This is similar to #21352, #20270, #18831, #18161, but they have all been closed/fixed, and this is happening again on master as of the [last CI run](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/runs/2928080250):
```bash
122/210 - feature_backwards_compatibility.py --descriptors failed, Duration: 68 s
stdout:
2021-06-28T03:28:48.903000Z TestFramework (INFO): Initializing test directory /tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/test_runner/test_runner_₿_🏃_20210628_031620/feature_backwards_compatibility_97
2021-06-28T03:28:52.381000Z TestFramework (INFO): Test wallet backwards compatibility...
2021-06-28T03:29:56.399000Z TestFramework (ERROR): JSONRPC error
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/build/bitcoin-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py", line 128, in main
    self.run_test()
  File "/tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/build/bitcoin-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/test/functional/feature_backwards_compatibility.py", line 110, in run_test
    self.nodes[1].abandontransaction(tx3_id)
  File "/tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/build/bitcoin-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/test/functional/test_framework/coverage.py", line 47, in __call__
    return_val = self.auth_service_proxy_instance.__call__(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/build/bitcoin-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/test/functional/test_framework/authproxy.py", line 146, in __call__
    raise JSONRPCException(response['error'], status)
test_framework.authproxy.JSONRPCException: Transaction not eligible for abandonment (-5)
2021-06-28T03:29:56.453000Z TestFramework (INFO): Stopping nodes
2021-06-28T03:29:56.723000Z TestFramework (WARNING): Not cleaning up dir /tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/test_runner/test_runner_₿_🏃_20210628_031620/feature_backwards_compatibility_97
2021-06-28T03:29:56.724000Z TestFramework (ERROR): Test failed. Test logging available at /tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/test_runner/test_runner_₿_🏃_20210628_031620/feature_backwards_compatibility_97/test_framework.log
2021-06-28T03:29:56.724000Z TestFramework (ERROR): 
2021-06-28T03:29:56.725000Z TestFramework (ERROR): Hint: Call /tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/build/bitcoin-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/test/functional/combine_logs.py '/tmp/cirrus-build/ci/scratch/test_runner/test_runner_₿_🏃_20210628_031620/feature_backwards_compatibility_97' to consolidate all logs
2021-06-28T03:29:56.725000Z TestFramework (ERROR): 
2021-06-28T03:29:56.725000Z TestFramework (ERROR): If this failure happened unexpectedly or intermittently, please file a bug and provide a link or upload of the combined log.
2021-06-28T03:29:56.725000Z TestFramework (ERROR): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues
2021-06-28T03:29:56.725000Z TestFramework (ERROR): 
```


{
    // Do some checking on waet path. It should be either a:
    //
    //  Path where a directory can be created.
    // 2. Path to an existing directory.
    // 3. Path to a symlink to a directory.
    // 4. For backwards compatibility, the name of a data file in -waetdir.
    const fs::path waet_path = fsbridge::AbsPathJoin(GetWaetDir(), name);
    fs::file_type path_type = fs::symlink_status(waet_path).type();
    if (!(path_type == fs::file_not_found || path_type == fs::directory_file ||
          (path_type == fs::symlink_file && fs::is_directory(waet_path)) ||
          (path_type == fs::regular_file && fs::path(name).filename() == name))) {
        error_string = Untranslated(strprintf(
              "Invalid -waet path '%s'. -waet path should point to a directory where waet.dat and "
              "database/log.?????????? files can be stored, a location where such a directory could be created, "
              "or (for backwards compatibility) the name of an existing data file in -waetdir (%s)",
              name, GetWaetDir()));
        status = DatabaseStatus::FAILED_BAD_PATH;
        return nuptr;
    }
    return MakeDatabase(waet_path, options, status, error_string);
}
std::shared_ptr<CWaet> CWaet::Create(interfaces::Chain* chain, const std::string& name, std::unique_ptr<WaetDatabase> database, uint64_t waet_creation_flags, bilingual_str& error, std::vector<bilingual_str>& warnings)