diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_users.py b/test/functional/rpc_users.py
index 75507877d54..9e475bbe853 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_users.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_users.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import urllib.parse
 import subprocess
 from random import SystemRandom
 import string
-import configparser
 import sys
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -47,9 +46,7 @@ class HTTPBasicsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.rpcuser = "rpcuser💻"
         self.rpcpassword = "rpcpassword🔑"
 
-        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-        config.read_file(open(self.options.configfile))
-        gen_rpcauth = config['environment']['RPCAUTH']
+        gen_rpcauth = self.config["environment"]["RPCAUTH"]
 
         # Generate RPCAUTH with specified password
         self.rt2password = "8/F3uMDw4KSEbw96U3CA1C4X05dkHDN2BPFjTgZW4KI="
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 6ae2cd07185..a329c66971c 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
         self.options.timeout_factor = self.options.timeout_factor or (4 if self.options.valgrind else 1)
         self.options.previous_releases_path = previous_releases_path
 
-        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-        config.read_file(open(self.options.configfile))
-        self.config = config
+        self.config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        self.config.read_file(open(self.options.configfile))
         self.binary_paths = self.get_binary_paths()
         if self.options.v1transport:
             self.options.v2transport=False
@@ -314,10 +313,8 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
 
         self.options.cachedir = os.path.abspath(self.options.cachedir)
 
-        config = self.config
-
         os.environ['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([
-            os.path.join(config['environment']['BUILDDIR'], 'bin'),
+            os.path.join(self.config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], "bin"),
             os.environ['PATH']
         ])