diff --git a/test/functional/mempool_packages.py b/test/functional/mempool_packages.py
index feb7871cbe..6a07a6d6e5 100755
--- a/test/functional/mempool_packages.py
+++ b/test/functional/mempool_packages.py
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ assert CUSTOM_DESCENDANT_LIMIT >= CUSTOM_ANCESTOR_LIMIT
 
 
 class MempoolPackagesTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
-    def add_options(self, parser):
-        self.add_wallet_options(parser)
-
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.extra_args = [
@@ -49,10 +46,6 @@ class MempoolPackagesTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.wallet = MiniWallet(self.nodes[0])
         self.wallet.rescan_utxos()
 
-        if self.is_specified_wallet_compiled():
-            self.nodes[0].createwallet("watch_wallet", disable_private_keys=True)
-            self.nodes[0].importaddress(self.wallet.get_address())
-
         peer_inv_store = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PTxInvStore()) # keep track of invs
 
         # DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT transactions off a confirmed tx should be fine
@@ -65,13 +58,6 @@ class MempoolPackagesTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             ancestor_vsize += t["tx"].get_vsize()
             ancestor_fees += t["fee"]
             self.wallet.sendrawtransaction(from_node=self.nodes[0], tx_hex=t["hex"])
-            # Check that listunspent ancestor{count, size, fees} yield the correct results
-            if self.is_specified_wallet_compiled():
-                wallet_unspent = self.nodes[0].listunspent(minconf=0)
-                this_unspent = next(utxo_info for utxo_info in wallet_unspent if utxo_info["txid"] == t["txid"])
-                assert_equal(this_unspent['ancestorcount'], i + 1)
-                assert_equal(this_unspent['ancestorsize'], ancestor_vsize)
-                assert_equal(this_unspent['ancestorfees'], ancestor_fees) # ELEMENTS
 
         # Wait until mempool transactions have passed initial broadcast (sent inv and received getdata)
         # Otherwise, getrawmempool may be inconsistent with getmempoolentry if unbroadcast changes in between
diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index aed9596a8c..ee3f0f641c 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'rpc_invalidateblock.py',
     'feature_utxo_set_hash.py',
     'feature_rbf.py',
-    'mempool_packages.py --descriptors', # ELEMENTS: specify descriptors until it's default
+    'mempool_packages.py',
     'mempool_package_onemore.py',
     'mempool_package_limits.py',
     # ELEMENTS: no versionbits in use
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_basic.py b/test/functional/wallet_basic.py
index ebc6aec6b2..a47c3add80 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_basic.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_basic.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from itertools import product
 
 from test_framework.blocktools import COINBASE_MATURITY
 from test_framework.descriptors import descsum_create
+from test_framework.messages import (
+    DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT,
+)
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import (
     assert_array_result,
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ from test_framework.util import (
     find_vout_for_address,
 )
 from test_framework.wallet_util import test_address
+from test_framework.wallet import MiniWallet
 
 NOT_A_NUMBER_OR_STRING = "Amount is not a number or string"
 OUT_OF_RANGE = "Amount out of range"
@@ -800,6 +804,34 @@ class WalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # zeroconf_wallet.sendtoaddress(zeroconf_wallet.getnewaddress(), Decimal('0.5'))
 
+        self.test_chain_listunspent()
+
+    def test_chain_listunspent(self):
+        if not self.options.descriptors:
+            return
+        self.wallet = MiniWallet(self.nodes[0])
+        self.nodes[0].get_wallet_rpc(self.default_wallet_name).sendtoaddress(self.wallet.get_address(), "5")
+        self.generate(self.wallet, 1, sync_fun=self.no_op)
+        self.nodes[0].createwallet("watch_wallet", disable_private_keys=True)
+        watch_wallet = self.nodes[0].get_wallet_rpc("watch_wallet")
+        watch_wallet.importaddress(self.wallet.get_address())
+
+        # DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT transactions off a confirmed tx should be fine
+        chain = self.wallet.create_self_transfer_chain(chain_length=DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT)
+        ancestor_vsize = 0
+        ancestor_fees = Decimal(0)
+
+        for i, t in enumerate(chain):
+            ancestor_vsize += t["tx"].get_vsize()
+            ancestor_fees += t["fee"]
+            self.wallet.sendrawtransaction(from_node=self.nodes[0], tx_hex=t["hex"])
+            # Check that listunspent ancestor{count, size, fees} yield the correct results
+            wallet_unspent = watch_wallet.listunspent(minconf=0)
+            this_unspent = next(utxo_info for utxo_info in wallet_unspent if utxo_info["txid"] == t["txid"])
+            assert_equal(this_unspent['ancestorcount'], i + 1)
+            assert_equal(this_unspent['ancestorsize'], ancestor_vsize)
+            assert_equal(this_unspent['ancestorfees'], ancestor_fees) # ELEMENTS
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     WalletTest().main()