diff --git a/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf b/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf
--- a/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf
+++ b/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #BITCOIND_NICE=0
 
 # Additional options (avoid -conf and -datadir, use flags above)
-BITCOIND_OPTS="-disablewallet"
+#BITCOIND_OPTS=""
 
 # The timeout in seconds OpenRC will wait for bitcoind to terminate
 # after a SIGTERM has been raised.