diff --git a/test/functional/interface_ipc.py b/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
index c7183c1bcb4..47589cbcece 100755
--- a/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
+++ b/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class IPCInterfaceTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         block.deserialize(block_data)
         return block
 
-    async def parse_and_deserialize_coinbase_tx(self, block_template, ctx):
+    async def get_coinbase_raw_tx(self, block_template, ctx):
         assert block_template is not None
         coinbase_data = BytesIO((await block_template.getCoinbaseRawTx(ctx)).result)
         tx = CTransaction()
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ class IPCInterfaceTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         coinbase_tx.nLockTime = coinbase_res.lockTime
 
-        # Compare to dummy coinbase provided by the deprecated getCoinbaseTx()
-        coinbase_legacy = await self.parse_and_deserialize_coinbase_tx(template, ctx)
+        # Compare to dummy coinbase transaction provided by the deprecated
+        # getCoinbaseRawTx()
+        coinbase_legacy = await self.get_coinbase_raw_tx(template, ctx)
         assert_equal(coinbase_legacy.vout[0].nValue, coinbase_res.blockRewardRemaining)
         # Swap dummy output for our own
         coinbase_legacy.vout[0].scriptPubKey = coinbase_tx.vout[0].scriptPubKey
@@ -282,10 +283,6 @@ class IPCInterfaceTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
                 assert_equal(len(txfees.result), 0)
                 txsigops = await template.getTxSigops(ctx)
                 assert_equal(len(txsigops.result), 0)
-                coinbase_data = BytesIO((await template.getCoinbaseRawTx(ctx)).result)
-                coinbase = CTransaction()
-                coinbase.deserialize(coinbase_data)
-                assert_equal(coinbase.vin[0].prevout.hash, 0)
 
                 self.log.debug("Wait for a new template")
                 waitoptions = self.capnp_modules['mining'].BlockWaitOptions()