diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@
   wallet/finaltx.h \
   wallet/rpcdump.h \
   wallet/fees.h \
-  wallet/init.h \
   wallet/rpcwallet.h \
   wallet/wallet.h \
   wallet/walletdb.h \
diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 #include "rpc/server.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
-#if ENABLE_WALLET
-#include "wallet/init.h"
-#endif
 #include "walletinitinterface.h"
 
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
@@ -70,12 +67,6 @@
 
     bool fRet = false;
 
-#if ENABLE_WALLET
-    g_wallet_init_interface.reset(new WalletInit);
-#else
-    g_wallet_init_interface.reset(new DummyWalletInit);
-#endif
-
     //
     // Parameters
     //
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,24 @@
 
 std::unique_ptr<CConnman> g_connman;
 std::unique_ptr<PeerLogicValidation> peerLogic;
-std::unique_ptr<WalletInitInterface> g_wallet_init_interface;
+
+#if !(ENABLE_WALLET)
+class DummyWalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
+public:
+    std::string GetHelpString(bool showDebug) override { return std::string{}; }
+    bool ParameterInteraction() override { return true; }
+    void RegisterRPC(CRPCTable &) override {}
+    bool Verify(const CChainParams &chainParams) override { return true; }
+    bool Open(const CChainParams &chainParams) override { return true; }
+    void Start(CScheduler &scheduler) override {}
+    void Flush() override {}
+    void Stop() override {}
+    void Close() override {}
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<WalletInitInterface>
+    g_wallet_init_interface(new DummyWalletInit);
+#endif
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
 static CZMQNotificationInterface *pzmqNotificationInterface = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "warnings.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-#include "wallet/init.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 #endif
 #include "walletinitinterface.h"
@@ -756,11 +755,6 @@
     // bitcoincash: links repeatedly have their payment requests routed to this
     // process:
     app.createPaymentServer();
-
-    // Hook up the wallet init interface
-    g_wallet_init_interface.reset(new WalletInit);
-#else
-    g_wallet_init_interface.reset(new DummyWalletInit);
 #endif
 
     /// 9. Main GUI initialization
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.h b/src/wallet/init.h
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#ifndef BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
-#define BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
-
-#include "chainparams.h"
-#include "walletinitinterface.h"
-
-#include <string>
-
-class CRPCTable;
-class CScheduler;
-
-class WalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
-public:
-    /**
-    * Return the wallets help message.
-    */
-    std::string GetHelpString(bool showDebug) override;
-
-    /**
-    * Wallets parameter interaction
-    */
-    bool ParameterInteraction() override;
-
-    /**
-     * Register wallet RPCs.
-     */
-    void RegisterRPC(CRPCTable &tableRPC) override;
-
-    /**
-     * Responsible for reading and validating the -wallet arguments and
-     * verifying the wallet database.
-     * This function will perform salvage on the wallet if requested, as long as
-     * only one wallet is being loaded (WalletParameterInteraction forbids
-     * -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
-     */
-    bool Verify(const CChainParams &chainParams) override;
-
-    /**
-     * Load wallet databases.
-     */
-    bool Open(const CChainParams &chainParams) override;
-
-    /**
-     * Complete startup of wallets.
-     */
-    void Start(CScheduler &scheduler) override;
-
-    /**
-     * Flush all wallets in preparation for shutdown.
-     */
-    void Flush() override;
-
-    /**
-     * Stop all wallets. Wallets will be flushed first.
-     */
-    void Stop() override;
-
-    /**
-     * Close all wallets.
-    */
-    void Close() override;
-};
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/init.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include "wallet/init.h"
-
 #include "config.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -13,6 +11,43 @@
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "wallet/rpcwallet.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
+#include "walletinitinterface.h"
+
+class WalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
+public:
+    //! Return the wallets help message.
+    std::string GetHelpString(bool showDebug) override;
+
+    //! Wallets parameter interaction
+    bool ParameterInteraction() override;
+
+    //! Register wallet RPCs.
+    void RegisterRPC(CRPCTable &tableRPC) override;
+
+    //! Responsible for reading and validating the -wallet arguments and
+    //! verifying the wallet database.
+    //  This function will perform salvage on the wallet if requested, as long
+    //  as only one wallet is being loaded (WalletParameterInteraction forbids
+    //  -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
+    bool Verify(const CChainParams &chainParams) override;
+
+    //! Load wallet databases.
+    bool Open(const CChainParams &chainParams) override;
+
+    //! Complete startup of wallets.
+    void Start(CScheduler &scheduler) override;
+
+    //! Flush all wallets in preparation for shutdown.
+    void Flush() override;
+
+    //! Stop all wallets. Wallets will be flushed first.
+    void Stop() override;
+
+    //! Close all wallets.
+    void Close() override;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<WalletInitInterface> g_wallet_init_interface(new WalletInit);
 
 std::string WalletInit::GetHelpString(bool showDebug) {
     std::string strUsage = HelpMessageGroup(_("Wallet options:"));
diff --git a/src/walletinitinterface.h b/src/walletinitinterface.h
--- a/src/walletinitinterface.h
+++ b/src/walletinitinterface.h
@@ -36,17 +36,4 @@
     virtual ~WalletInitInterface() {}
 };
 
-class DummyWalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
-public:
-    std::string GetHelpString(bool showDebug) override { return std::string{}; }
-    bool ParameterInteraction() override { return true; }
-    void RegisterRPC(CRPCTable &) override {}
-    bool Verify(const CChainParams &chainParams) override { return true; }
-    bool Open(const CChainParams &chainParams) override { return true; }
-    void Start(CScheduler &scheduler) override {}
-    void Flush() override {}
-    void Stop() override {}
-    void Close() override {}
-};
-
 #endif // WALLETINITINTERFACE_H