diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
index 52fa97844d..ddf6460842 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
@@ -765,7 +765,6 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 			self.get_debited_credited_accounts()
 			if len(self.accounts_credited) > 1 and len(self.accounts_debited) > 1:
 				self.auto_set_against_accounts()
-				self.separate_against_account_entries = 0
 				return
 			self.get_against_accounts()
 
@@ -1036,7 +1035,7 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 		transaction_currency_map = self.get_transaction_currency_map()
 		company_currency = erpnext.get_company_currency(self.company)
 
-		self.set_against_account()
+		self.get_against_accounts()
 		for d in self.get("accounts"):
 			if d.debit or d.credit or (self.voucher_type == "Exchange Gain Or Loss"):
 				r = [d.user_remark, self.remark]
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/test_journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/test_journal_entry.py
index d9c1046179..a6e920b7ef 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/test_journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/test_journal_entry.py
@@ -426,86 +426,17 @@ class TestJournalEntry(unittest.TestCase):
 		account_balance = get_balance_on(account="_Test Bank - _TC", cost_center=cost_center)
 		self.assertEqual(expected_account_balance, account_balance)
 
-	def test_auto_set_against_accounts_for_jv(self):
-		from erpnext.accounts.doctype.purchase_invoice.test_purchase_invoice import check_gl_entries
-
-		# Check entries when against accounts are auto-set
-		account_list = [
-			{
-				"account": "_Test Receivable - _TC",
-				"debit_in_account_currency": 1000,
-				"party_type": "Customer",
-				"party": "_Test Customer",
-			},
-			{
-				"account": "_Test Bank - _TC",
-				"credit_in_account_currency": 1000,
-			},
-			{
-				"account": "Debtors - _TC",
-				"credit_in_account_currency": 2000,
-				"party_type": "Customer",
-				"party": "_Test Customer",
-			},
-			{
-				"account": "Sales - _TC",
-				"debit_in_account_currency": 2000,
-			},
-		]
-		jv = make_journal_entry(account_list=account_list, submit=True)
-		expected_gle = [
-			["_Test Bank - _TC", 0.0, 1000.0, nowdate(), "_Test Customer"],
-			["_Test Receivable - _TC", 1000.0, 0.0, nowdate(), "_Test Bank - _TC"],
-			["Debtors - _TC", 0.0, 2000.0, nowdate(), "Sales - _TC"],
-			["Sales - _TC", 2000.0, 0.0, nowdate(), "_Test Customer"],
-		]
-		check_gl_entries(
-			doc=self,
-			voucher_type="Journal Entry",
-			voucher_no=jv.name,
-			posting_date=nowdate(),
-			expected_gle=expected_gle,
-			additional_columns=["against_link"],
-		)
-
-		# Check entries when against accounts are explicitly set
-		account_list[0]["debit_in_account_currency"] = 5000
-		account_list[1]["credit_in_account_currency"] = 7000
-		account_list[2]["credit_in_account_currency"] = 3000
-		account_list[3]["debit_in_account_currency"] = 5000
-
-		# Only set against for Sales Account
-		account_list[3]["against_type"] = "Customer"
-		account_list[3]["against_account_link"] = "_Test Customer"
-
-		jv = make_journal_entry(account_list=account_list, submit=True)
-		expected_gle = [
-			["_Test Bank - _TC", 0.0, 7000.0, nowdate(), None],
-			["_Test Receivable - _TC", 5000.0, 0.0, nowdate(), None],
-			["Debtors - _TC", 0.0, 3000.0, nowdate(), None],
-			["Sales - _TC", 5000.0, 0.0, nowdate(), "_Test Customer"],
-		]
-		check_gl_entries(
-			doc=self,
-			voucher_type="Journal Entry",
-			voucher_no=jv.name,
-			posting_date=nowdate(),
-			expected_gle=expected_gle,
-			additional_columns=["against_link"],
-		)
-
 
 def make_journal_entry(
-	account1=None,
-	account2=None,
-	amount=None,
+	account1,
+	account2,
+	amount,
 	cost_center=None,
 	posting_date=None,
 	exchange_rate=1,
 	save=True,
 	submit=False,
 	project=None,
-	account_list=None,
 ):
 	if not cost_center:
 		cost_center = "_Test Cost Center - _TC"
@@ -517,8 +448,7 @@ def make_journal_entry(
 	jv.multi_currency = 1
 	jv.set(
 		"accounts",
-		account_list
-		or [
+		[
 			{
 				"account": account1,
 				"cost_center": cost_center,