diff --git a/doc/release-notes-6189.md b/doc/release-notes-6189.md
index 33729289ad..b88a030d82 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes-6189.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes-6189.md
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Tests
   changed. (dash#6189)
   * BIP 34 (blockheight in coinbase) from 500 to 2
   * BIP 66 (DERSIG) from 1251 to 102
+  * BIP 65 (CLTV) from 1351 to 111
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index b9b1885eed..c67d349e54 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ public:
         consensus.nMasternodeMinimumConfirmations = 1;
         consensus.BIP34Height = 2; // BIP34 activated on regtest (Block at height 1 not enforced for testing purposes)
         consensus.BIP34Hash = uint256();
-        consensus.BIP65Height = 1351; // BIP65 activated on regtest (Used in functional tests)
+        consensus.BIP65Height = 111; // BIP65 activated on regtest (Block at height 110 and earlier not enforced for testing purposes)
         consensus.BIP66Height = 102; // BIP66 activated on regtest (Block at height 101 and earlier not enforced for testing purposes)
         consensus.BIP147Height = 432; // BIP147 activated on regtest (Used in functional tests)
         consensus.CSVHeight = 432; // CSV activated on regtest (Used in rpc activation tests)
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_cltv.py b/test/functional/feature_cltv.py
index 5b019979e5..60a0ec4538 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_cltv.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_cltv.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Test BIP65 (CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY).
 
-Test that the CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY soft-fork activates at (regtest) block height
-1351.
+Test that the CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY soft-fork activates.
 """
 
 from test_framework.blocktools import (
@@ -65,9 +64,9 @@ def cltv_invalidate(tx, failure_reason):
         # +-------------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+
         [[OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY],                            None,       None],
         [[OP_1NEGATE, OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP],       None,       None],
-        [[CScriptNum(1000), OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP], 0,          1296688602],  # timestamp of genesis block
-        [[CScriptNum(1000), OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP], 0,          500],
-        [[CScriptNum(500),  OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP], 0xffffffff, 500],
+        [[CScriptNum(100), OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP],  0,          1296688602],  # timestamp of genesis block
+        [[CScriptNum(100), OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP],  0,          50],
+        [[CScriptNum(50),  OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY, OP_DROP],  0xffffffff, 50],
     ][failure_reason]
 
     cltv_modify_tx(tx, prepend_scriptsig=scheme[0], nsequence=scheme[1], nlocktime=scheme[2])
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ class BIP65Test(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.log.info("Mining %d blocks", CLTV_HEIGHT - 2)
         wallet.generate(10)
         self.nodes[0].generate(CLTV_HEIGHT - 2 - 10)
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getblockcount(), CLTV_HEIGHT - 2)
 
         self.log.info("Test that invalid-according-to-CLTV transactions can still appear in a block")
 
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
index 0358d2cb24..10c8d96136 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 from test_framework.address import ADDRESS_BCRT1_P2SH_OP_TRUE
 from test_framework.blocktools import (
+    CLTV_HEIGHT,
     DERSIG_HEIGHT,
     create_block,
     create_coinbase,
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(res['softforks'], {
             'bip34': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 2},
             'bip66': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': DERSIG_HEIGHT},
-            'bip65': {'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 1351},
+            'bip65': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': CLTV_HEIGHT},
             'bip147': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 432},
             'csv': {'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 432},
             'dip0001': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 2000},
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/blocktools.py b/test/functional/test_framework/blocktools.py
index 1491e23909..a77a11669c 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/blocktools.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/blocktools.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ COINBASE_MATURITY = 100
 
 # Soft-fork activation heights
 DERSIG_HEIGHT = 102  # BIP 66
-CLTV_HEIGHT = 1351
+CLTV_HEIGHT = 111  # BIP 65
 CSV_ACTIVATION_HEIGHT = 432
 
 NORMAL_GBT_REQUEST_PARAMS = {"rules": []} # type: ignore[var-annotated]