diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 3f528a1f5..9022b4a4c 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
 
     RegisterAllCoreRPCCommands(tableRPC);
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    RegisterWalletRPCCommands(tableRPC);
+    RegisterWalletRPC(tableRPC);
 #endif
 
     nConnectTimeout = gArgs.GetArg("-timeout", DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
index 84318eac0..9fd038150 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
+#include "wallet/rpcwallet.h"
 
 std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug)
 {
@@ -171,6 +172,13 @@ bool WalletParameterInteraction()
     return true;
 }
 
+void RegisterWalletRPC(CRPCTable &t)
+{
+    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false)) return;
+
+    RegisterWalletRPCCommands(t);
+}
+
 bool VerifyWallets()
 {
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET))
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.h b/src/wallet/init.h
index 1be2ef927..588357119 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.h
+++ b/src/wallet/init.h
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+class CRPCTable;
+
 //! Return the wallets help message.
 std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug);
 
 //! Wallets parameter interaction
 bool WalletParameterInteraction();
 
+//! Register wallet RPCs.
+void RegisterWalletRPC(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
+
 //! Responsible for reading and validating the -wallet arguments and verifying the wallet database.
 //  This function will perform salvage on the wallet if requested, as long as only one wallet is
 //  being loaded (CWallet::ParameterInteraction forbids -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 4ea53c413..6ef3599a1 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -3217,9 +3217,6 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
 
 void RegisterWalletRPCCommands(CRPCTable &t)
 {
-    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false))
-        return;
-
     for (unsigned int vcidx = 0; vcidx < ARRAYLEN(commands); vcidx++)
         t.appendCommand(commands[vcidx].name, &commands[vcidx]);
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h
index db0808b93..14e51610d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_WALLET_RPCWALLET_H
 #define BITCOIN_WALLET_RPCWALLET_H
 
+#include <string>
+
 class CRPCTable;
+class CWallet;
 class JSONRPCRequest;
 
 void RegisterWalletRPCCommands(CRPCTable &t);