diff --git a/test/functional/feature_config_args.py b/test/functional/feature_config_args.py
index 4b8aeaba6a..b402187ce7 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_config_args.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_config_args.py
@@ -177,28 +177,24 @@ class ConfArgsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # No peers.dat exists and -dnsseed=0
         # We expect the node will fallback immediately to fixed seeds
         assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(default_data_dir, "peers.dat"))
-        start = time.time()
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[
                 "Loaded 0 addresses from peers.dat",
                 "DNS seeding disabled",
                 "Adding fixed seeds as -dnsseed=0 (or IPv4/IPv6 connections are disabled via -onlynet) and neither -addnode nor -seednode are provided\n",
         ]):
             self.start_node(0, extra_args=['-dnsseed=0', '-fixedseeds=1'])
-        assert time.time() - start < 60
         self.stop_node(0)
         self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(['-dnsseed=1', '-onlynet=i2p', '-i2psam=127.0.0.1:7656'], "Error: Incompatible options: -dnsseed=1 was explicitly specified, but -onlynet forbids connections to IPv4/IPv6")
 
         # No peers.dat exists and dns seeds are disabled.
         # We expect the node will not add fixed seeds when explicitly disabled.
         assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(default_data_dir, "peers.dat"))
-        start = time.time()
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[
                 "Loaded 0 addresses from peers.dat",
                 "DNS seeding disabled",
                 "Fixed seeds are disabled",
         ]):
             self.start_node(0, extra_args=['-dnsseed=0', '-fixedseeds=0'])
-        assert time.time() - start < 60
         self.stop_node(0)
 
         # No peers.dat exists and -dnsseed=0, but a -addnode is provided