diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_pruning.py b/test/functional/wallet_pruning.py
index 504014f839..1ceceaee93 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_pruning.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_pruning.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class WalletPruningTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # A blk*.dat file is 128MB
         # Generate 250 light blocks
-        self.generate(self.nodes[0], 250, sync_fun=self.no_op)
+        self.generate(self.nodes[0], 250)
         # Generate 50MB worth of large blocks in the blk00000.dat file
         self.mine_large_blocks(self.nodes[0], 50)