diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 // Config is non-copyable so we can only register pointers to it
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Config *)
 
-static void InitMessage(const std::string &message) {
-    noui_InitMessage(message);
-}
-
 static QString GetLangTerritory() {
     QSettings settings;
     // Get desired locale (e.g. "de_DE")
@@ -524,6 +520,14 @@
 
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Node> node = interfaces::MakeNode();
 
+    // Subscribe to global signals from core
+    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Handler> handler_message_box =
+        node->handleMessageBox(noui_ThreadSafeMessageBox);
+    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Handler> handler_question =
+        node->handleQuestion(noui_ThreadSafeQuestion);
+    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Handler> handler_init_message =
+        node->handleInitMessage(noui_InitMessage);
+
     // Do not refer to data directory yet, this can be overridden by
     // Intro::pickDataDirectory
 
@@ -701,10 +705,6 @@
     // Load GUI settings from QSettings
     app.createOptionsModel(gArgs.GetBoolArg("-resetguisettings", false));
 
-    // Subscribe to global signals from core
-    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Handler> handler =
-        node->handleInitMessage(InitMessage);
-
     // Get global config
     Config &config = const_cast<Config &>(GetConfig());
 
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <interfaces/handler.h>
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
-#include <noui.h>
 #include <qt/bitcoinunits.h>
 #include <qt/clientmodel.h>
 #include <qt/guiconstants.h>
@@ -1377,9 +1376,6 @@
 static bool ThreadSafeMessageBox(BitcoinGUI *gui, const std::string &message,
                                  const std::string &caption,
                                  unsigned int style) {
-    // Redundantly log and print message in non-gui fashion
-    noui_ThreadSafeMessageBox(message, caption, style);
-
     bool modal = (style & CClientUIInterface::MODAL);
     // The SECURE flag has no effect in the Qt GUI.
     // bool secure = (style & CClientUIInterface::SECURE);