diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 21bf35597e..8c87f529e4 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -388,21 +388,6 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
             sync_blocks(group)
             sync_mempools(group)
 
-    def enable_mocktime(self):
-        """Enable mocktime for the script.
-
-        mocktime may be needed for scripts that use the cached version of the
-        blockchain.  If the cached version of the blockchain is used without
-        mocktime then the mempools will not sync due to IBD.
-
-        For backward compatibility of the python scripts with previous
-        versions of the cache, this helper function sets mocktime to Jan 1,
-        2014 + (201 * 10 * 60)"""
-        self.mocktime = 1388534400 + (201 * 10 * 60)
-
-    def disable_mocktime(self):
-        self.mocktime = 0
-
     # Private helper methods. These should not be accessed by the subclass test scripts.
 
     def _start_logging(self):
@@ -468,6 +453,11 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
             for node in self.nodes:
                 node.wait_for_rpc_connection()
 
+            # For backward compatibility of the python scripts with previous
+            # versions of the cache, set mocktime to Jan 1,
+            # 2014 + (201 * 10 * 60)"""
+            self.mocktime = 1388534400 + (201 * 10 * 60)
+
             # Create a 200-block-long chain; each of the 4 first nodes
             # gets 25 mature blocks and 25 immature.
             # Note: To preserve compatibility with older versions of
@@ -475,7 +465,6 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
             #
             # blocks are created with timestamps 10 minutes apart
             # starting from 2010 minutes in the past
-            self.enable_mocktime()
             block_time = self.mocktime - (201 * 10 * 60)
             for i in range(2):
                 for peer in range(4):
@@ -489,7 +478,7 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
             # Shut them down, and clean up cache directories:
             self.stop_nodes()
             self.nodes = []
-            self.disable_mocktime()
+            self.mocktime = 0
 
             def cache_path(n, *paths):
                 return os.path.join(get_datadir_path(self.options.cachedir, n), "regtest", *paths)
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py b/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py
index 8ca0387268..17f044bf65 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ def tx_from_hex(hexstring):
 class ListTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
-        self.enable_mocktime()
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
 
     def run_test(self):
+        self.nodes[0].generate(1)  # Get out of IBD
+        self.sync_all()
         # Simple send, 0 to 1:
         txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[1].getnewaddress(), 0.1)
         self.sync_all()