diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index e0f4a01756..05fd67c501 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ DbEnv dbenv(0);
 static map<string, int> mapFileUseCount;
 static map<string, Db*> mapDb;
 
-static bool fRemoveLogFiles = false;
-void RemoveLogFilesOnShutdown(bool fIn)
-{
-    fRemoveLogFiles = fIn;
-}
 static void EnvShutdown()
 {
     if (!fDbEnvInit)
@@ -48,24 +43,6 @@ static void EnvShutdown()
         printf("EnvShutdown exception: %s (%d)\n", e.what(), e.get_errno());
     }
     DbEnv(0).remove(GetDataDir().c_str(), 0);
-
-    if (fRemoveLogFiles)
-    {
-        filesystem::path datadir(GetDataDir());
-        filesystem::directory_iterator it(datadir / "database");
-        while (it != filesystem::directory_iterator())
-        {
-            const filesystem::path& p = it->path();
-#if BOOST_FILESYSTEM_VERSION >= 3
-            std::string f = p.filename().generic_string();
-#else
-            std::string f = p.filename();
-#endif
-            if (f.find("log.") == 0)
-                filesystem::remove(p);
-            ++it;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 class CDBInit
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index 425dc2e57b..15bfb29c8e 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class CBlockLocator;
 extern unsigned int nWalletDBUpdated;
 extern DbEnv dbenv;
 
-
-extern void RemoveLogFilesOnShutdown(bool fRemoveLogFiles);
 extern void DBFlush(bool fShutdown);
 void ThreadFlushWalletDB(void* parg);
 bool BackupWallet(const CWallet& wallet, const std::string& strDest);
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 87882a3b96..af80cc16d5 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ bool CWallet::EncryptWallet(const string& strWalletPassphrase)
 
         // Need to completely rewrite the wallet file; if we don't, bdb might keep
         // bits of the unencrypted private key in slack space in the database file.
-        if (CDB::Rewrite(strWalletFile))
-            RemoveLogFilesOnShutdown(true);
+        CDB::Rewrite(strWalletFile);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -1154,7 +1153,6 @@ int CWallet::LoadWallet(bool& fFirstRunRet)
     {
         if (CDB::Rewrite(strWalletFile, "\x04pool"))
         {
-            RemoveLogFilesOnShutdown(true);
             setKeyPool.clear();
             // Note: can't top-up keypool here, because wallet is locked.
             // User will be prompted to unlock wallet the next operation