diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.cpp b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
index 919748f942..6d49117de2 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/node.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class NodeImpl : public Node
     {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Wallet>> wallets;
-        for (CWalletRef wallet : ::vpwallets) {
+        for (CWallet* wallet : ::vpwallets) {
             wallets.emplace_back(MakeWallet(*wallet));
         }
         return wallets;
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
index 2fd9aa1a6f..860e1cfac3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -323,28 +323,28 @@ bool WalletInit::Open() const
 
 void WalletInit::Start(CScheduler& scheduler) const
 {
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+    for (CWallet* pwallet : vpwallets) {
         pwallet->postInitProcess(scheduler);
     }
 }
 
 void WalletInit::Flush() const
 {
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+    for (CWallet* pwallet : vpwallets) {
         pwallet->Flush(false);
     }
 }
 
 void WalletInit::Stop() const
 {
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+    for (CWallet* pwallet : vpwallets) {
         pwallet->Flush(true);
     }
 }
 
 void WalletInit::Close() const
 {
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+    for (CWallet* pwallet : vpwallets) {
         delete pwallet;
     }
     vpwallets.clear();
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 56bdc0695c..5298283b4b 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CWallet *GetWalletForJSONRPCRequest(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     if (request.URI.substr(0, WALLET_ENDPOINT_BASE.size()) == WALLET_ENDPOINT_BASE) {
         // wallet endpoint was used
         std::string requestedWallet = urlDecode(request.URI.substr(WALLET_ENDPOINT_BASE.size()));
-        for (CWalletRef pwallet : ::vpwallets) {
+        for (CWallet* pwallet : ::vpwallets) {
             if (pwallet->GetName() == requestedWallet) {
                 return pwallet;
             }
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ UniValue listwallets(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VARR);
 
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+    for (CWallet* pwallet : vpwallets) {
 
         if (!EnsureWalletIsAvailable(pwallet, request.fHelp)) {
             return NullUniValue;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 45c85a7912..dcf566c1e2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 
-std::vector<CWalletRef> vpwallets;
+std::vector<CWallet*> vpwallets;
 /** Transaction fee set by the user */
 CFeeRate payTxFee(DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_FEE);
 unsigned int nTxConfirmTarget = DEFAULT_TX_CONFIRM_TARGET;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index b85f374a06..ceac4ac58c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-typedef CWallet* CWalletRef;
-extern std::vector<CWalletRef> vpwallets;
+extern std::vector<CWallet*> vpwallets;
 
 /**
  * Settings
@@ -1230,10 +1229,10 @@ std::vector<CTxDestination> GetAllDestinationsForKey(const CPubKey& key);
 class WalletRescanReserver
 {
 private:
-    CWalletRef m_wallet;
+    CWallet* m_wallet;
     bool m_could_reserve;
 public:
-    explicit WalletRescanReserver(CWalletRef w) : m_wallet(w), m_could_reserve(false) {}
+    explicit WalletRescanReserver(CWallet* w) : m_wallet(w), m_could_reserve(false) {}
 
     bool reserve()
     {
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index bcc7cf877d..0e8a12ee97 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ void MaybeCompactWalletDB()
         return;
     }
 
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+    for (CWallet* pwallet : vpwallets) {
         WalletDatabase& dbh = pwallet->GetDBHandle();
 
         unsigned int nUpdateCounter = dbh.nUpdateCounter;