diff --git a/test/functional/abc_p2p_compactblocks.py b/test/functional/abc_p2p_compactblocks.py
--- a/test/functional/abc_p2p_compactblocks.py
+++ b/test/functional/abc_p2p_compactblocks.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from test_framework.blocktools import (
     create_block,
     create_coinbase,
-    create_tx_with_script,
     make_conform_to_ctor,
 )
 from test_framework.cdefs import ONE_MEGABYTE
@@ -108,11 +107,6 @@
         [tx.rehash() for tx in tx_list]
         block.vtx.extend(tx_list)
 
-    # this is a little handier to use than the version in blocktools.py
-    def create_tx(self, spend_tx, n, value, script=CScript([OP_TRUE])):
-        tx = create_tx_with_script(spend_tx, n, b"", value, script)
-        return tx
-
     def next_block(self, number, spend=None, script=CScript(
             [OP_TRUE]), block_size=0, extra_txns=0):
         if self.tip is None:
diff --git a/test/functional/abc_p2p_fullblocktest.py b/test/functional/abc_p2p_fullblocktest.py
--- a/test/functional/abc_p2p_fullblocktest.py
+++ b/test/functional/abc_p2p_fullblocktest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from test_framework.blocktools import (
     create_block,
     create_coinbase,
-    create_tx_with_script,
     make_conform_to_ctor,
 )
 from test_framework.cdefs import ONE_MEGABYTE
@@ -69,11 +68,6 @@
         [tx.rehash() for tx in tx_list]
         block.vtx.extend(tx_list)
 
-    # this is a little handier to use than the version in blocktools.py
-    def create_tx(self, spend, value, script=CScript([OP_TRUE])):
-        tx = create_tx_with_script(spend.tx, spend.n, b"", value, script)
-        return tx
-
     def next_block(self, number, spend=None,
                    script=CScript([OP_TRUE]), block_size=0):
         if self.tip is None: