diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_reindex.py b/test/functional/wallet_reindex.py
index 71ab69e01bf..a4180897bf4 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_reindex.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_reindex.py
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ class WalletReindexTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(wallet_watch_only.gettransaction(tx_id)['confirmations'], 50)
         assert_equal(wallet_watch_only.getbalances()['mine']['trusted'], 2)
 
-        # Reindex and wait for it to finish
-        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=["initload thread exit"]):
-            self.restart_node(0, extra_args=['-reindex=1', f'-mocktime={self.node_time}'])
-        node.syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
+        self.log.info("Reindex ...")  # restart_node waits for it to finish
+        self.restart_node(0, extra_args=[ f'-mocktime={self.node_time}'])
 
         # Verify the transaction is still 'confirmed' after reindex
         wallet_watch_only = node.get_wallet_rpc('watch_only')