diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <qt/bitcoinunits.h>
 #include <qt/qvalidatedlineedit.h>
 #include <qt/sendcoinsrecipient.h>
-#include <qt/walletmodel.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
diff --git a/src/qt/paymentserver.h b/src/qt/paymentserver.h
--- a/src/qt/paymentserver.h
+++ b/src/qt/paymentserver.h
@@ -35,14 +35,18 @@
 #ifdef ENABLE_BIP70
 #include <qt/paymentrequestplus.h>
 #endif
+#include <interfaces/wallet.h>
 #include <qt/sendcoinsrecipient.h>
-#include <qt/walletmodel.h>
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
 
 class OptionsModel;
 
+namespace interfaces {
+class Node;
+} // namespace interfaces
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QApplication;
 class QByteArray;
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_BIP70
     // Submit Payment message to a merchant, get back PaymentACK:
-    void fetchPaymentACK(WalletModel *walletModel,
+    void fetchPaymentACK(interfaces::Wallet &wallet,
                          const SendCoinsRecipient &recipient,
                          QByteArray transaction);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
--- a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@
     netManager->get(netRequest);
 }
 
-void PaymentServer::fetchPaymentACK(WalletModel *walletModel,
+void PaymentServer::fetchPaymentACK(interfaces::Wallet &wallet,
                                     const SendCoinsRecipient &recipient,
                                     QByteArray transaction) {
     const payments::PaymentDetails &details =
@@ -734,10 +734,10 @@
     // Create a new refund address, or re-use:
     CTxDestination dest;
     const OutputType change_type =
-        walletModel->wallet().getDefaultChangeType() != OutputType::CHANGE_AUTO
-            ? walletModel->wallet().getDefaultChangeType()
-            : walletModel->wallet().getDefaultAddressType();
-    if (walletModel->wallet().getNewDestination(change_type, "", dest)) {
+        wallet.getDefaultChangeType() != OutputType::CHANGE_AUTO
+            ? wallet.getDefaultChangeType()
+            : wallet.getDefaultAddressType();
+    if (wallet.getNewDestination(change_type, "", dest)) {
         // BIP70 requests encode the scriptPubKey directly, so we are not
         // restricted to address types supported by the receiver. As a result,
         // we choose the address format we also use for change. Despite an
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
         std::string label = tr("Refund from %1")
                                 .arg(recipient.authenticatedMerchant)
                                 .toStdString();
-        walletModel->wallet().setAddressBook(dest, label, "refund");
+        wallet.setAddressBook(dest, label, "refund");
 
         CScript s = GetScriptForDestination(dest);
         payments::Output *refund_to = payment.add_refund_to();
diff --git a/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp b/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp
--- a/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <consensus/consensus.h>
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
+#include <interfaces/wallet.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <qt/bitcoinunits.h>
diff --git a/src/qt/walletcontroller.h b/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
--- a/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_QT_WALLETCONTROLLER_H
 #define BITCOIN_QT_WALLETCONTROLLER_H
 
+#include <interfaces/wallet.h>
 #include <qt/sendcoinsrecipient.h>
 #include <qt/walletmodel.h>
 #include <support/allocators/secure.h>
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
     void walletAdded(WalletModel *wallet_model);
     void walletRemoved(WalletModel *wallet_model);
 
-    void coinsSent(WalletModel *wallet_model, SendCoinsRecipient recipient,
+    void coinsSent(interfaces::Wallet &wallet, SendCoinsRecipient recipient,
                    QByteArray transaction);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.h b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
                  unsigned int style);
 
     // Coins sent: from wallet, to recipient, in (serialized) transaction:
-    void coinsSent(WalletModel *wallet, SendCoinsRecipient recipient,
+    void coinsSent(interfaces::Wallet &wallet, SendCoinsRecipient recipient,
                    QByteArray transaction);
 
     // Show progress dialog e.g. for rescan
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
                 m_wallet->setAddressBook(dest, strLabel, "");
             }
         }
-        Q_EMIT coinsSent(this, rcp, transaction_array);
+        Q_EMIT coinsSent(this->wallet(), rcp, transaction_array);
     }
 
     // update balance immediately, otherwise there could be a short noticeable
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
--- a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     "qt/bitcoingui -> qt/walletframe -> qt/bitcoingui"
     "qt/bitcoingui -> qt/walletview -> qt/bitcoingui"
     "qt/clientmodel -> qt/peertablemodel -> qt/clientmodel"
-    "qt/paymentserver -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/paymentserver"
     "qt/recentrequeststablemodel -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/recentrequeststablemodel"
     "qt/transactiontablemodel -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/transactiontablemodel"
     "qt/walletmodel -> qt/walletmodeltransaction -> qt/walletmodel"