diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 219875547..a5c1f1437 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ def get_default_conf(testdatadir):
                 "DOGE/BTC",
                 "HOT/BTC",
             ],
-            "use_public_trades": True,
         },
         "pairlists": [{"method": "StaticPairList"}],
         "telegram": {
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index 9a966edf8..2c8b45e3b 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -2407,7 +2407,9 @@ def test_refresh_latest_trades(mocker, default_conf, caplog, candle_type) -> Non
     ]
 
     caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
-    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
+    use_trades_conf = default_conf
+    use_trades_conf["exchange"]["use_public_trades"] = True
+    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, use_trades_conf)
     exchange._api_async.fetch_trades = get_mock_coro(trades)
     exchange._ft_has["exchange_has_overrides"]["fetchTrades"] = True