diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_balance.py b/test/functional/wallet_balance.py
index e4989b4fea8..86523284900 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_balance.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_balance.py
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ class WalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.log.info('Put txs back into mempool of node 1 (not node 0)')
         self.nodes[0].invalidateblock(block_reorg)
         self.nodes[1].invalidateblock(block_reorg)
-        self.sync_blocks()
-        self.nodes[0].syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
         assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbalance(minconf=0), 0)  # wallet txs not in the mempool are untrusted
         self.nodes[0].generatetoaddress(1, ADDRESS_WATCHONLY)
         assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbalance(minconf=0), 0)  # wallet txs not in the mempool are untrusted