diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
index 00dd6eed4d1..cf024294bf3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool HavePrivateKeys() const { return false; }
     virtual bool HaveCryptedKeys() const { return false; }
 
-    //! The action to do when the DB needs rewrite
-    virtual void RewriteDB() {}
-
     virtual unsigned int GetKeyPoolSize() const { return 0; }
 
     virtual int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const { return 0; }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index b1562952257..e1e0d307ccc 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2357,14 +2357,8 @@ DBErrors CWallet::PopulateWalletFromDB(bilingual_str& error, std::vector<bilingu
     Assert(m_spk_managers.empty());
     Assert(m_wallet_flags == 0);
     DBErrors nLoadWalletRet = WalletBatch(GetDatabase()).LoadWallet(this);
-    if (nLoadWalletRet == DBErrors::NEED_REWRITE)
-    {
-        if (GetDatabase().Rewrite())
-        {
-            for (const auto& spk_man_pair : m_spk_managers) {
-                spk_man_pair.second->RewriteDB();
-            }
-        }
+    if (nLoadWalletRet == DBErrors::NEED_REWRITE) {
+        GetDatabase().Rewrite();
     }
 
     if (m_spk_managers.empty()) {