test: Allow rpc_bind.py --usecli

diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_bind.py b/test/functional/rpc_bind.py
index bff8ec24..672db9b8 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_bind.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_bind.py
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 from test_framework.netutil import all_interfaces, addr_to_hex, get_bind_addrs, test_ipv6_local
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework, SkipTest
 from test_framework.test_node import ErrorMatch
-from test_framework.util import assert_equal, assert_raises_rpc_error, get_rpc_proxy, rpc_port, rpc_url
+from test_framework.util import assert_equal, assert_raises_rpc_error, rpc_port
 
 class RPCBindTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.bind_to_localhost_only = False
         self.num_nodes = 1
-        self.supports_cli = False
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_platform_not_posix()
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ class RPCBindTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             base_args += ['-rpcallowip=' + x for x in allow_ips]
         binds = ['-rpcbind='+addr for addr in addresses]
         self.nodes[0].rpchost = connect_to
+        self.nodes[0].cli = self.nodes[0].create_new_rpc_connection(mode="CLI")  # Pass `connect_to` to cli.
         self.start_node(0, base_args + binds)
         pid = self.nodes[0].process.pid
         assert_equal(set(get_bind_addrs(pid)), set(expected))
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ class RPCBindTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             ['-rpcbind='+addr for addr in ['127.0.0.1', "%s:%d" % (rpchost, rpcport)]] # Bind to localhost as well so start_nodes doesn't hang
         self.nodes[0].rpchost = None
         self.start_nodes([node_args])
+        self.nodes[0].rpchost = f"{rpchost}:{rpcport}"
         # connect to node through non-loopback interface
-        node = get_rpc_proxy(rpc_url(self.nodes[0].datadir_path, 0, self.chain, "%s:%d" % (rpchost, rpcport)), 0, coveragedir=self.options.coveragedir)
+        node = self.nodes[0].create_new_rpc_connection()
         node.getnetworkinfo()
         self.stop_nodes()
 
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ class RPCBindTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # Check that with invalid rpcallowip, we are denied
         self.run_allowip_test([self.non_loopback_ip], self.non_loopback_ip, self.defaultport)
+        if self.options.usecli:
+            self.log.info("Skip negative IP test with CLI, because the CLI can not throw the tested exception type")
+            return
         assert_raises_rpc_error(-342, "non-JSON HTTP response with '403 Forbidden' from server", self.run_allowip_test, ['1.1.1.1'], self.non_loopback_ip, self.defaultport)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
index 6254e5f0..cef14a67 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from .util import (
     delete_cookie_file,
     get_auth_cookie,
     get_rpc_proxy,
-    rpc_url,
+    rpc_port,
     wait_until_helper_internal,
     p2p_port,
     tor_port,
@@ -310,9 +310,18 @@ class TestNode():
         if mode == RPCConnectionType.AUTO:
             mode = RPCConnectionType.CLI if self.use_cli else RPCConnectionType.AUTHPROXY
         client_timeout = client_timeout or (self.rpc_timeout // 2)  # Shorter timeout to allow for one retry in case of ETIMEDOUT
+        host = "127.0.0.1"
+        port = rpc_port(self.index)
+        if self.rpchost:
+            parts = self.rpchost.split(":")
+            if len(parts) == 2:
+                host, port = parts
+            else:
+                host = self.rpchost
         if mode == RPCConnectionType.AUTHPROXY:
+            rpc_u, rpc_p = get_auth_cookie(self.datadir_path, self.chain)
             rpc = get_rpc_proxy(
-                rpc_url(self.datadir_path, self.index, self.chain, self.rpchost),
+                f"http://{rpc_u}:{rpc_p}@{host}:{port}",
                 self.index,
                 timeout=client_timeout,
                 coveragedir=self.coverage_dir,
@@ -320,7 +329,7 @@ class TestNode():
             rpc.auth_service_proxy_instance.reuse_http_connections = self.reuse_http_connections
             return rpc
         else:  # mode==CLI
-            return self.cli(f"-rpcclienttimeout={client_timeout}")
+            return self.cli(f"-rpcclienttimeout={client_timeout}", f"-rpcconnect={host}", f"-rpcport={port}")
 
     def wait_for_rpc_connection(self, *, wait_for_import=True):
         """Sets up an RPC connection to the bitcoind process. Returns False if unable to connect."""
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index 4918a7f4..aa3cdf36 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -517,19 +517,6 @@ def tor_port(n):
     return p2p_port(n) + PORT_RANGE * 2
 
 
-def rpc_url(datadir, i, chain, rpchost):
-    rpc_u, rpc_p = get_auth_cookie(datadir, chain)
-    host = '127.0.0.1'
-    port = rpc_port(i)
-    if rpchost:
-        parts = rpchost.split(':')
-        if len(parts) == 2:
-            host, port = parts
-        else:
-            host = rpchost
-    return "http://%s:%s@%s:%d" % (rpc_u, rpc_p, host, int(port))
-
-
 # Node functions
 ################