diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index 8b0c25db42..c2eb3a2247 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -408,7 +408,13 @@ public:
             READWRITE(nVersion);
         }
         if ((s.GetType() & SER_DISK) ||
-            (nVersion >= CADDR_TIME_VERSION && !(s.GetType() & SER_GETHASH))) {
+            (nVersion != INIT_PROTO_VERSION && !(s.GetType() & SER_GETHASH))) {
+            // The only time we serialize a CAddress object without nTime is in
+            // the initial VERSION messages which contain two CAddress records.
+            // At that point, the serialization version is INIT_PROTO_VERSION.
+            // After the version handshake, serialization version is >=
+            // MIN_PEER_PROTO_VERSION and all ADDR messages are serialized with
+            // nTime.
             READWRITE(obj.nTime);
         }
         if (nVersion & ADDRV2_FORMAT) {
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 456b44d784..c8aa41bf0e 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ static const int MIN_PEER_PROTO_VERSION = 70215;
 //! minimum proto version of masternode to accept in DKGs
 static const int MIN_MASTERNODE_PROTO_VERSION = 70221;
 
-//! nTime field added to CAddress, starting with this version;
-//! if possible, avoid requesting addresses nodes older than this
-static const int CADDR_TIME_VERSION = 31402;
-
 //! protocol version is included in MNAUTH starting with this version
 static const int MNAUTH_NODE_VER_VERSION = 70218;
 
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/messages.py b/test/functional/test_framework/messages.py
index b4c12ac655..a878f95a50 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/messages.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/messages.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class CAddress:
         self.ip = "0.0.0.0"
         self.port = 0
 
-    def deserialize(self, f, with_time=True):
+    def deserialize(self, f, *, with_time=True):
         """Deserialize from addrv1 format (pre-BIP155)"""
         if with_time:
             # VERSION messages serialize CAddress objects without time
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class CAddress:
         self.ip = socket.inet_ntoa(f.read(4))
         self.port = struct.unpack(">H", f.read(2))[0]
 
-    def serialize(self, with_time=True):
+    def serialize(self, *, with_time=True):
         """Serialize in addrv1 format (pre-BIP155)"""
         assert self.net == self.NET_IPV4
         r = b""
@@ -1371,10 +1371,10 @@ class msg_version:
         self.nServices = struct.unpack("<Q", f.read(8))[0]
         self.nTime = struct.unpack("<q", f.read(8))[0]
         self.addrTo = CAddress()
-        self.addrTo.deserialize(f, False)
+        self.addrTo.deserialize(f, with_time=False)
 
         self.addrFrom = CAddress()
-        self.addrFrom.deserialize(f, False)
+        self.addrFrom.deserialize(f, with_time=False)
         self.nNonce = struct.unpack("<Q", f.read(8))[0]
         self.strSubVer = deser_string(f)
 
@@ -1394,8 +1394,8 @@ class msg_version:
         r += struct.pack("<i", self.nVersion)
         r += struct.pack("<Q", self.nServices)
         r += struct.pack("<q", self.nTime)
-        r += self.addrTo.serialize(False)
-        r += self.addrFrom.serialize(False)
+        r += self.addrTo.serialize(with_time=False)
+        r += self.addrFrom.serialize(with_time=False)
         r += struct.pack("<Q", self.nNonce)
         r += ser_string(self.strSubVer)
         r += struct.pack("<i", self.nStartingHeight)