diff --git a/test/functional/bitcoin_cli.py b/test/functional/bitcoin_cli.py
index 103320209..7acfede3f 100755
--- a/test/functional/bitcoin_cli.py
+++ b/test/functional/bitcoin_cli.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ from test_framework.util import assert_equal
 
 class TestBitcoinCli(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+    def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 1
 
diff --git a/test/functional/example_test.py b/test/functional/example_test.py
index 43f3415c8..87d73ad14 100755
--- a/test/functional/example_test.py
+++ b/test/functional/example_test.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ExampleTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # Use self.extra_args to change command-line arguments for the nodes
         self.extra_args = [[], ["-logips"], []]
 
-        # self.log.info("I've finished __init__")  # Oops! Can't run self.log before run_test()
+        # self.log.info("I've finished set_test_params")  # Oops! Can't run self.log before run_test()
 
     # Use add_options() to add specific command-line options for your test.
     # In practice this is not used very much, since the tests are mostly written