diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind.go b/lntest/bitcoind.go
index 3eb07a5e..e730b707 100644
--- a/lntest/bitcoind.go
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // +build bitcoind
+// +build !notxindex
 
 package lntest
 
diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go b/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d565d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// +build bitcoind
+// +build notxindex
+
+package lntest
+
+import (
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+)
+
+// NewBackend starts a bitcoind node without the txindex enabled and returns a
+// BitoindBackendConfig for that node.
+func NewBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params) (
+	*BitcoindBackendConfig, func() error, error) {
+
+	extraArgs := []string{
+		"-debug",
+		"-regtest",
+		"-disablewallet",
+	}
+
+	return newBackend(miner, netParams, extraArgs)
+}