diff --git a/test/functional/mempool_spend_coinbase.py b/test/functional/mempool_spend_coinbase.py
index b900aa0b9c14ea..a8c37886aa4139 100755
--- a/test/functional/mempool_spend_coinbase.py
+++ b/test/functional/mempool_spend_coinbase.py
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ def run_test(self):
         chain_height = 198
         self.nodes[0].invalidateblock(self.nodes[0].getblockhash(chain_height + 1))
         assert_equal(chain_height, self.nodes[0].getblockcount())
+        wallet.rescan_utxos()
 
         # Coinbase at height chain_height-100+1 ok in mempool, should
         # get mined. Coinbase at height chain_height-100+2 is
         # too immature to spend.
-        wallet.scan_blocks(start=chain_height - 100 + 1, num=1)
-        utxo_mature = wallet.get_utxo()
-        wallet.scan_blocks(start=chain_height - 100 + 2, num=1)
-        utxo_immature = wallet.get_utxo()
+        coinbase_txid = lambda h: self.nodes[0].getblock(self.nodes[0].getblockhash(h))['tx'][0]
+        utxo_mature = wallet.get_utxo(txid=coinbase_txid(chain_height - 100 + 1))
+        utxo_immature = wallet.get_utxo(txid=coinbase_txid(chain_height - 100 + 2))
 
         spend_mature_id = wallet.send_self_transfer(from_node=self.nodes[0], utxo_to_spend=utxo_mature)["txid"]
 
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
index b2db3e7b89eb52..7da5308addd917 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def _test_getblock(self):
         node = self.nodes[0]
 
         miniwallet = MiniWallet(node)
-        miniwallet.scan_blocks(num=5)
+        miniwallet.rescan_utxos()
 
         fee_per_byte = Decimal('0.00000010')
         fee_per_kb = 1000 * fee_per_byte
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py b/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py
index 6323b7f39f24b2..3a71bd20acc057 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/wallet.py
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@ def rescan_utxos(self):
         for utxo in res['unspents']:
             self._utxos.append({'txid': utxo['txid'], 'vout': utxo['vout'], 'value': utxo['amount'], 'height': utxo['height']})
 
-    def scan_blocks(self, *, start=1, num):
-        """Scan the blocks for self._address outputs and add them to self._utxos"""
-        for i in range(start, start + num):
-            block = self._test_node.getblock(blockhash=self._test_node.getblockhash(i), verbosity=2)
-            for tx in block['tx']:
-                self.scan_tx(tx)
-
     def scan_tx(self, tx):
         """Scan the tx for self._scriptPubKey outputs and add them to self._utxos"""
         for out in tx['vout']: