diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py b/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py
index 2c7216b5ca3671..85087d2fb46a32 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ def run_test(self):
         peer.send_message(no_txrelay_version_msg)
         peer.wait_for_verack()
         assert not peer.sendtxrcncl_msg_received
-        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
 
         self.log.info('SENDTXRCNCL for fRelay=false should not be sent (with NODE_BLOOM offered)')
         self.restart_node(0, ["-peerbloomfilters", "-txreconciliation"])
@@ -146,19 +145,16 @@ def run_test(self):
         peer = self.nodes[0].add_outbound_p2p_connection(
             SendTxrcnclReceiver(), wait_for_verack=True, p2p_idx=0, connection_type="addr-fetch")
         assert not peer.sendtxrcncl_msg_received
-        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
 
         self.log.info('SENDTXRCNCL not sent if -txreconciliation flag is not set')
         self.restart_node(0, [])
         peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(SendTxrcnclReceiver(), send_version=True, wait_for_verack=True)
         assert not peer.sendtxrcncl_msg_received
-        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
 
         self.log.info('SENDTXRCNCL not sent if blocksonly is set')
         self.restart_node(0, ["-txreconciliation", "-blocksonly"])
         peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(SendTxrcnclReceiver(), send_version=True, wait_for_verack=True)
         assert not peer.sendtxrcncl_msg_received
-        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
 
         # Check everything concerning *receiving* SENDTXRCNCL
         # First, receiving from *inbound*.
@@ -177,7 +173,6 @@ def run_test(self):
         peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(PeerNoVerack(), send_version=True, wait_for_verack=False)
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(['ignored, as our node does not have txreconciliation enabled']):
             peer.send_message(create_sendtxrcncl_msg())
-        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
 
         self.restart_node(0, ["-txreconciliation"])