diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 0be5f7c4f7..77dfe80e81 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public:
     void Close() const override {}
 };
 
-static DummyWalletInit g_dummy_wallet_init;
-WalletInitInterface* const g_wallet_init_interface = &g_dummy_wallet_init;
+const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface = DummyWalletInit();
 #endif
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ void Shutdown()
     StopREST();
     StopRPC();
     StopHTTPServer();
-    g_wallet_init_interface->Flush();
+    g_wallet_init_interface.Flush();
     StopMapPort();
 
     // Because these depend on each-other, we make sure that neither can be
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ void Shutdown()
         pcoinsdbview.reset();
         pblocktree.reset();
     }
-    g_wallet_init_interface->Stop();
+    g_wallet_init_interface.Stop();
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     if (pzmqNotificationInterface) {
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ void Shutdown()
     UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterWithMempoolSignals(mempool);
-    g_wallet_init_interface->Close();
+    g_wallet_init_interface.Close();
     globalVerifyHandle.reset();
     ECC_Stop();
     LogPrintf("%s: done\n", __func__);
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitelist=<IP address or network>", _("Whitelist peers connecting from the given IP address (e.g. 1.2.3.4) or CIDR notated network (e.g. 1.2.3.0/24). Can be specified multiple times.") +
         " " + _("Whitelisted peers cannot be DoS banned and their transactions are always relayed, even if they are already in the mempool, useful e.g. for a gateway"));
 
-    strUsage += g_wallet_init_interface->GetHelpString(showDebug);
+    strUsage += g_wallet_init_interface.GetHelpString(showDebug);
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("ZeroMQ notification options:"));
@@ -1093,7 +1092,7 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
         return InitError(strprintf("acceptnonstdtxn is not currently supported for %s chain", chainparams.NetworkIDString()));
     nBytesPerSigOp = gArgs.GetArg("-bytespersigop", nBytesPerSigOp);
 
-    if (!g_wallet_init_interface->ParameterInteraction()) return false;
+    if (!g_wallet_init_interface.ParameterInteraction()) return false;
 
     fIsBareMultisigStd = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-permitbaremultisig", DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG);
     fAcceptDatacarrier = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-datacarrier", DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER);
@@ -1259,7 +1258,7 @@ bool AppInitMain()
      * available in the GUI RPC console even if external calls are disabled.
      */
     RegisterAllCoreRPCCommands(tableRPC);
-    g_wallet_init_interface->RegisterRPC(tableRPC);
+    g_wallet_init_interface.RegisterRPC(tableRPC);
 
     /* Start the RPC server already.  It will be started in "warmup" mode
      * and not really process calls already (but it will signify connections
@@ -1276,7 +1275,7 @@ bool AppInitMain()
     int64_t nStart;
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 5: verify wallet database integrity
-    if (!g_wallet_init_interface->Verify()) return false;
+    if (!g_wallet_init_interface.Verify()) return false;
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 6: network initialization
     // Note that we absolutely cannot open any actual connections
@@ -1595,7 +1594,7 @@ bool AppInitMain()
     fFeeEstimatesInitialized = true;
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 8: load wallet
-    if (!g_wallet_init_interface->Open()) return false;
+    if (!g_wallet_init_interface.Open()) return false;
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 9: data directory maintenance
 
@@ -1741,7 +1740,7 @@ bool AppInitMain()
     SetRPCWarmupFinished();
     uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Done loading"));
 
-    g_wallet_init_interface->Start(scheduler);
+    g_wallet_init_interface.Start(scheduler);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/init.h b/src/init.h
index 829c110112..000c8c95e4 100644
--- a/src/init.h
+++ b/src/init.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CScheduler;
 class CWallet;
 
 class WalletInitInterface;
-extern WalletInitInterface* const g_wallet_init_interface;
+extern const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface;
 
 namespace boost
 {
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
index 72d1fa3ec6..2fd9aa1a6f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ public:
     void Close() const override;
 };
 
-static WalletInit g_wallet_init;
-WalletInitInterface* const g_wallet_init_interface = &g_wallet_init;
+const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface = WalletInit();
 
 std::string WalletInit::GetHelpString(bool showDebug) const
 {