diff --git a/test/functional/create_cache.py b/test/functional/create_cache.py
--- a/test/functional/create_cache.py
+++ b/test/functional/create_cache.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 0
-        self.supports_cli = True
 
     def setup_network(self):
         pass
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_deriveaddresses.py b/test/functional/rpc_deriveaddresses.py
--- a/test/functional/rpc_deriveaddresses.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_deriveaddresses.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 class DeriveaddressesTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
-        self.supports_cli = 1
 
     def run_test(self):
         assert_raises_rpc_error(-5, "Missing checksum",
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         self.network_thread = None
         # Wait for up to 60 seconds for the RPC server to respond
         self.rpc_timeout = 60
-        self.supports_cli = False
+        self.supports_cli = True
         self.bind_to_localhost_only = True
         # We run parse_args before set_test_params for tests who need to
         # know the parser options during setup.
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_createwallet.py b/test/functional/wallet_createwallet.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_createwallet.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_createwallet.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = False
         self.num_nodes = 1
-        self.supports_cli = True
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py b/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 2
-        self.supports_cli = True
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_watchonly.py b/test/functional/wallet_watchonly.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_watchonly.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_watchonly.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = False
         self.num_nodes = 1
-        self.supports_cli = True
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()