diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index 8afd8b3bc10..cbd773b7048 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'p2p_tx_download.py',
     'mempool_updatefromblock.py',
     'wallet_dump.py --legacy-wallet',
-    'wallet_listtransactions.py --legacy-wallet',
-    'wallet_listtransactions.py --descriptors',
     'feature_taproot.py --previous_release',
     'feature_taproot.py',
     'rpc_signer.py',
@@ -159,6 +157,8 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'wallet_createwallet.py --legacy-wallet',
     'wallet_createwallet.py --usecli',
     'wallet_createwallet.py --descriptors',
+    'wallet_listtransactions.py --legacy-wallet',
+    'wallet_listtransactions.py --descriptors',
     'wallet_watchonly.py --legacy-wallet',
     'wallet_watchonly.py --usecli --legacy-wallet',
     'wallet_reorgsrestore.py',
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py b/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py
index 8b503f5971b..df1cbd5eded 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ from test_framework.util import (
 class ListTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
+        # This test isn't testing txn relay/timing, so set whitelist on the
+        # peers for instant txn relay. This speeds up the test run time 2-3x.
+        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] * self.num_nodes
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()