diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_private_broadcast.py b/test/functional/p2p_private_broadcast.py
index f43863eeb5f..b81b5aa483d 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_private_broadcast.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_private_broadcast.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class P2PPrivateBroadcast(BitcoinTestFramework):
         peers = pending[0]["peers"]
         assert len(peers) >= NUM_PRIVATE_BROADCAST_PER_TX
         assert all("address" in p and "sent" in p for p in peers)
-        assert_greater_than_or_equal(sum(1 for p in peers if "received" in p), NUM_PRIVATE_BROADCAST_PER_TX)
+        assert_greater_than_or_equal(sum(1 for p in peers if "received" in p), broadcasts_to_expect)
 
     def run_test(self):
         tx_originator = self.nodes[0]
@@ -382,25 +382,6 @@ class P2PPrivateBroadcast(BitcoinTestFramework):
         pending = [t for t in pbinfo["transactions"] if t["txid"] == txs[0]["txid"] and t["wtxid"] == txs[0]["wtxid"]]
         assert_equal(len(pending), 0)
 
-        self.log.info("Checking abortprivatebroadcast removes a pending private-broadcast transaction")
-        tx_abort = wallet.create_self_transfer()
-        tx_originator.sendrawtransaction(hexstring=tx_abort["hex"], maxfeerate=0.1)
-        assert any(t["wtxid"] == tx_abort["wtxid"] for t in tx_originator.getprivatebroadcastinfo()["transactions"])
-        abort_res = tx_originator.abortprivatebroadcast(tx_abort["txid"])
-        assert_equal(len(abort_res["removed_transactions"]), 1)
-        assert_equal(abort_res["removed_transactions"][0]["txid"], tx_abort["txid"])
-        assert_equal(abort_res["removed_transactions"][0]["wtxid"], tx_abort["wtxid"])
-        assert_equal(abort_res["removed_transactions"][0]["hex"].lower(), tx_abort["hex"].lower())
-        assert all(t["wtxid"] != tx_abort["wtxid"] for t in tx_originator.getprivatebroadcastinfo()["transactions"])
-
-        self.log.info("Checking abortprivatebroadcast fails for non-existent transaction")
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(
-            -5,
-            "Transaction not in private broadcast queue",
-            tx_originator.abortprivatebroadcast,
-            "0" * 64,
-        )
-
         self.log.info("Sending a transaction that is already in the mempool")
         skip_destinations = len(self.destinations)
         tx_originator.sendrawtransaction(hexstring=txs[0]["hex"], maxfeerate=0)
@@ -453,6 +434,25 @@ class P2PPrivateBroadcast(BitcoinTestFramework):
         tx_originator.sendrawtransaction(hexstring=sibling2.serialize_with_witness().hex(), maxfeerate=0.1)
         self.log.info("  - sent sibling2: ok")
 
+        self.log.info("Checking abortprivatebroadcast removes a pending private-broadcast transaction")
+        tx_abort = wallet.create_self_transfer()
+        tx_originator.sendrawtransaction(hexstring=tx_abort["hex"], maxfeerate=0.1)
+        assert any(t["wtxid"] == tx_abort["wtxid"] for t in tx_originator.getprivatebroadcastinfo()["transactions"])
+        abort_res = tx_originator.abortprivatebroadcast(tx_abort["txid"])
+        assert_equal(len(abort_res["removed_transactions"]), 1)
+        assert_equal(abort_res["removed_transactions"][0]["txid"], tx_abort["txid"])
+        assert_equal(abort_res["removed_transactions"][0]["wtxid"], tx_abort["wtxid"])
+        assert_equal(abort_res["removed_transactions"][0]["hex"].lower(), tx_abort["hex"].lower())
+        assert all(t["wtxid"] != tx_abort["wtxid"] for t in tx_originator.getprivatebroadcastinfo()["transactions"])
+
+        self.log.info("Checking abortprivatebroadcast fails for non-existent transaction")
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(
+            -5,
+            "Transaction not in private broadcast queue",
+            tx_originator.abortprivatebroadcast,
+            "0" * 64,
+        )
+
         # Stop the SOCKS5 proxy server to avoid it being upset by the bitcoin
         # node disconnecting in the middle of the SOCKS5 handshake when we
         # restart below.