diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -649,8 +649,6 @@
   $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET_TOOL) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
-  $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET) \
-  $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.bench.include b/src/Makefile.bench.include
--- a/src/Makefile.bench.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.bench.include
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 bench_bench_bitcoin_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(EVENT_CLFAGS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_CFLAGS) -I$(builddir)/bench/
 bench_bench_bitcoin_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 bench_bench_bitcoin_LDADD = \
-  $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
-  $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
diff --git a/src/interfaces/chain.h b/src/interfaces/chain.h
--- a/src/interfaces/chain.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/chain.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 namespace interfaces {
 
+class Wallet;
+
 //! Interface for giving wallet processes access to blockchain state.
 class Chain {
 public:
@@ -187,6 +189,9 @@
 
     //! Send init error.
     virtual void initError(const std::string &message) = 0;
+
+    //! Send wallet load notification to the GUI.
+    virtual void loadWallet(std::unique_ptr<Wallet> wallet) = 0;
 };
 
 //! Interface to let node manage chain clients (wallets, or maybe tools for
diff --git a/src/interfaces/chain.cpp b/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <chainparams.h>
+#include <interfaces/wallet.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <policy/mempool.h>
 #include <primitives/block.h>
@@ -253,6 +254,9 @@
         void initError(const std::string &message) override {
             InitError(message);
         }
+        void loadWallet(std::unique_ptr<Wallet> wallet) override {
+            ::uiInterface.LoadWallet(wallet);
+        }
     };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.cpp b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/node.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@
         }
         std::unique_ptr<Handler> handleLoadWallet(LoadWalletFn fn) override {
             return MakeHandler(::uiInterface.LoadWallet_connect(
-                [fn](std::shared_ptr<CWallet> wallet) {
-                    fn(MakeWallet(wallet));
+                [fn](std::unique_ptr<Wallet> &wallet) {
+                    fn(std::move(wallet));
                 }));
         }
         std::unique_ptr<Handler> handleNotifyNumConnectionsChanged(
diff --git a/src/ui_interface.h b/src/ui_interface.h
--- a/src/ui_interface.h
+++ b/src/ui_interface.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
-class CWallet;
 class CBlockIndex;
 namespace boost {
 namespace signals2 {
@@ -19,6 +18,10 @@
 }
 } // namespace boost
 
+namespace interfaces {
+class Wallet;
+} // namespace interfaces
+
 /** General change type (added, updated, removed). */
 enum ChangeType { CT_NEW, CT_UPDATED, CT_DELETED };
 
@@ -115,7 +118,8 @@
     ADD_SIGNALS_DECL_WRAPPER(NotifyAlertChanged, void, );
 
     /** A wallet has been loaded. */
-    ADD_SIGNALS_DECL_WRAPPER(LoadWallet, void, std::shared_ptr<CWallet> wallet);
+    ADD_SIGNALS_DECL_WRAPPER(LoadWallet, void,
+                             std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> &wallet);
 
     /**
      * Show progress e.g. for verifychain.
diff --git a/src/ui_interface.cpp b/src/ui_interface.cpp
--- a/src/ui_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/ui_interface.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
 void CClientUIInterface::NotifyAlertChanged() {
     return g_ui_signals.NotifyAlertChanged();
 }
-void CClientUIInterface::LoadWallet(std::shared_ptr<CWallet> wallet) {
+void CClientUIInterface::LoadWallet(
+    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> &wallet) {
     return g_ui_signals.LoadWallet(wallet);
 }
 void CClientUIInterface::ShowProgress(const std::string &title, int nProgress,
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
+#include <interfaces/wallet.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <keystore.h>
@@ -4781,7 +4782,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    uiInterface.LoadWallet(walletInstance);
+    chain.loadWallet(interfaces::MakeWallet(walletInstance));
 
     // Register with the validation interface. It's ok to do this after rescan
     // since we're still holding cs_main.