diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.cpp b/src/dbwrapper.cpp
index b909ce75b5a..b74c645b8f9 100644
--- a/src/dbwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ void CDBBatch::WriteImpl(Span<const std::byte> ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue)
     size_estimate += 3 + (slKey.size() > 127) + slKey.size() + (slValue.size() > 127) + slValue.size();
 }
 
+void CDBBatch::EraseImpl(Span<const std::byte> ssKey)
+{
+    leveldb::Slice slKey(CharCast(ssKey.data()), ssKey.size());
+    batch.Delete(slKey);
+    // LevelDB serializes erases as:
+    // - byte: header
+    // - varint: key length
+    // - byte[]: key
+    // The formula below assumes the key is less than 16kB.
+    size_estimate += 2 + (slKey.size() > 127) + slKey.size();
+}
+
 CDBWrapper::CDBWrapper(const DBParams& params)
     : m_name{fs::PathToString(params.path.stem())}, m_path{params.path}, m_is_memory{params.memory_only}
 {
diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.h b/src/dbwrapper.h
index 81c75f651ec..61f5003db74 100644
--- a/src/dbwrapper.h
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ private:
     size_t size_estimate{0};
 
     void WriteImpl(Span<const std::byte> ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue);
+    void EraseImpl(Span<const std::byte> ssKey);
 
 public:
     /**
@@ -128,15 +129,7 @@ public:
     {
         ssKey.reserve(DBWRAPPER_PREALLOC_KEY_SIZE);
         ssKey << key;
-        leveldb::Slice slKey(CharCast(ssKey.data()), ssKey.size());
-
-        batch.Delete(slKey);
-        // LevelDB serializes erases as:
-        // - byte: header
-        // - varint: key length
-        // - byte[]: key
-        // The formula below assumes the key is less than 16kB.
-        size_estimate += 2 + (slKey.size() > 127) + slKey.size();
+        EraseImpl(ssKey);
         ssKey.clear();
     }