diff --git a/src/test/util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/test/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 32396c41c35..4cb00cecba1 100644
--- a/src/test/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/test/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ target_link_libraries(test_util
   PRIVATE
     core_interface
     Boost::headers
+    $<$<BOOL:${ENABLE_WALLET}>:SQLite3::SQLite3>
   PUBLIC
     univalue
 )
diff --git a/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp b/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
index e72455a3be1..3d6583bb037 100644
--- a/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,12 @@ static void SetPragma(sqlite3* db, const std::string& key, const std::string& va
 Mutex SQLiteDatabase::g_sqlite_mutex;
 int SQLiteDatabase::g_sqlite_count = 0;
 
-SQLiteDatabase::SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_path, const DatabaseOptions& options, bool mock)
-    : WalletDatabase(), m_mock(mock), m_dir_path(dir_path), m_file_path(fs::PathToString(file_path)), m_write_semaphore(1), m_use_unsafe_sync(options.use_unsafe_sync)
+SQLiteDatabase::SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_path, const DatabaseOptions& options)
+    : SQLiteDatabase(dir_path, file_path, options, /*additional_flags=*/0)
+{}
+
+SQLiteDatabase::SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_path, const DatabaseOptions& options, int additional_flags)
+    : WalletDatabase(), m_dir_path(dir_path), m_file_path(fs::PathToString(file_path)), m_write_semaphore(1), m_use_unsafe_sync(options.use_unsafe_sync)
 {
     {
         LOCK(g_sqlite_mutex);
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ SQLiteDatabase::SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_pa
     }
 
     try {
-        Open();
+        Open(additional_flags);
     } catch (const std::runtime_error&) {
         // If open fails, cleanup this object and rethrow the exception
         Cleanup();
@@ -243,13 +247,15 @@ bool SQLiteDatabase::Verify(bilingual_str& error)
 
 void SQLiteDatabase::Open()
 {
-    int flags = SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX | SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE;
-    if (m_mock) {
-        flags |= SQLITE_OPEN_MEMORY; // In memory database for mock db
-    }
+    Open(/*additional_flags*/0);
+}
+
+void SQLiteDatabase::Open(int additional_flags)
+{
+    int flags = SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX | SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE | additional_flags;
 
     if (m_db == nullptr) {
-        if (!m_mock) {
+        if (!(flags & SQLITE_OPEN_MEMORY)) {
             TryCreateDirectories(m_dir_path);
         }
         int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(m_file_path.c_str(), &m_db, flags, nullptr);
diff --git a/src/wallet/sqlite.h b/src/wallet/sqlite.h
index f467996dc56..fb0fa39c8bd 100644
--- a/src/wallet/sqlite.h
+++ b/src/wallet/sqlite.h
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ public:
 class SQLiteDatabase : public WalletDatabase
 {
 private:
-    const bool m_mock{false};
-
     const fs::path m_dir_path;
 
     const std::string m_file_path;
@@ -120,11 +118,16 @@ private:
 
     void Cleanup() noexcept EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!g_sqlite_mutex);
 
+    void Open(int additional_flags);
+
+protected:
+    SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_path, const DatabaseOptions& options, int additional_flags);
+
 public:
     SQLiteDatabase() = delete;
 
     /** Create DB handle to real database */
-    SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_path, const DatabaseOptions& options, bool mock = false);
+    SQLiteDatabase(const fs::path& dir_path, const fs::path& file_path, const DatabaseOptions& options);
 
     ~SQLiteDatabase();
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/test/util.cpp b/src/wallet/test/util.cpp
index c799721cfb4..b21c96f17ab 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/util.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/util.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>
 #include <wallet/walletdb.h>
 
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace wallet {
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ CTxDestination getNewDestination(CWallet& w, OutputType output_type)
 }
 
 MockableSQLiteDatabase::MockableSQLiteDatabase()
-    : SQLiteDatabase(fs::PathFromString("mock/"), fs::PathFromString("mock/wallet.dat"), DatabaseOptions(), /*mock=*/true)
+    : SQLiteDatabase(fs::PathFromString("mock/"), fs::PathFromString("mock/wallet.dat"), DatabaseOptions(), SQLITE_OPEN_MEMORY)
 {}
 
 std::unique_ptr<WalletDatabase> CreateMockableWalletDatabase()