diff --git a/src/wallet/bdb.cpp b/src/wallet/bdb.cpp
index 4856f4bff82..bfd2b9b45ea 100644
--- a/src/wallet/bdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/bdb.cpp
@@ -484,13 +484,11 @@ void BerkeleyEnvironment::ReloadDbEnv()
     Open(true);
 }
 
-bool BerkeleyBatch::Rewrite(BerkeleyDatabase& database, const char* pszSkip)
+bool BerkeleyDatabase::Rewrite(const char* pszSkip)
 {
-    if (database.IsDummy()) {
+    if (IsDummy()) {
         return true;
     }
-    BerkeleyEnvironment *env = database.env.get();
-    const std::string& strFile = database.strFile;
     while (true) {
         {
             LOCK(cs_db);
@@ -504,7 +502,7 @@ bool BerkeleyBatch::Rewrite(BerkeleyDatabase& database, const char* pszSkip)
                 LogPrintf("BerkeleyBatch::Rewrite: Rewriting %s...\n", strFile);
                 std::string strFileRes = strFile + ".rewrite";
                 { // surround usage of db with extra {}
-                    BerkeleyBatch db(database, "r");
+                    BerkeleyBatch db(*this, "r");
                     std::unique_ptr<Db> pdbCopy = MakeUnique<Db>(env->dbenv.get(), 0);
 
                     int ret = pdbCopy->open(nullptr,               // Txn pointer
@@ -654,11 +652,6 @@ bool BerkeleyDatabase::PeriodicFlush()
     return ret;
 }
 
-bool BerkeleyDatabase::Rewrite(const char* pszSkip)
-{
-    return BerkeleyBatch::Rewrite(*this, pszSkip);
-}
-
 bool BerkeleyDatabase::Backup(const std::string& strDest) const
 {
     if (IsDummy()) {
diff --git a/src/wallet/bdb.h b/src/wallet/bdb.h
index d15efc810fa..73169abde4d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/bdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/bdb.h
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ public:
     bool TxnBegin();
     bool TxnCommit();
     bool TxnAbort();
-
-    bool static Rewrite(BerkeleyDatabase& database, const char* pszSkip = nullptr);
 };
 
 std::string BerkeleyDatabaseVersion();