        if cache_fs.exists(cache_path):
+            continue
+
+        entry_paths.append(fs.path.join(path, *entry.key))
+
+    if not entry_paths:
+        return
+
+    raise DvcException(
+        "Can't remove the following unsaved files without confirmation. "
+        "Use `--force` to force.\n" + "\n".join(entry_paths)
+    )
+
+
 @locked
 def checkout(  # noqa: C901
     self,
@@ -70,7 +106,6 @@ def checkout(  # noqa: C901
     allow_missing=False,
     **kwargs,
 ):
-    from dvc import prompt
     from dvc.fs.callbacks import Callback
     from dvc.repo.index import build_data_index
     from dvc.stage.exceptions import StageFileBadNameError, StageFileDoesNotExistError
@@ -123,6 +158,9 @@ def checkout(  # noqa: C901
     ) as cb:
         diff = compare(old, new, relink=relink, delete=True, callback=cb)
 
+    if not force:
+        _check_can_delete(diff.files_delete, new, self.root_dir, self.fs)
+
     failed = []
 
     def checkout_onerror(src_path, dest_path, _exc):
@@ -140,9 +178,7 @@ def checkout(  # noqa: C901
             self.root_dir,
             self.fs,
             callback=cb,
-            prompt=prompt.confirm,
             update_meta=False,
-            force=force,
             onerror=checkout_onerror,
             state=self.state,
             **kwargs,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 89bc945ec..3fda13f51 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "configobj>=5.0.6",
     "distro>=1.3",
     "dpath<3,>=2.1.0",
-    "dvc-data>=2.1.1,<2.2.0",
+    "dvc-data>=2.2.0,<2.3.0",
     "dvc-http>=2.29.0",
     "dvc-render>=0.3.1,<1",
     "dvc-studio-client>=0.9.2,<1",
diff --git a/tests/func/test_checkout.py b/tests/func/test_checkout.py
index eda509ba6..5f7d202d8 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_checkout.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_checkout.py
@@ -84,23 +84,19 @@ def test_remove_files_when_checkout(tmp_dir, dvc, scm):
 
 class TestCheckoutCleanWorkingDir:
     def test(self, mocker, tmp_dir, dvc):
-        mock_prompt = mocker.patch("dvc.prompt.confirm", return_value=True)
         (stage,) = tmp_dir.dvc_gen("data", {"foo": "foo"})
 
         # change working directory
         (tmp_dir / "data").gen("not_cached.txt", "not_cached")
-        assert main(["checkout", stage.relpath]) == 0
-        mock_prompt.assert_called()
+        assert main(["checkout", stage.relpath, "--force"]) == 0
         assert not (tmp_dir / "data" / "not_cached.txt").exists()
 
     def test_force(self, mocker, tmp_dir, dvc):
-        mock_prompt = mocker.patch("dvc.prompt.confirm", return_value=False)
         (stage,) = tmp_dir.dvc_gen("data", {"foo": "foo"})
 
         # change working directory
         (tmp_dir / "data").gen("not_cached.txt", "not_cached")
         assert main(["checkout", stage.relpath]) != 0
-        mock_prompt.assert_called()
         assert (tmp_dir / "data" / "not_cached.txt").exists()