diff --git a/test/functional/bip65-cltv-p2p.py b/test/functional/bip65-cltv-p2p.py
--- a/test/functional/bip65-cltv-p2p.py
+++ b/test/functional/bip65-cltv-p2p.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     return new_tx
 
 
-def create_transaction(node, coinbase, to_address, amount):
+def spend_from_coinbase(node, coinbase, to_address, amount):
     from_txid = node.getblock(coinbase)['tx'][0]
     inputs = [{"txid": from_txid, "vout": 0}]
     outputs = {to_address: amount}
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
         self.log.info(
             "Test that an invalid-according-to-CLTV transaction can still appear in a block")
 
-        spendtx = create_transaction(self.nodes[0], self.coinbase_blocks[0],
-                                     self.nodeaddress, 1.0)
+        spendtx = spend_from_coinbase(self.nodes[0], self.coinbase_blocks[0],
+                                      self.nodeaddress, 1.0)
         cltv_invalidate(spendtx)
         spendtx.rehash()
 
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
             "Test that invalid-according-to-cltv transactions cannot appear in a block")
         block.nVersion = 4
 
-        spendtx = create_transaction(self.nodes[0], self.coinbase_blocks[1],
-                                     self.nodeaddress, 1.0)
+        spendtx = spend_from_coinbase(self.nodes[0], self.coinbase_blocks[1],
+                                      self.nodeaddress, 1.0)
         cltv_invalidate(spendtx)
         spendtx.rehash()