diff --git a/test/functional/mempool_accept.py b/test/functional/mempool_accept.py
index d3961e753df..85464b8d0dc 100755
--- a/test/functional/mempool_accept.py
+++ b/test/functional/mempool_accept.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class MempoolAcceptanceTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         tx.vout[0].nValue = int(0.3 * COIN)
         tx.vout[1].nValue = int(49 * COIN)
         raw_tx_in_block = tx.serialize().hex()
-        txid_in_block = self.wallet.sendrawtransaction(from_node=node, tx_hex=raw_tx_in_block, maxfeerate=0)
+        txid_in_block = self.wallet.sendrawtransaction(from_node=node, tx_hex=raw_tx_in_block)
         self.generate(node, 1)
         self.mempool_size = 0
         self.check_mempool_result(
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class MempoolAcceptanceTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         tx.vin[1].prevout = COutPoint(hash=int(txid_1, 16), n=0)
         tx.vout[0].nValue = int(0.1 * COIN)
         raw_tx_spend_both = tx.serialize().hex()
-        txid_spend_both = self.wallet.sendrawtransaction(from_node=node, tx_hex=raw_tx_spend_both, maxfeerate=0)
+        txid_spend_both = self.wallet.sendrawtransaction(from_node=node, tx_hex=raw_tx_spend_both)
         self.generate(node, 1)
         self.mempool_size = 0
         # Now see if we can add the coins back to the utxo set by sending the exact txs again
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py b/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py
index 59f981c56f7..336b2afe266 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ class MiniWallet:
 
         return {'txid': tx.rehash(), 'wtxid': tx.getwtxid(), 'hex': tx_hex, 'tx': tx}
 
-    def sendrawtransaction(self, *, from_node, tx_hex, **kwargs):
-        txid = from_node.sendrawtransaction(hexstring=tx_hex, **kwargs)
+    def sendrawtransaction(self, *, from_node, tx_hex, maxfeerate=0, **kwargs):
+        txid = from_node.sendrawtransaction(hexstring=tx_hex, maxfeerate=maxfeerate, **kwargs)
         self.scan_tx(from_node.decoderawtransaction(tx_hex))
         return txid