diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index 0766418bf3..da377f0950 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     NodeContext node_context;
-    node_context.args = &::gArgs; // TODO: remove this patchfix to solve unexplained test failure
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Node> node = interfaces::MakeNode(&node_context);
 
     bool fInvalid = false;