diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_instantsend.py b/test/functional/p2p_instantsend.py
index 52bb952a5d2a7..ef255f9bd6eaa 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_instantsend.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_instantsend.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ def run_test(self):
         self.nodes[0].sporkupdate("SPORK_17_QUORUM_DKG_ENABLED", 0)
         self.wait_for_sporks_same()
         self.mine_quorum()
+        self.nodes[self.isolated_idx].createwallet(self.default_wallet_name)
+        self.nodes[self.receiver_idx].createwallet(self.default_wallet_name)
+        self.nodes[self.sender_idx].createwallet(self.default_wallet_name)
 
         self.test_mempool_doublespend()
         self.test_block_doublespend()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 6475f0de1f368..91e421b32332c 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -1107,7 +1107,6 @@ def create_simple_node(self):
         idx = len(self.nodes)
         self.add_nodes(1, extra_args=[self.extra_args[idx]])
         self.start_node(idx)
-        self.nodes[idx].createwallet(self.default_wallet_name)
         for i in range(0, idx):
             self.connect_nodes(i, idx)