diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
index a0d0e7044..3867310cd 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ bool WalletModel::changePassphrase(const SecureString &oldPass, const SecureStri
 
 bool WalletModel::backupWallet(const QString &filename)
 {
-    return BackupWallet(*wallet, filename.toLocal8Bit().data());
+    return wallet->BackupWallet(filename.toLocal8Bit().data());
 }
 
 // Handlers for core signals
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 8bd1279b7..f11f29914 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ UniValue backupwallet(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
     string strDest = params[0].get_str();
-    if (!BackupWallet(*pwalletMain, strDest))
+    if (!pwalletMain->BackupWallet(strDest))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error: Wallet backup failed!");
 
     return NullUniValue;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 4809e3baa..5d1a43119 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3283,6 +3283,46 @@ bool CWallet::ParameterInteraction()
     return true;
 }
 
+bool CWallet::BackupWallet(const std::string& strDest)
+{
+    if (!fFileBacked)
+        return false;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        {
+            LOCK(bitdb.cs_db);
+            if (!bitdb.mapFileUseCount.count(strWalletFile) || bitdb.mapFileUseCount[strWalletFile] == 0)
+            {
+                // Flush log data to the dat file
+                bitdb.CloseDb(strWalletFile);
+                bitdb.CheckpointLSN(strWalletFile);
+                bitdb.mapFileUseCount.erase(strWalletFile);
+
+                // Copy wallet file
+                boost::filesystem::path pathSrc = GetDataDir() / strWalletFile;
+                boost::filesystem::path pathDest(strDest);
+                if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(pathDest))
+                    pathDest /= strWalletFile;
+
+                try {
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 104000
+                    boost::filesystem::copy_file(pathSrc, pathDest, boost::filesystem::copy_option::overwrite_if_exists);
+#else
+                    boost::filesystem::copy_file(pathSrc, pathDest);
+#endif
+                    LogPrintf("copied %s to %s\n", strWalletFile, pathDest.string());
+                    return true;
+                } catch (const boost::filesystem::filesystem_error& e) {
+                    LogPrintf("error copying %s to %s - %s\n", strWalletFile, pathDest.string(), e.what());
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        MilliSleep(100);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 CKeyPool::CKeyPool()
 {
     nTime = GetTime();
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 631f2b31e..b2180a5a2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -885,6 +885,8 @@ public:
 
     /* Wallets parameter interaction */
     static bool ParameterInteraction();
+
+    bool BackupWallet(const std::string& strDest);
 };
 
 /** A key allocated from the key pool. */
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index 48579b282..b5037c9a6 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -903,46 +903,6 @@ void ThreadFlushWalletDB(const string& strFile)
     }
 }
 
-bool BackupWallet(const CWallet& wallet, const string& strDest)
-{
-    if (!wallet.fFileBacked)
-        return false;
-    while (true)
-    {
-        {
-            LOCK(bitdb.cs_db);
-            if (!bitdb.mapFileUseCount.count(wallet.strWalletFile) || bitdb.mapFileUseCount[wallet.strWalletFile] == 0)
-            {
-                // Flush log data to the dat file
-                bitdb.CloseDb(wallet.strWalletFile);
-                bitdb.CheckpointLSN(wallet.strWalletFile);
-                bitdb.mapFileUseCount.erase(wallet.strWalletFile);
-
-                // Copy wallet file
-                boost::filesystem::path pathSrc = GetDataDir() / wallet.strWalletFile;
-                boost::filesystem::path pathDest(strDest);
-                if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(pathDest))
-                    pathDest /= wallet.strWalletFile;
-
-                try {
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 104000
-                    boost::filesystem::copy_file(pathSrc, pathDest, boost::filesystem::copy_option::overwrite_if_exists);
-#else
-                    boost::filesystem::copy_file(pathSrc, pathDest);
-#endif
-                    LogPrintf("copied %s to %s\n", wallet.strWalletFile, pathDest.string());
-                    return true;
-                } catch (const boost::filesystem::filesystem_error& e) {
-                    LogPrintf("error copying %s to %s - %s\n", wallet.strWalletFile, pathDest.string(), e.what());
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        MilliSleep(100);
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 //
 // Try to (very carefully!) recover wallet file if there is a problem.
 //
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.h b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
index 5345c0907..00c10ea70 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ private:
     bool WriteAccountingEntry(const uint64_t nAccEntryNum, const CAccountingEntry& acentry);
 };
 
-bool BackupWallet(const CWallet& wallet, const std::string& strDest);
 void ThreadFlushWalletDB(const std::string& strFile);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_WALLETDB_H