diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/coins_view.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/coins_view.cpp
index d4bdb8a1d1b..011b660eeea 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/coins_view.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/coins_view.cpp
@@ -120,13 +120,9 @@ void TestCoinsView(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, CCoinsViewCache& co
                 COutPoint outpoint{random_out_point};
                 Coin coin{random_coin};
                 if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) {
-                    const bool possible_overwrite{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()};
-                    try {
-                        coins_view_cache.AddCoin(outpoint, std::move(coin), possible_overwrite);
-                    } catch (const std::logic_error& e) {
-                        assert(e.what() == std::string{"Attempted to overwrite an unspent coin (when possible_overwrite is false)"});
-                        assert(!possible_overwrite);
-                    }
+                    // We can only skip the check if no unspent coin exists for this outpoint.
+                    const bool possible_overwrite{coins_view_cache.PeekCoin(outpoint) || fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()};
+                    coins_view_cache.AddCoin(outpoint, std::move(coin), possible_overwrite);
                 } else {
                     coins_view_cache.EmplaceCoinInternalDANGER(std::move(outpoint), std::move(coin));
                 }