diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -4417,7 +4417,8 @@
 
     ScriptPubKeyMan *spk_man = pwallet->GetScriptPubKeyMan(scriptPubKey);
     if (spk_man) {
-        if (const CKeyMetadata *meta = spk_man->GetMetadata(dest)) {
+        if (const std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata> meta =
+                spk_man->GetMetadata(dest)) {
             ret.pushKV("timestamp", meta->nCreateTime);
             if (meta->has_key_origin) {
                 ret.pushKV("hdkeypath", WriteHDKeypath(meta->key_origin.path));
diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@
 
     virtual int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const { return 0; }
 
-    virtual const CKeyMetadata *GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const {
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata>
+    GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -448,7 +449,8 @@
 
     int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const override;
 
-    const CKeyMetadata *GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const override;
+    std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata>
+    GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const override;
 
     bool CanGetAddresses(bool internal = false) const override;
 
@@ -714,7 +716,8 @@
 
     int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const override;
 
-    const CKeyMetadata *GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const override;
+    std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata>
+    GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const override;
 
     bool CanGetAddresses(bool internal = false) const override;
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
     return TransactionError::OK;
 }
 
-const CKeyMetadata *
+std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata>
 LegacyScriptPubKeyMan::GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const {
     LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
 
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@
     if (!key_id.IsNull()) {
         auto it = mapKeyMetadata.find(key_id);
         if (it != mapKeyMetadata.end()) {
-            return &it->second;
+            return std::make_unique<CKeyMetadata>(it->second);
         }
     }
 
     CScript scriptPubKey = GetScriptForDestination(dest);
     auto it = m_script_metadata.find(CScriptID(scriptPubKey));
     if (it != m_script_metadata.end()) {
-        return &it->second;
+        return std::make_unique<CKeyMetadata>(it->second);
     }
 
     return nullptr;
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@
     return TransactionError::OK;
 }
 
-const CKeyMetadata *
+std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata>
 DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetMetadata(const CTxDestination &dest) const {
     return nullptr;
 }