diff --git a/src/wallet/db.h b/src/wallet/db.h
index 6834ba69632..b4ccd13a9ac 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.h
+++ b/src/wallet/db.h
@@ -174,51 +174,6 @@ public:
     virtual std::unique_ptr<DatabaseBatch> MakeBatch(bool flush_on_close = true) = 0;
 };
 
-class DummyCursor : public DatabaseCursor
-{
-    Status Next(DataStream& key, DataStream& value) override { return Status::FAIL; }
-};
-
-/** RAII class that provides access to a DummyDatabase. Never fails. */
-class DummyBatch : public DatabaseBatch
-{
-private:
-    bool ReadKey(DataStream&& key, DataStream& value) override { return true; }
-    bool WriteKey(DataStream&& key, DataStream&& value, bool overwrite = true) override { return true; }
-    bool EraseKey(DataStream&& key) override { return true; }
-    bool HasKey(DataStream&& key) override { return true; }
-    bool ErasePrefix(Span<const std::byte> prefix) override { return true; }
-
-public:
-    void Flush() override {}
-    void Close() override {}
-
-    std::unique_ptr<DatabaseCursor> GetNewCursor() override { return std::make_unique<DummyCursor>(); }
-    bool TxnBegin() override { return true; }
-    bool TxnCommit() override { return true; }
-    bool TxnAbort() override { return true; }
-};
-
-/** A dummy WalletDatabase that does nothing and never fails. Only used by unit tests.
- **/
-class DummyDatabase : public WalletDatabase
-{
-public:
-    void Open() override {};
-    void AddRef() override {}
-    void RemoveRef() override {}
-    bool Rewrite(const char* pszSkip=nullptr) override { return true; }
-    bool Backup(const std::string& strDest) const override { return true; }
-    void Close() override {}
-    void Flush() override {}
-    bool PeriodicFlush() override { return true; }
-    void IncrementUpdateCounter() override { ++nUpdateCounter; }
-    void ReloadDbEnv() override {}
-    std::string Filename() override { return "dummy"; }
-    std::string Format() override { return "dummy"; }
-    std::unique_ptr<DatabaseBatch> MakeBatch(bool flush_on_close = true) override { return std::make_unique<DummyBatch>(); }
-};
-
 enum class DatabaseFormat {
     BERKELEY,
     SQLITE,
diff --git a/src/wallet/salvage.cpp b/src/wallet/salvage.cpp
index 06c8c8bb377..ab73e67285c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/salvage.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/salvage.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,51 @@ static bool KeyFilter(const std::string& type)
     return WalletBatch::IsKeyType(type) || type == DBKeys::HDCHAIN;
 }
 
+class DummyCursor : public DatabaseCursor
+{
+    Status Next(DataStream& key, DataStream& value) override { return Status::FAIL; }
+};
+
+/** RAII class that provides access to a DummyDatabase. Never fails. */
+class DummyBatch : public DatabaseBatch
+{
+private:
+    bool ReadKey(DataStream&& key, DataStream& value) override { return true; }
+    bool WriteKey(DataStream&& key, DataStream&& value, bool overwrite=true) override { return true; }
+    bool EraseKey(DataStream&& key) override { return true; }
+    bool HasKey(DataStream&& key) override { return true; }
+    bool ErasePrefix(Span<const std::byte> prefix) override { return true; }
+
+public:
+    void Flush() override {}
+    void Close() override {}
+
+    std::unique_ptr<DatabaseCursor> GetNewCursor() override { return std::make_unique<DummyCursor>(); }
+    bool TxnBegin() override { return true; }
+    bool TxnCommit() override { return true; }
+    bool TxnAbort() override { return true; }
+};
+
+/** A dummy WalletDatabase that does nothing and never fails. Only used by salvage.
+ **/
+class DummyDatabase : public WalletDatabase
+{
+public:
+    void Open() override {};
+    void AddRef() override {}
+    void RemoveRef() override {}
+    bool Rewrite(const char* pszSkip=nullptr) override { return true; }
+    bool Backup(const std::string& strDest) const override { return true; }
+    void Close() override {}
+    void Flush() override {}
+    bool PeriodicFlush() override { return true; }
+    void IncrementUpdateCounter() override { ++nUpdateCounter; }
+    void ReloadDbEnv() override {}
+    std::string Filename() override { return "dummy"; }
+    std::string Format() override { return "dummy"; }
+    std::unique_ptr<DatabaseBatch> MakeBatch(bool flush_on_close = true) override { return std::make_unique<DummyBatch>(); }
+};
+
 bool RecoverDatabaseFile(const ArgsManager& args, const fs::path& file_path, bilingual_str& error, std::vector<bilingual_str>& warnings)
 {
     DatabaseOptions options;
@@ -135,7 +180,7 @@ bool RecoverDatabaseFile(const ArgsManager& args, const fs::path& file_path, bil
     }
 
     DbTxn* ptxn = env->TxnBegin();
-    CWallet dummyWallet(nullptr, "", CreateDummyWalletDatabase());
+    CWallet dummyWallet(nullptr, "", std::make_unique<DummyDatabase>());
     for (KeyValPair& row : salvagedData)
     {
         /* Filter for only private key type KV pairs to be added to the salvaged wallet */
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index 005592d7203..072357022e5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -1263,12 +1263,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> MakeDatabase(const fs::path& path, const Databas
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-/** Return object for accessing dummy database with no read/write capabilities. */
-std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> CreateDummyWalletDatabase()
-{
-    return std::make_unique<DummyDatabase>();
-}
-
 /** Return object for accessing temporary in-memory database. */
 std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> CreateMockWalletDatabase(DatabaseOptions& options)
 {
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.h b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
index 72086e950a6..b2045403781 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
@@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ using KeyFilterFn = std::function<bool(const std::string&)>;
 //! Unserialize a given Key-Value pair and load it into the wallet
 bool ReadKeyValue(CWallet* pwallet, DataStream& ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue, std::string& strType, std::string& strErr, const KeyFilterFn& filter_fn = nullptr);
 
-/** Return object for accessing dummy database with no read/write capabilities. */
-std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> CreateDummyWalletDatabase();
-
 /** Return object for accessing temporary in-memory database. */
 std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> CreateMockWalletDatabase(DatabaseOptions& options);
 std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> CreateMockWalletDatabase();