diff --git a/test/functional/feature_assumeutxo.py b/test/functional/feature_assumeutxo.py
index 60dd751ff8..d313f0ee27 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_assumeutxo.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_assumeutxo.py
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ class AssumeutxoTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         for n in self.nodes:
             n.setmocktime(n.getblockheader(n.getbestblockhash())['time'])
 
-        self.sync_blocks()
-
         # Generate a series of blocks that `n0` will have in the snapshot,
         # but that n1 doesn't yet see. In order for the snapshot to activate,
         # though, we have to ferry over the new headers to n1 so that it
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_assumeutxo.py b/test/functional/wallet_assumeutxo.py
index 3c1a997bd1..30396da015 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_assumeutxo.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_assumeutxo.py
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ class AssumeutxoTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         for n in self.nodes:
             n.setmocktime(n.getblockheader(n.getbestblockhash())['time'])
 
-        self.sync_blocks()
-
         n0.createwallet('w')
         w = n0.get_wallet_rpc("w")