diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 638fca9917..56e7b8e226 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1009,8 +1009,7 @@ bool CWallet::AbandonTransaction(const uint256& hashTx)
 {
     LOCK2(cs_main, cs_wallet);
 
-    // Do not flush the wallet here for performance reasons
-    CWalletDB walletdb(strWalletFile, "r+", false);
+    CWalletDB walletdb(strWalletFile, "r+");
 
     std::set<uint256> todo;
     std::set<uint256> done;