diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_groups.py b/test/functional/wallet_groups.py
index 3b407c285d4..26477131cf2 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_groups.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_groups.py
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def run_test(self):
         self.log.info("Setting up")
-        # To take full use of immediate tx relay, all nodes need to be reachable
-        # via inbound peers, i.e. connect first to last to close the circle
-        # (the default test network topology looks like this:
-        #  node0 <-- node1 <-- node2 <-- node3 <-- node4 <-- node5)
-        self.connect_nodes(0, self.num_nodes - 1)
         # Mine some coins
         self.generate(self.nodes[0], COINBASE_MATURITY + 1)