diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_invalid_tx.py b/test/functional/p2p_invalid_tx.py
--- a/test/functional/p2p_invalid_tx.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_invalid_tx.py
@@ -169,16 +169,6 @@
         wait_until(lambda: 1 == len(node.getpeerinfo()), timeout=12)
         assert_equal(expected_mempool, set(node.getrawmempool()))
 
-        # restart node with sending BIP61 messages disabled, check that it
-        # disconnects without sending the reject message
-        self.log.info(
-            'Test a transaction that is rejected, with BIP61 disabled')
-        self.restart_node(
-            0, self.extra_args[0] + ['-enablebip61=0', '-persistmempool=0'])
-        self.reconnect_p2p(num_connections=1)
-        node.p2p.send_txs_and_test(
-            [tx1], node, success=False, reject_reason="{} from peer=0 was not accepted: mandatory-script-verify-flag-failed (Invalid OP_IF construction) (code 16)".format(tx1.hash), expect_disconnect=True)
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     InvalidTxRequestTest().main()