diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
index 4ed28b062..d90e8e643 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-
 namespace {
 
 //! Make sure database has a unique fileid within the environment. If it
@@ -671,7 +669,6 @@ bool BerkeleyBatch::PeriodicFlush(BerkeleyDatabase& database)
 
         if (nRefCount == 0)
         {
-            boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
             std::map<std::string, int>::iterator mi = env->mapFileUseCount.find(strFile);
             if (mi != env->mapFileUseCount.end())
             {
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index e7adbfea7..cb516f70f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <string>
 
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-
 namespace DBKeys {
 const std::string ACENTRY{"acentry"};
 const std::string ACTIVEEXTERNALSPK{"activeexternalspk"};
@@ -745,11 +743,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
                 pwallet->WalletLogPrintf("%s\n", strErr);
         }
         pcursor->close();
-    }
-    catch (const boost::thread_interrupted&) {
-        throw;
-    }
-    catch (...) {
+    } catch (...) {
         result = DBErrors::CORRUPT;
     }
 
@@ -887,11 +881,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::FindWalletTx(std::vector<uint256>& vTxHash, std::list<CWal
             }
         }
         pcursor->close();
-    }
-    catch (const boost::thread_interrupted&) {
-        throw;
-    }
-    catch (...) {
+    } catch (...) {
         result = DBErrors::CORRUPT;
     }