diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums.cpp
index 2b6b084ae9..6fc79b82a1 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int CQuorum::GetMemberIndex(const uint256& proTxHash) const
     return -1;
 }
 
-void CQuorum::WriteContributions(const std::unique_ptr<CDBWrapper>& db) const
+void CQuorum::WriteContributions(CDBWrapper& db) const
 {
     uint256 dbKey = MakeQuorumKey(*this);
 
@@ -175,19 +175,19 @@ void CQuorum::WriteContributions(const std::unique_ptr<CDBWrapper>& db) const
         for (auto& pubkey : *quorumVvec) {
             s << CBLSPublicKeyVersionWrapper(pubkey, false);
         }
-        db->Write(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_QUORUM_VVEC, dbKey), s);
+        db.Write(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_QUORUM_VVEC, dbKey), s);
     }
     if (skShare.IsValid()) {
-        db->Write(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_SK_SHARE, dbKey), skShare);
+        db.Write(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_SK_SHARE, dbKey), skShare);
     }
 }
 
-bool CQuorum::ReadContributions(const std::unique_ptr<CDBWrapper>& db)
+bool CQuorum::ReadContributions(const CDBWrapper& db)
 {
     uint256 dbKey = MakeQuorumKey(*this);
     CDataStream s(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
 
-    if (!db->ReadDataStream(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_QUORUM_VVEC, dbKey), s)) {
+    if (!db.ReadDataStream(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_QUORUM_VVEC, dbKey), s)) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ bool CQuorum::ReadContributions(const std::unique_ptr<CDBWrapper>& db)
     quorumVvec = std::make_shared<std::vector<CBLSPublicKey>>(std::move(qv));
     // We ignore the return value here as it is ok if this fails. If it fails, it usually means that we are not a
     // member of the quorum but observed the whole DKG process to have the quorum verification vector.
-    db->Read(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_SK_SHARE, dbKey), skShare);
+    db.Read(std::make_pair(DB_QUORUM_SK_SHARE, dbKey), skShare);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ CQuorumManager::CQuorumManager(CBLSWorker& _blsWorker, CChainState& chainstate,
                                CQuorumBlockProcessor& _quorumBlockProcessor,
                                const CActiveMasternodeManager* const mn_activeman, const CMasternodeSync& mn_sync,
                                const CSporkManager& sporkman, bool unit_tests, bool wipe) :
-    db(std::make_unique<CDBWrapper>(unit_tests ? "" : (gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "llmq/quorumdb"), 1 << 20, unit_tests, wipe)),
+    db(std::make_unique<CDBWrapper>(unit_tests ? "" : (gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "llmq" / "quorumdb"), 1 << 20,
+                                    unit_tests, wipe)),
     blsWorker(_blsWorker),
     m_chainstate(chainstate),
     connman(_connman),
@@ -407,11 +408,11 @@ CQuorumPtr CQuorumManager::BuildQuorumFromCommitment(const Consensus::LLMQType l
     quorum->Init(std::move(qc), pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, minedBlockHash, members);
 
     bool hasValidVvec = false;
-    if (WITH_LOCK(cs_db, return quorum->ReadContributions(db))) {
+    if (WITH_LOCK(cs_db, return quorum->ReadContributions(*db))) {
         hasValidVvec = true;
     } else {
         if (BuildQuorumContributions(quorum->qc, quorum)) {
-            WITH_LOCK(cs_db, quorum->WriteContributions(db));
+            WITH_LOCK(cs_db, quorum->WriteContributions(*db));
             hasValidVvec = true;
         } else {
             LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%s -- llmqType[%d] quorumIndex[%d] quorum.ReadContributions and BuildQuorumContributions for quorumHash[%s] failed\n", __func__, ToUnderlying(llmqType), quorum->qc->quorumIndex, quorum->qc->quorumHash.ToString());
@@ -849,7 +850,7 @@ PeerMsgRet CQuorumManager::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_t
                 return errorHandler("Invalid secret key share received");
             }
         }
-        WITH_LOCK(cs_db, pQuorum->WriteContributions(db));
+        WITH_LOCK(cs_db, pQuorum->WriteContributions(*db));
         return {};
     }
     return {};
@@ -1110,6 +1111,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::StartCleanupOldQuorumDataThread(const CBlockIndex* pIndex)
     });
 }
 
+// TODO: remove in v23
 void CQuorumManager::MigrateOldQuorumDB(CEvoDB& evoDb) const
 {
     LOCK(cs_db);
@@ -1117,7 +1119,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::MigrateOldQuorumDB(CEvoDB& evoDb) const
 
     const auto prefixes = {DB_QUORUM_QUORUM_VVEC, DB_QUORUM_SK_SHARE};
 
-    LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%d -- start\n", __func__);
+    LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%s -- start\n", __func__);
 
     CDBBatch batch(*db);
     std::unique_ptr<CDBIterator> pcursor(evoDb.GetRawDB().NewIterator());
@@ -1160,7 +1162,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::MigrateOldQuorumDB(CEvoDB& evoDb) const
 
         db->WriteBatch(batch);
 
-        LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%d -- %s moved %d\n", __func__, prefix, count);
+        LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%s -- %s moved %d\n", __func__, prefix, count);
     }
 
     pcursor.reset();
@@ -1169,7 +1171,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::MigrateOldQuorumDB(CEvoDB& evoDb) const
     DataCleanupHelper(evoDb.GetRawDB(), {});
     evoDb.CommitRootTransaction();
 
-    LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%d -- done\n", __func__);
+    LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ, "CQuorumManager::%s -- done\n", __func__);
 }
 
 CQuorumCPtr SelectQuorumForSigning(const Consensus::LLMQParams& llmq_params, const CChain& active_chain, const CQuorumManager& qman,
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums.h b/src/llmq/quorums.h
index ca7e45c1c5..be377e357f 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums.h
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums.h
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ public:
 
 private:
     bool HasVerificationVectorInternal() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_vvec_shShare);
-    void WriteContributions(const std::unique_ptr<CDBWrapper>& db) const;
-    bool ReadContributions(const std::unique_ptr<CDBWrapper>& db);
+    void WriteContributions(CDBWrapper& db) const;
+    bool ReadContributions(const CDBWrapper& db);
 };
 
 /**