diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
index 99d880daa0..41c157c5c0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ BerkeleyBatch::BerkeleyBatch(BerkeleyDatabase& database, const char* pszMode, bo
             if (fCreate && !Exists(std::string("version"))) {
                 bool fTmp = fReadOnly;
                 fReadOnly = false;
-                WriteVersion(CLIENT_VERSION);
+                Write(std::string("version"), CLIENT_VERSION);
                 fReadOnly = fTmp;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/wallet/db.h b/src/wallet/db.h
index 9df965305a..671bb7e6c3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.h
+++ b/src/wallet/db.h
@@ -396,17 +396,6 @@ public:
         return (ret == 0);
     }
 
-    bool ReadVersion(int& nVersion)
-    {
-        nVersion = 0;
-        return Read(std::string("version"), nVersion);
-    }
-
-    bool WriteVersion(int nVersion)
-    {
-        return Write(std::string("version"), nVersion);
-    }
-
     bool static Rewrite(BerkeleyDatabase& database, const char* pszSkip = nullptr);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index 2db18bec2b..9e992b266c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
 
     // Last client version to open this wallet, was previously the file version number
     int last_client = CLIENT_VERSION;
-    ReadVersion(last_client);
+    m_batch.Read(std::string("version"), last_client);
 
     int wallet_version = pwallet->GetVersion();
     pwallet->WalletLogPrintf("Wallet File Version = %d\n", wallet_version > 0 ? wallet_version : last_client);
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
         return DBErrors::NEED_REWRITE;
 
     if (last_client < CLIENT_VERSION) // Update
-        WriteVersion(CLIENT_VERSION);
+        m_batch.Write(std::string("version"), CLIENT_VERSION);
 
     if (wss.fAnyUnordered)
         result = pwallet->ReorderTransactions();
@@ -770,13 +770,3 @@ bool WalletBatch::TxnAbort()
 {
     return m_batch.TxnAbort();
 }
-
-bool WalletBatch::ReadVersion(int& nVersion)
-{
-    return m_batch.ReadVersion(nVersion);
-}
-
-bool WalletBatch::WriteVersion(int nVersion)
-{
-    return m_batch.WriteVersion(nVersion);
-}
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.h b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
index 0532a55ff5..90163528af 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
@@ -241,10 +241,6 @@ public:
     bool TxnCommit();
     //! Abort current transaction
     bool TxnAbort();
-    //! Read wallet version
-    bool ReadVersion(int& nVersion);
-    //! Write wallet version
-    bool WriteVersion(int nVersion);
 private:
     BerkeleyBatch m_batch;
     WalletDatabase& m_database;