diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py b/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py
index 689afcb09c..90183474bb 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py
@@ -4,18 +4,24 @@
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Test deprecation of RPC calls."""
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
-from test_framework.util import assert_raises_rpc_error
 
 class DeprecatedRpcTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
-        self.extra_args = [[], ["-deprecatedrpc=createmultisig"]]
+        self.extra_args = [[], []]
 
     def run_test(self):
-        self.log.info("Make sure that -deprecatedrpc=createmultisig allows it to take addresses")
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(-5, "Invalid public key", self.nodes[0].createmultisig, 1, [self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()])
-        self.nodes[1].createmultisig(1, [self.nodes[1].getnewaddress()])
+        # This test should be used to verify correct behaviour of deprecated
+        # RPC methods with and without the -deprecatedrpc flags. For example:
+        #
+        # self.log.info("Make sure that -deprecatedrpc=createmultisig allows it to take addresses")
+        # assert_raises_rpc_error(-5, "Invalid public key", self.nodes[0].createmultisig, 1, [self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()])
+        # self.nodes[1].createmultisig(1, [self.nodes[1].getnewaddress()])
+        #
+        # There are currently no deprecated RPC methods in master, so this
+        # test is currently empty.
+        pass
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     DeprecatedRpcTest().main()