diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 9553bbddfa..f9ae67b75c 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2621,11 +2621,7 @@ void CConnman::StopNodes()
 void CConnman::DeleteNode(CNode* pnode)
 {
     assert(pnode);
-    bool fUpdateConnectionTime = false;
-    m_msgproc->FinalizeNode(*pnode, fUpdateConnectionTime);
-    if (fUpdateConnectionTime) {
-        addrman.Connected(pnode->addr);
-    }
+    m_msgproc->FinalizeNode(*pnode);
     delete pnode;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 820b680c6c..176fb3c74d 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ public:
     virtual void InitializeNode(CNode* pnode) = 0;
 
     /** Handle removal of a peer (clear state) */
-    virtual void FinalizeNode(const CNode& node, bool& update_connection_time) = 0;
+    virtual void FinalizeNode(const CNode& node) = 0;
 
     /**
     * Process protocol messages received from a given node
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 4b91d86cfa..68be99c3ff 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public:
 
     /** Implement NetEventsInterface */
     void InitializeNode(CNode* pnode) override;
-    void FinalizeNode(const CNode& node, bool& fUpdateConnectionTime) override;
+    void FinalizeNode(const CNode& node) override;
     bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt) override;
     bool SendMessages(CNode* pto) override EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(pto->cs_sendProcessing);
 
@@ -969,12 +969,12 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ReattemptInitialBroadcast(CScheduler& scheduler)
     scheduler.scheduleFromNow([&] { ReattemptInitialBroadcast(scheduler); }, delta);
 }
 
-void PeerManagerImpl::FinalizeNode(const CNode& node, bool& fUpdateConnectionTime)
+void PeerManagerImpl::FinalizeNode(const CNode& node)
 {
     NodeId nodeid = node.GetId();
-    fUpdateConnectionTime = false;
-    LOCK(cs_main);
     int misbehavior{0};
+    {
+    LOCK(cs_main);
     {
         // We remove the PeerRef from g_peer_map here, but we don't always
         // destruct the Peer. Sometimes another thread is still holding a
@@ -991,12 +991,6 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::FinalizeNode(const CNode& node, bool& fUpdateConnectionTim
     if (state->fSyncStarted)
         nSyncStarted--;
 
-    if (node.fSuccessfullyConnected && misbehavior == 0 &&
-        !node.IsBlockOnlyConn() && !node.IsInboundConn()) {
-        // Only change visible addrman state for outbound, full-relay peers
-        fUpdateConnectionTime = true;
-    }
-
     for (const QueuedBlock& entry : state->vBlocksInFlight) {
         mapBlocksInFlight.erase(entry.hash);
     }
@@ -1021,6 +1015,14 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::FinalizeNode(const CNode& node, bool& fUpdateConnectionTim
         assert(m_wtxid_relay_peers == 0);
         assert(m_txrequest.Size() == 0);
     }
+    } // cs_main
+    if (node.fSuccessfullyConnected && misbehavior == 0 &&
+        !node.IsBlockOnlyConn() && !node.IsInboundConn()) {
+        // Only change visible addrman state for full outbound peers.  We don't
+        // call Connected() for feeler connections since they don't have
+        // fSuccessfullyConnected set.
+        m_addrman.Connected(node.addr);
+    }
     LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Cleared nodestate for peer=%d\n", nodeid);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
index a4ad7ed7cf..7557d4618a 100644
--- a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(outbound_slow_chain_eviction)
     BOOST_CHECK(dummyNode1.fDisconnect == true);
     SetMockTime(0);
 
-    bool dummy;
-    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode1, dummy);
+    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode1);
 }
 
 static void AddRandomOutboundPeer(std::vector<CNode *> &vNodes, PeerManager &peerLogic, CConnmanTest* connman)
@@ -199,9 +198,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stale_tip_peer_management)
     BOOST_CHECK(vNodes[max_outbound_full_relay-1]->fDisconnect == true);
     BOOST_CHECK(vNodes.back()->fDisconnect == false);
 
-    bool dummy;
     for (const CNode *node : vNodes) {
-        peerLogic->FinalizeNode(*node, dummy);
+        peerLogic->FinalizeNode(*node);
     }
 
     connman->ClearNodes();
@@ -249,9 +247,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_discouragement)
     BOOST_CHECK(banman->IsDiscouraged(addr1));  // Expect both 1 and 2
     BOOST_CHECK(banman->IsDiscouraged(addr2));  // to be discouraged now
 
-    bool dummy;
-    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode1, dummy);
-    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode2, dummy);
+    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode1);
+    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode2);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_bantime)
@@ -279,8 +276,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_bantime)
     }
     BOOST_CHECK(banman->IsDiscouraged(addr));
 
-    bool dummy;
-    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode, dummy);
+    peerLogic->FinalizeNode(dummyNode);
 }
 
 class TxOrphanageTest : public TxOrphanage