diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_signer.py b/test/functional/rpc_signer.py
index 7dd16ea8fee14..715520b150731 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_signer.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_signer.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 """
 import os
 import platform
+import sys
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import (
@@ -20,10 +21,7 @@
 class RPCSignerTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def mock_signer_path(self):
         path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'mocks', 'signer.py')
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
-            return "py -3 " + path
-        else:
-            return path
+        return sys.executable + " " + path
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 4
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_signer.py b/test/functional/wallet_signer.py
index 52b4c390b83fb..fe1c7953c23ff 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_signer.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_signer.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 See also rpc_signer.py for tests without wallet context.
 """
 import os
-import platform
+import sys
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import (
@@ -24,24 +24,15 @@ def add_options(self, parser):
 
     def mock_signer_path(self):
         path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'mocks', 'signer.py')
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
-            return "py -3 " + path
-        else:
-            return path
+        return sys.executable + " " + path
 
     def mock_invalid_signer_path(self):
         path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'mocks', 'invalid_signer.py')
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
-            return "py -3 " + path
-        else:
-            return path
+        return sys.executable + " " + path
 
     def mock_multi_signers_path(self):
         path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'mocks', 'multi_signers.py')
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
-            return "py -3 " + path
-        else:
-            return path
+        return sys.executable + " " + path
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2