diff --git a/src/gtest/test_checktransaction.cpp b/src/gtest/test_checktransaction.cpp
index 9989a4987..d787ccccc 100644
--- a/src/gtest/test_checktransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/gtest/test_checktransaction.cpp
@@ -744,17 +744,16 @@ TEST(ChecktransactionTests, OverwinterValidTx) {
 }
 
 TEST(ChecktransactionTests, OverwinterExpiryHeight) {
-    CMutableTransaction mtx = GetValidTransaction();
+    const auto& params = RegtestActivateOverwinter();
+    CMutableTransaction mtx = GetValidTransaction(0x5ba81b19);
     mtx.vJoinSplit.resize(0);
-    mtx.fOverwintered = true;
-    mtx.nVersion = OVERWINTER_TX_VERSION;
-    mtx.nVersionGroupId = OVERWINTER_VERSION_GROUP_ID;
     mtx.nExpiryHeight = 0;
 
     {
         CTransaction tx(mtx);
         MockCValidationState state;
         EXPECT_TRUE(CheckTransactionWithoutProofVerification(tx, state));
+        EXPECT_TRUE(ContextualCheckTransaction(tx, state, params, 1, true));
     }
 
     {
@@ -762,23 +761,28 @@ TEST(ChecktransactionTests, OverwinterExpiryHeight) {
         CTransaction tx(mtx);
         MockCValidationState state;
         EXPECT_TRUE(CheckTransactionWithoutProofVerification(tx, state));
+        EXPECT_TRUE(ContextualCheckTransaction(tx, state, params, 1, true));
     }
 
     {
         mtx.nExpiryHeight = TX_EXPIRY_HEIGHT_THRESHOLD;
         CTransaction tx(mtx);
         MockCValidationState state;
+        EXPECT_TRUE(CheckTransactionWithoutProofVerification(tx, state));
         EXPECT_CALL(state, DoS(100, false, REJECT_INVALID, "bad-tx-expiry-height-too-high", false)).Times(1);
-        ContextualCheckTransaction(tx, state, Params(), 1, true);
+        ContextualCheckTransaction(tx, state, params, 1, true);
     }
 
     {
         mtx.nExpiryHeight = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
         CTransaction tx(mtx);
         MockCValidationState state;
+        EXPECT_TRUE(CheckTransactionWithoutProofVerification(tx, state));
         EXPECT_CALL(state, DoS(100, false, REJECT_INVALID, "bad-tx-expiry-height-too-high", false)).Times(1);
-        CheckTransactionWithoutProofVerification(tx, state);
+        ContextualCheckTransaction(tx, state, params, 1, true);
     }
+
+    RegtestDeactivateSapling();
 }
 
 TEST(checktransaction_tests, BlossomExpiryHeight) {
diff --git a/src/utiltest.cpp b/src/utiltest.cpp
index 0bfd55743..26d0cfb3e 100644
--- a/src/utiltest.cpp
+++ b/src/utiltest.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ CWalletTx GetValidSproutSpend(const libzcash::SproutSpendingKey& sk,
     return wtx;
 }
 
+const CChainParams& RegtestActivateOverwinter() {
+    SelectParams(CBaseChainParams::REGTEST);
+    UpdateNetworkUpgradeParameters(Consensus::UPGRADE_OVERWINTER, Consensus::NetworkUpgrade::ALWAYS_ACTIVE);
+    return Params();
+}
+
+void RegtestDeactivateOverwinter() {
+    UpdateNetworkUpgradeParameters(Consensus::UPGRADE_OVERWINTER, Consensus::NetworkUpgrade::NO_ACTIVATION_HEIGHT);
+}
+
 // Sapling
 const Consensus::Params& RegtestActivateSapling() {
     SelectParams(CBaseChainParams::REGTEST);
diff --git a/src/utiltest.h b/src/utiltest.h
index 0a11bfe48..3f905a66f 100644
--- a/src/utiltest.h
+++ b/src/utiltest.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct TestSaplingNote {
     SaplingMerkleTree tree;
 };
 
+const CChainParams& RegtestActivateOverwinter();
+void RegtestDeactivateOverwinter();
+
 const Consensus::Params& RegtestActivateSapling();
 
 void RegtestDeactivateSapling();