diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index d076aa5e6..bf2edb67d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -362,12 +362,6 @@ void CWallet::LoadScriptMetadata(const CScriptID& script_id, const CKeyMetadata&
     m_script_metadata[script_id] = meta;
 }
 
-// Writes a keymetadata for a public key. overwrite specifies whether to overwrite an existing metadata for that key if there exists one.
-bool CWallet::WriteKeyMetadata(const CKeyMetadata& meta, const CPubKey& pubkey, const bool overwrite)
-{
-    return WalletBatch(*database).WriteKeyMetadata(meta, pubkey, overwrite);
-}
-
 void CWallet::UpgradeKeyMetadata()
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_wallet);
@@ -432,10 +426,16 @@ void CWallet::UpdateTimeFirstKey(int64_t nCreateTime)
 }
 
 bool CWallet::AddCScript(const CScript& redeemScript)
+{
+    WalletBatch batch(*database);
+    return AddCScriptWithDB(batch, redeemScript);
+}
+
+bool CWallet::AddCScriptWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const CScript& redeemScript)
 {
     if (!CCryptoKeyStore::AddCScript(redeemScript))
         return false;
-    if (WalletBatch(*database).WriteCScript(Hash160(redeemScript), redeemScript)) {
+    if (batch.WriteCScript(Hash160(redeemScript), redeemScript)) {
         UnsetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_BLANK_WALLET);
         return true;
     }
@@ -457,20 +457,32 @@ bool CWallet::LoadCScript(const CScript& redeemScript)
     return CCryptoKeyStore::AddCScript(redeemScript);
 }
 
-bool CWallet::AddWatchOnly(const CScript& dest)
+bool CWallet::AddWatchOnlyWithDB(WalletBatch &batch, const CScript& dest)
 {
     if (!CCryptoKeyStore::AddWatchOnly(dest))
         return false;
     const CKeyMetadata& meta = m_script_metadata[CScriptID(dest)];
     UpdateTimeFirstKey(meta.nCreateTime);
     NotifyWatchonlyChanged(true);
-    if (WalletBatch(*database).WriteWatchOnly(dest, meta)) {
+    if (batch.WriteWatchOnly(dest, meta)) {
         UnsetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_BLANK_WALLET);
         return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 
+bool CWallet::AddWatchOnlyWithDB(WalletBatch &batch, const CScript& dest, int64_t create_time)
+{
+    m_script_metadata[CScriptID(dest)].nCreateTime = create_time;
+    return AddWatchOnlyWithDB(batch, dest);
+}
+
+bool CWallet::AddWatchOnly(const CScript& dest)
+{
+    WalletBatch batch(*database);
+    return AddWatchOnlyWithDB(batch, dest);
+}
+
 bool CWallet::AddWatchOnly(const CScript& dest, int64_t nCreateTime)
 {
     m_script_metadata[CScriptID(dest)].nCreateTime = nCreateTime;
@@ -4469,12 +4481,12 @@ bool CWallet::GetKeyOrigin(const CKeyID& keyID, KeyOriginInfo& info) const
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CWallet::AddKeyOrigin(const CPubKey& pubkey, const KeyOriginInfo& info)
+bool CWallet::AddKeyOriginWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const CPubKey& pubkey, const KeyOriginInfo& info)
 {
     LOCK(cs_wallet);
     std::copy(info.fingerprint, info.fingerprint + 4, mapKeyMetadata[pubkey.GetID()].key_origin.fingerprint);
     mapKeyMetadata[pubkey.GetID()].key_origin.path = info.path;
     mapKeyMetadata[pubkey.GetID()].has_key_origin = true;
     mapKeyMetadata[pubkey.GetID()].hdKeypath = WriteHDKeypath(info.path);
-    return WriteKeyMetadata(mapKeyMetadata[pubkey.GetID()], pubkey, true);
+    return batch.WriteKeyMetadata(mapKeyMetadata[pubkey.GetID()], pubkey, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 62ba0aa96..487fc31e0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ private:
      * nTimeFirstKey more intelligently for more efficient rescans.
      */
     bool AddWatchOnly(const CScript& dest) override EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
+    bool AddWatchOnlyWithDB(WalletBatch &batch, const CScript& dest) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
 
     /** Interface for accessing chain state. */
     interfaces::Chain* m_chain;
@@ -760,8 +761,6 @@ public:
     // Map from Script ID to key metadata (for watch-only keys).
     std::map<CScriptID, CKeyMetadata> m_script_metadata GUARDED_BY(cs_wallet);
 
-    bool WriteKeyMetadata(const CKeyMetadata& meta, const CPubKey& pubkey, bool overwrite);
-
     typedef std::map<unsigned int, CMasterKey> MasterKeyMap;
     MasterKeyMap mapMasterKeys;
     unsigned int nMasterKeyMaxID = 0;
@@ -872,6 +871,7 @@ public:
     //! Adds an encrypted key to the store, without saving it to disk (used by LoadWallet)
     bool LoadCryptedKey(const CPubKey &vchPubKey, const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCryptedSecret);
     bool AddCScript(const CScript& redeemScript) override;
+    bool AddCScriptWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const CScript& script);
     bool LoadCScript(const CScript& redeemScript);
 
     //! Adds a destination data tuple to the store, and saves it to disk
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ public:
 
     //! Adds a watch-only address to the store, and saves it to disk.
     bool AddWatchOnly(const CScript& dest, int64_t nCreateTime) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
+    bool AddWatchOnlyWithDB(WalletBatch &batch, const CScript& dest, int64_t create_time) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
     bool RemoveWatchOnly(const CScript &dest) override EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
     //! Adds a watch-only address to the store, without saving it to disk (used by LoadWallet)
     bool LoadWatchOnly(const CScript &dest);
@@ -1213,7 +1214,7 @@ public:
     bool GetKeyOrigin(const CKeyID& keyid, KeyOriginInfo& info) const override;
 
     /** Add a KeyOriginInfo to the wallet */
-    bool AddKeyOrigin(const CPubKey& pubkey, const KeyOriginInfo& info);
+    bool AddKeyOriginWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const CPubKey& pubkey, const KeyOriginInfo& info);
 };
 
 /**