diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_descriptor.py b/test/functional/wallet_descriptor.py
index f4b67bae1b7..6f563987ccf 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_descriptor.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_descriptor.py
@@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ class WalletDescriptorTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.nodes[0].createwallet(wallet_name="crashme", descriptors=True)
         self.nodes[0].unloadwallet("crashme")
         wallet_db = os.path.join(self.nodes[0].wallets_path, "crashme", self.wallet_data_filename)
-        with sqlite3.connect(wallet_db) as conn:
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(wallet_db)
+        with conn:
             # add "cscript" entry: key type is uint160 (20 bytes), value type is CScript (zero-length here)
             conn.execute('INSERT INTO main VALUES(?, ?)', (b'\x07cscript' + b'\x00'*20, b'\x00'))
+        conn.close()
         assert_raises_rpc_error(-4, "Unexpected legacy entry in descriptor wallet found.", self.nodes[0].loadwallet, "crashme")