diff --git a/test/functional/feature_anchors.py b/test/functional/feature_anchors.py
index 1c04ba5ff4..fe7b39acbb 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_anchors.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_anchors.py
@@ -8,18 +8,12 @@ import os
 
 from test_framework.p2p import P2PInterface
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
-from test_framework.util import assert_equal
+from test_framework.util import check_node_connections
 
 INBOUND_CONNECTIONS = 5
 BLOCK_RELAY_CONNECTIONS = 2
 
 
-def check_node_connections(*, node, num_in, num_out):
-    info = node.getnetworkinfo()
-    assert_equal(info["connections_in"], num_in)
-    assert_equal(info["connections_out"], num_out)
-
-
 class AnchorsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py b/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py
index a63c3a3287..8b7ea12d91 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@
 
 from test_framework.p2p import P2PInterface
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
-from test_framework.util import assert_equal
-
-
-def check_node_connections(*, node, num_in, num_out):
-    info = node.getnetworkinfo()
-    assert_equal(info["connections_in"], num_in)
-    assert_equal(info["connections_out"], num_out)
+from test_framework.util import check_node_connections
 
 
 class P2PAddConnections(BitcoinTestFramework):
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index d0f0ef61a4..3577e98a20 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ def wait_until_helper(predicate, *, attempts=float('inf'), timeout=float('inf'),
     else:
         return False
 
+
 def sha256sum_file(filename):
     h = hashlib.sha256()
     with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
@@ -479,6 +480,11 @@ def set_node_times(nodes, t):
         node.mocktime = t
         node.setmocktime(t)
 
+def check_node_connections(*, node, num_in, num_out):
+    info = node.getnetworkinfo()
+    assert_equal(info["connections_in"], num_in)
+    assert_equal(info["connections_out"], num_out)
+
 
 def force_finish_mnsync(node):
     """