diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/node_tests/test_node_startup.py b/tests/functional_tests/node_tests/test_node_startup.py
index 77f8facd8786880c426f0e3ad02d9820c9d2c139..e80031f658f23f9b1025ce2248033d1167f3bc66 100644
--- a/tests/functional_tests/node_tests/test_node_startup.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/node_tests/test_node_startup.py
@@ -140,6 +140,5 @@ def generate_blocks(node: tt.InitNode, number_of_blocks: int) -> None:
         count=number_of_blocks,
         skip=0,
         miss_blocks=0,
-        edit_if_needed=True,
     )
     tt.logger.info("Blocks generation finished.")