diff --git a/test/tests.nix b/test/tests.nix
index f220e88..5d26c7d 100644
--- a/test/tests.nix
+++ b/test/tests.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ let
 
       tests.clightning = cfg.clightning.enable;
       test.data.clightning-replication = cfg.clightning.replication.enable;
+      tests.trustedcoin = cfg.clightning.plugins.trustedcoin.enable;
 
       # TODO-EXTERNAL:
       # When WAN is disabled, DNS bootstrapping slows down service startup by ~15 s.
@@ -317,9 +318,7 @@ let
       services.bitcoind.prune = 1000;
     };
 
-    # Test the special clightning setup where trustedcoin plugin is used
     trustedcoin = {
-      tests.trustedcoin = true;
       services.clightning = {
         enable = true;
         plugins.trustedcoin.enable = true;
diff --git a/test/tests.py b/test/tests.py
index a97da3f..64ef7eb 100644
--- a/test/tests.py
+++ b/test/tests.py
@@ -429,13 +429,8 @@ def _():
 
 @test("trustedcoin")
 def _():
-    machine.wait_for_unit("bitcoind")
     machine.wait_for_unit("clightning")
-
-    # Let's check the trustedcoin plugin was correctly initialized
-    machine.wait_until_succeeds(log_has_string("clightning", "plugin-trustedcoin[^^]\[0m\s+initialized plugin"))
     machine.wait_until_succeeds(log_has_string("clightning", "plugin-trustedcoin[^^]\[0m\s+bitcoind RPC working"))
-    machine.wait_until_succeeds(log_has_string("clightning", "plugin-trustedcoin[^^]\[0m\s+tip: 0"))
     machine.wait_until_succeeds(log_has_string("clightning", "plugin-trustedcoin[^^]\[0m\s+estimatefees error: none of the esploras returned usable responses"))