diff --git a/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp b/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp
index 7fd279416..46ca12826 100644
--- a/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp
@@ -10,31 +10,16 @@
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>
 
-struct WalletTestingSetup {
-    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Chain> m_chain = interfaces::MakeChain();
-    CWallet m_wallet;
-
-    WalletTestingSetup()
-        : m_wallet{m_chain.get(), WalletLocation(), WalletDatabase::CreateMock()}
-    {
-    }
-
-    void handleNotifications()
-    {
-        m_wallet.m_chain_notifications_handler = m_chain->handleNotifications(m_wallet);
-    }
-};
-
 static void WalletBalance(benchmark::State& state, const bool set_dirty, const bool add_watchonly, const bool add_mine)
 {
     const auto& ADDRESS_WATCHONLY = ADDRESS_BCRT1_UNSPENDABLE;
 
-    WalletTestingSetup wallet_t{};
-    auto& wallet = wallet_t.m_wallet;
+    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Chain> chain = interfaces::MakeChain();
+    CWallet wallet{chain.get(), WalletLocation(), WalletDatabase::CreateMock()};
     {
         bool first_run;
         if (wallet.LoadWallet(first_run) != DBErrors::LOAD_OK) assert(false);
-        wallet_t.handleNotifications();
+        wallet.handleNotifications();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_test_fixture.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_test_fixture.cpp
index 7b8299453..6526e69ee 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_test_fixture.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_test_fixture.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 #include <wallet/db.h>
 #include <wallet/rpcwallet.h>
 
-WalletTestingSetup::WalletTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName):
-    TestingSetup(chainName), m_wallet(m_chain.get(), WalletLocation(), WalletDatabase::CreateMock())
+WalletTestingSetup::WalletTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName)
+    : TestingSetup(chainName),
+      m_wallet(m_chain.get(), WalletLocation(), WalletDatabase::CreateMock())
 {
     bool fFirstRun;
     m_wallet.LoadWallet(fFirstRun);
-    m_wallet.m_chain_notifications_handler = m_chain->handleNotifications(m_wallet);
+    m_wallet.handleNotifications();
 
     m_chain_client->registerRpcs();
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 98ba48972..4737e2f6f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>
 
-#include <checkpoints.h>
 #include <chain.h>
-#include <wallet/coincontrol.h>
+#include <checkpoints.h>
 #include <consensus/consensus.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <fs.h>
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <key.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <keystore.h>
-#include <validation.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <policy/fees.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
@@ -34,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <util/moneystr.h>
 #include <util/rbf.h>
 #include <util/validation.h>
+#include <validation.h>
+#include <wallet/coincontrol.h>
 #include <wallet/fees.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -4303,7 +4303,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CWallet::CreateWalletFromFile(interfaces::Chain& chain,
     chain.loadWallet(interfaces::MakeWallet(walletInstance));
 
     // Register with the validation interface. It's ok to do this after rescan since we're still holding locked_chain.
-    walletInstance->m_chain_notifications_handler = chain.handleNotifications(*walletInstance);
+    walletInstance->handleNotifications();
 
     walletInstance->SetBroadcastTransactions(gArgs.GetBoolArg("-walletbroadcast", DEFAULT_WALLETBROADCAST));
 
@@ -4316,6 +4316,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CWallet::CreateWalletFromFile(interfaces::Chain& chain,
     return walletInstance;
 }
 
+void CWallet::handleNotifications()
+{
+    m_chain_notifications_handler = m_chain->handleNotifications(*this);
+}
+
 void CWallet::postInitProcess()
 {
     auto locked_chain = chain().lock();
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 53de1ea06..62ba0aa96 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 #include <interfaces/handler.h>
 #include <outputtype.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
+#include <script/ismine.h>
+#include <script/sign.h>
 #include <streams.h>
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <ui_interface.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
-#include <validationinterface.h>
-#include <script/ismine.h>
-#include <script/sign.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
-#include <wallet/crypter.h>
+#include <validationinterface.h>
 #include <wallet/coinselection.h>
+#include <wallet/crypter.h>
 #include <wallet/walletdb.h>
 #include <wallet/walletutil.h>
 
@@ -767,7 +767,10 @@ public:
     unsigned int nMasterKeyMaxID = 0;
 
     /** Construct wallet with specified name and database implementation. */
-    CWallet(interfaces::Chain* chain, const WalletLocation& location, std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> database) : m_chain(chain), m_location(location), database(std::move(database))
+    CWallet(interfaces::Chain* chain, const WalletLocation& location, std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> database)
+        : m_chain(chain),
+          m_location(location),
+          database(std::move(database))
     {
     }
 
@@ -794,6 +797,9 @@ public:
     /** Registered interfaces::Chain::Notifications handler. */
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Handler> m_chain_notifications_handler;
 
+    /** Register the wallet for chain notifications */
+    void handleNotifications();
+
     /** Interface for accessing chain state. */
     interfaces::Chain& chain() const { assert(m_chain); return *m_chain; }
 
@@ -1208,8 +1214,6 @@ public:
 
     /** Add a KeyOriginInfo to the wallet */
     bool AddKeyOrigin(const CPubKey& pubkey, const KeyOriginInfo& info);
-
-    friend struct WalletTestingSetup;
 };
 
 /**