diff --git a/src/test/rpc_wallet_tests.cpp b/src/test/rpc_wallet_tests.cpp
index 68883f2f8..2f674df0f 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc_wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc_wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -1090,6 +1090,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rpc_wallet_encrypted_wallet_zkeys)
     Array arr = retValue.get_array();
     BOOST_CHECK(arr.size() == n);
 
+    // Verify that the wallet encryption RPC is disabled
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(CallRPC("encryptwallet passphrase"), runtime_error);
+
     // Encrypt the wallet (we can't call RPC encryptwallet as that shuts down node)
     SecureString strWalletPass;
     strWalletPass.reserve(100);