diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
index 52d07ff7fa..2a0a19a5da 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
@@ -1779,12 +1779,10 @@ bool LegacyScriptPubKeyMan::GetHDChain(CHDChain& hdChainRet) const
     return !m_hd_chain.IsNull();
 }
 
-void LegacyScriptPubKeyMan::SetInternal(bool internal) {}
-
 bool DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetNewDestination(CTxDestination& dest, bilingual_str& error)
 {
     // Returns true if this descriptor supports getting new addresses. Conditions where we may be unable to fetch them (e.g. locked) are caught later
-    if (!CanGetAddresses(m_internal)) {
+    if (!CanGetAddresses()) {
         error = _("No addresses available");
         return false;
     }
@@ -2042,7 +2040,7 @@ bool DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::AddDescriptorKeyWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const
     }
 }
 
-bool DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::SetupDescriptorGeneration(const CExtKey& master_key)
+bool DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::SetupDescriptorGeneration(const CExtKey& master_key, bool internal)
 {
     LOCK(cs_desc_man);
     assert(m_storage.IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS));
@@ -2060,7 +2058,7 @@ bool DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::SetupDescriptorGeneration(const CExtKey& master_
     std::string desc_prefix = strprintf("pkh(%s/44'/%d'", xpub, Params().ExtCoinType());
     std::string desc_suffix = "/*)";
 
-    std::string internal_path = m_internal ? "/1" : "/0";
+    std::string internal_path = internal ? "/1" : "/0";
     std::string desc_str = desc_prefix + "/0'" + internal_path + desc_suffix;
 
     // Make the descriptor
@@ -2115,13 +2113,6 @@ int64_t DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetOldestKeyPoolTime() const
     return 0;
 }
 
-size_t DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const
-{
-    if (m_internal) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return GetKeyPoolSize();
-}
 
 unsigned int DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetKeyPoolSize() const
 {
@@ -2332,11 +2323,6 @@ uint256 DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetID() const
     return m_wallet_descriptor.id;
 }
 
-void DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::SetInternal(bool internal)
-{
-    this->m_internal = internal;
-}
-
 void DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::SetCache(const DescriptorCache& cache)
 {
     LOCK(cs_desc_man);
diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
index e3f1916272..7b248d7736 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual int64_t GetOldestKeyPoolTime() const { return GetTime(); }
 
-    virtual size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const { return 0; }
     virtual unsigned int GetKeyPoolSize() const { return 0; }
 
     virtual int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const { return 0; }
@@ -219,8 +218,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual uint256 GetID() const { return uint256(); }
 
-    virtual void SetInternal(bool internal) {}
-
     /** Prepends the wallet name in logging output to ease debugging in multi-wallet use cases */
     template<typename... Params>
     void WalletLogPrintf(std::string fmt, Params... parameters) const {
@@ -345,8 +342,7 @@ public:
     void RewriteDB() override;
 
     int64_t GetOldestKeyPoolTime() const override;
-    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const override;
-
+    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const;
     unsigned int GetKeyPoolSize() const override;
 
     int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const override;
@@ -366,8 +362,6 @@ public:
 
     uint256 GetID() const override;
 
-    void SetInternal(bool internal) override;
-
     // Map from Key ID to key metadata.
     std::map<CKeyID, CKeyMetadata> mapKeyMetadata GUARDED_BY(cs_KeyStore);
 
@@ -520,8 +514,6 @@ private:
     PubKeyMap m_map_pubkeys GUARDED_BY(cs_desc_man);
     int32_t m_max_cached_index = -1;
 
-    bool m_internal = false;
-
     KeyMap m_map_keys GUARDED_BY(cs_desc_man);
     CryptedKeyMap m_map_crypted_keys GUARDED_BY(cs_desc_man);
 
@@ -544,9 +536,8 @@ public:
         :   ScriptPubKeyMan(storage),
             m_wallet_descriptor(descriptor)
         {}
-    DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan(WalletStorage& storage, bool internal)
-        :   ScriptPubKeyMan(storage),
-            m_internal(internal)
+    DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan(WalletStorage& storage)
+        :   ScriptPubKeyMan(storage)
         {}
 
     mutable RecursiveMutex cs_desc_man;
@@ -571,12 +562,11 @@ public:
     bool IsHDEnabled() const override;
 
     //! Setup descriptors based on the given CExtkey
-    bool SetupDescriptorGeneration(const CExtKey& master_key);
+    bool SetupDescriptorGeneration(const CExtKey& master_key, bool internal);
 
     bool HavePrivateKeys() const override;
 
     int64_t GetOldestKeyPoolTime() const override;
-    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const override;
     unsigned int GetKeyPoolSize() const override;
 
     int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const override;
@@ -596,8 +586,6 @@ public:
 
     uint256 GetID() const override;
 
-    void SetInternal(bool internal) override;
-
     void SetCache(const DescriptorCache& cache);
 
     bool AddKey(const CKeyID& key_id, const CKey& key);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index a5db987bbb..aa70eef716 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -4145,9 +4145,14 @@ size_t CWallet::KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_wallet);
 
+    auto legacy_spk_man = GetLegacyScriptPubKeyMan();
+    if (legacy_spk_man) {
+        return legacy_spk_man->KeypoolCountExternalKeys();
+    }
+
     unsigned int count = 0;
-    for (auto spk_man : GetActiveScriptPubKeyMans()) {
-        count += spk_man->KeypoolCountExternalKeys();
+    if (m_external_spk_managers) {
+        count += m_external_spk_managers->GetKeyPoolSize();
     }
 
     return count;
@@ -5847,7 +5852,7 @@ void CWallet::SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans()
 
     for (bool internal : {false, true}) {
         { // OUTPUT_TYPE is only one: LEGACY
-            auto spk_manager = std::unique_ptr<DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan>(new DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan(*this, internal));
+            auto spk_manager = std::unique_ptr<DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan>(new DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan(*this));
             if (IsCrypted()) {
                 if (IsLocked()) {
                     throw std::runtime_error(std::string(__func__) + ": Wallet is locked, cannot setup new descriptors");
@@ -5856,7 +5861,7 @@ void CWallet::SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans()
                     throw std::runtime_error(std::string(__func__) + ": Could not encrypt new descriptors");
                 }
             }
-            spk_manager->SetupDescriptorGeneration(master_key);
+            spk_manager->SetupDescriptorGeneration(master_key, internal);
             uint256 id = spk_manager->GetID();
             m_spk_managers[id] = std::move(spk_manager);
             AddActiveScriptPubKeyMan(id, internal);
@@ -5883,7 +5888,6 @@ void CWallet::LoadActiveScriptPubKeyMan(uint256 id, bool internal)
     auto& spk_mans = internal ? m_internal_spk_managers : m_external_spk_managers;
     auto& spk_mans_other = internal ? m_external_spk_managers : m_internal_spk_managers;
     auto spk_man = m_spk_managers.at(id).get();
-    spk_man->SetInternal(internal);
     spk_mans = spk_man;
 
     if (spk_mans_other == spk_man) {