diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 508063d5e2..b09c656597 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = . qt test
 BITCOIN_CORE_H = addrman.h alert.h allocators.h base58.h bignum.h \
   bitcoinrpc.h bloom.h chainparams.h checkpoints.h checkqueue.h \
   clientversion.h compat.h core.h crypter.h db.h hash.h init.h \
-  key.h keystore.h leveldb.h limitedmap.h main.h miner.h mruset.h \
+  key.h keystore.h leveldbwrapper.h limitedmap.h main.h miner.h mruset.h \
   netbase.h net.h protocol.h script.h serialize.h sync.h threadsafety.h \
   txdb.h txmempool.h ui_interface.h uint256.h util.h version.h walletdb.h wallet.h
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ version.o: obj/build.h
 
 libbitcoin_a_SOURCES = addrman.cpp alert.cpp allocators.cpp bitcoinrpc.cpp bloom.cpp \
   chainparams.cpp checkpoints.cpp core.cpp crypter.cpp db.cpp hash.cpp \
-  init.cpp key.cpp keystore.cpp leveldb.cpp main.cpp miner.cpp \
+  init.cpp key.cpp keystore.cpp leveldbwrapper.cpp main.cpp miner.cpp \
   netbase.cpp net.cpp noui.cpp protocol.cpp rpcblockchain.cpp rpcdump.cpp \
   rpcmining.cpp rpcnet.cpp rpcrawtransaction.cpp rpcwallet.cpp script.cpp \
   sync.cpp txdb.cpp txmempool.cpp util.cpp version.cpp wallet.cpp walletdb.cpp $(JSON_H) \
diff --git a/src/leveldb.cpp b/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
similarity index 87%
rename from src/leveldb.cpp
rename to src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
index fb202367c4..399208e66c 100644
--- a/src/leveldb.cpp
+++ b/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2012 The Bitcoin developers
+// Copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include "leveldb.h"
+#include "leveldbwrapper.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <leveldb/env.h>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static leveldb::Options GetOptions(size_t nCacheSize) {
     return options;
 }
 
-CLevelDB::CLevelDB(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory, bool fWipe) {
+CLevelDBWrapper::CLevelDBWrapper(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory, bool fWipe) {
     penv = NULL;
     readoptions.verify_checksums = true;
     iteroptions.verify_checksums = true;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CLevelDB::CLevelDB(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCacheSize, bool
     LogPrintf("Opened LevelDB successfully\n");
 }
 
-CLevelDB::~CLevelDB() {
+CLevelDBWrapper::~CLevelDBWrapper() {
     delete pdb;
     pdb = NULL;
     delete options.filter_policy;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ CLevelDB::~CLevelDB() {
     options.env = NULL;
 }
 
-bool CLevelDB::WriteBatch(CLevelDBBatch &batch, bool fSync) throw(leveldb_error) {
+bool CLevelDBWrapper::WriteBatch(CLevelDBBatch &batch, bool fSync) throw(leveldb_error) {
     leveldb::Status status = pdb->Write(fSync ? syncoptions : writeoptions, &batch.batch);
     HandleError(status);
     return true;
diff --git a/src/leveldb.h b/src/leveldbwrapper.h
similarity index 91%
rename from src/leveldb.h
rename to src/leveldbwrapper.h
index 7daddeb493..b4cc53b50b 100644
--- a/src/leveldb.h
+++ b/src/leveldbwrapper.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2012 The Bitcoin developers
+// Copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-#ifndef BITCOIN_LEVELDB_H
-#define BITCOIN_LEVELDB_H
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_LEVELDBWRAPPER_H
+#define BITCOIN_LEVELDBWRAPPER_H
 
 #include "serialize.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@ public:
 
 void HandleError(const leveldb::Status &status) throw(leveldb_error);
 
-// Batch of changes queued to be written to a CLevelDB
+// Batch of changes queued to be written to a CLevelDBWrapper
 class CLevelDBBatch
 {
-    friend class CLevelDB;
+    friend class CLevelDBWrapper;
 
 private:
     leveldb::WriteBatch batch;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-class CLevelDB
+class CLevelDBWrapper
 {
 private:
     // custom environment this database is using (may be NULL in case of default environment)
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ private:
     leveldb::DB *pdb;
 
 public:
-    CLevelDB(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);
-    ~CLevelDB();
+    CLevelDBWrapper(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);
+    ~CLevelDBWrapper();
 
     template<typename K, typename V> bool Read(const K& key, V& value) throw(leveldb_error) {
         CDataStream ssKey(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
@@ -151,4 +152,4 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-#endif // BITCOIN_LEVELDB_H
+#endif // BITCOIN_LEVELDBWRAPPER_H
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index 27d6caf4d9..f459f0c71a 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool CCoinsViewDB::BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, CBlockI
     return db.WriteBatch(batch);
 }
 
-CBlockTreeDB::CBlockTreeDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory, bool fWipe) : CLevelDB(GetDataDir() / "blocks" / "index", nCacheSize, fMemory, fWipe) {
+CBlockTreeDB::CBlockTreeDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory, bool fWipe) : CLevelDBWrapper(GetDataDir() / "blocks" / "index", nCacheSize, fMemory, fWipe) {
 }
 
 bool CBlockTreeDB::WriteBlockIndex(const CDiskBlockIndex& blockindex)
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
index b555be3de7..4bc2902a0b 100644
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #define BITCOIN_TXDB_LEVELDB_H
 
 #include "main.h"
-#include "leveldb.h"
+#include "leveldbwrapper.h"
 
 /** CCoinsView backed by the LevelDB coin database (chainstate/) */
 class CCoinsViewDB : public CCoinsView
 {
 protected:
-    CLevelDB db;
+    CLevelDBWrapper db;
 public:
     CCoinsViewDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 /** Access to the block database (blocks/index/) */
-class CBlockTreeDB : public CLevelDB
+class CBlockTreeDB : public CLevelDBWrapper
 {
 public:
     CBlockTreeDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);