diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/StaticList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/StaticList.py
index ea4a9ac98..8b0decdf6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/StaticList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/StaticList.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class StaticList(object):
         self._config = config
         self._whitelist = self._config['exchange']['pair_whitelist']
         self._blacklist = self._config['exchange'].get('pair_blacklist', [])
-        self.refresh_whitelist()
+        # self.refresh_whitelist()
 
     @property
     def whitelist(self) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_acl_pair.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_acl_pair.py
index 38df3cb38..58dd3dff2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_acl_pair.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_acl_pair.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ from freqtrade.tests.conftest import get_patched_freqtradebot
 
 import pytest
 
-# whitelist, blacklist, filtering, all of that will
-# eventually become some rules to run on a generic ACL engine
-# perhaps try to anticipate that by using some python package
+# whitelist, blacklist,
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
@@ -33,26 +31,26 @@ def test_refresh_market_pair_not_in_whitelist(mocker, markets, whitelist_conf):
     freqtradebot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, whitelist_conf)
 
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.get_markets', markets)
-    refreshedwhitelist = freqtradebot._refresh_whitelist(
+    freqtradebot.pairlists.validate_whitelist(
         whitelist_conf['exchange']['pair_whitelist'] + ['XXX/BTC']
     )
     # List ordered by BaseVolume
     whitelist = ['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC']
     # Ensure all except those in whitelist are removed
-    assert whitelist == refreshedwhitelist
+    assert whitelist == freqtradebot.pairlists.whitelist
 
 
 def test_refresh_whitelist(mocker, markets, whitelist_conf):
     freqtradebot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, whitelist_conf)
 
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.get_markets', markets)
-    refreshedwhitelist = freqtradebot._refresh_whitelist(
+    freqtradebot.pairlists.validate_whitelist(
         whitelist_conf['exchange']['pair_whitelist'])
 
     # List ordered by BaseVolume
     whitelist = ['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC']
     # Ensure all except those in whitelist are removed
-    assert whitelist == refreshedwhitelist
+    assert whitelist == freqtradebot.pairlists.whitelist
 
 
 def test_refresh_whitelist_dynamic(mocker, markets, tickers, whitelist_conf):
@@ -67,11 +65,11 @@ def test_refresh_whitelist_dynamic(mocker, markets, tickers, whitelist_conf):
     # argument: use the whitelist dynamically by exchange-volume
     whitelist = ['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC']
 
-    refreshedwhitelist = freqtradebot._refresh_whitelist(
+    freqtradebot._refresh_whitelist(
         freqtradebot._gen_pair_whitelist(whitelist_conf['stake_currency'])
     )
 
-    assert whitelist == refreshedwhitelist
+    assert whitelist == freqtradebot.pairlists.whitelist
 
 
 def test_refresh_whitelist_dynamic_empty(mocker, markets_empty, whitelist_conf):