diff --git a/test/functional/data/invalid_txs.py b/test/functional/data/invalid_txs.py
index 02deae92f..d262dae5a 100644
--- a/test/functional/data/invalid_txs.py
+++ b/test/functional/data/invalid_txs.py
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ class InputMissing(BadTxTemplate):
     reject_reason = "bad-txns-vin-empty"
     expect_disconnect = False
 
+    # We use a blank transaction here to make sure
+    # it is interpreted as a non-witness transaction.
+    # Otherwise the transaction will fail the
+    # "surpufluous witness" check during deserialization
+    # rather than the input count check.
     def get_tx(self):
         tx = CTransaction()
-        tx.vout.append(CTxOut(0, sc.CScript([sc.OP_TRUE] * 100)))
         tx.calc_sha256()
         return tx
 
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_block.py b/test/functional/feature_block.py
index 61f705e23..72eb4f804 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_block.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_block.py
@@ -146,20 +146,6 @@ class FullBlockTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             badtx = template.get_tx()
             if TxTemplate != invalid_txs.InputMissing:
                 self.sign_tx(badtx, attempt_spend_tx)
-            else:
-                # Segwit is active in regtest at this point, so to deserialize a
-                # transaction without any inputs correctly, we set the outputs
-                # to an empty list. This is a hack, as the serialization of an
-                # empty list of outputs is deserialized as flags==0 and thus
-                # deserialization of the outputs is skipped.
-                # A policy check requires "loose" txs to be of a minimum size,
-                # so vtx is not set to be empty in the TxTemplate class and we
-                # only apply the workaround where txs are not "loose", i.e. in
-                # blocks.
-                #
-                # The workaround has the purpose that both sides calculate
-                # the same tx hash in the merkle tree
-                badtx.vout = []
             badtx.rehash()
             badblock = self.update_block(blockname, [badtx])
             self.send_blocks(