diff --git a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
index 733a3339b3..9968e0fa09 100644
--- a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ public:
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<uint8_t>(std::begin(chainparams_seed_main), std::end(chainparams_seed_main));
 
         fDefaultConsistencyChecks = false;
-        m_is_test_chain = false;
         m_is_mockable_chain = false;
 
         checkpointData = {
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ public:
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<uint8_t>(std::begin(chainparams_seed_test), std::end(chainparams_seed_test));
 
         fDefaultConsistencyChecks = false;
-        m_is_test_chain = true;
         m_is_mockable_chain = false;
 
         checkpointData = {
@@ -380,7 +378,6 @@ public:
         bech32_hrp = "tb";
 
         fDefaultConsistencyChecks = false;
-        m_is_test_chain = true;
         m_is_mockable_chain = false;
     }
 };
@@ -471,7 +468,6 @@ public:
         vSeeds.emplace_back("dummySeed.invalid.");
 
         fDefaultConsistencyChecks = true;
-        m_is_test_chain = true;
         m_is_mockable_chain = true;
 
         checkpointData = {
diff --git a/src/kernel/chainparams.h b/src/kernel/chainparams.h
index 2d38af609c..285d76b623 100644
--- a/src/kernel/chainparams.h
+++ b/src/kernel/chainparams.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
     /** Default value for -checkmempool and -checkblockindex argument */
     bool DefaultConsistencyChecks() const { return fDefaultConsistencyChecks; }
     /** If this chain is exclusively used for testing */
-    bool IsTestChain() const { return m_is_test_chain; }
+    bool IsTestChain() const { return m_chain_type != ChainType::MAIN; }
     /** If this chain allows time to be mocked */
     bool IsMockableChain() const { return m_is_mockable_chain; }
     uint64_t PruneAfterHeight() const { return nPruneAfterHeight; }
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ protected:
     CBlock genesis;
     std::vector<uint8_t> vFixedSeeds;
     bool fDefaultConsistencyChecks;
-    bool m_is_test_chain;
     bool m_is_mockable_chain;
     CCheckpointData checkpointData;
     MapAssumeutxo m_assumeutxo_data;