diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 6542abc23df..af1a20dacb5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -288,11 +288,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> LoadWalletInternal(WalletContext& context, const std::s
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-        // Legacy wallets are being deprecated, warn if the loaded wallet is legacy
-        if (!wallet->IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS)) {
-            warnings.emplace_back(_("Wallet loaded successfully. The legacy wallet type is being deprecated and support for creating and opening legacy wallets will be removed in the future. Legacy wallets can be migrated to a descriptor wallet with migratewallet."));
-        }
-
         NotifyWalletLoaded(context, wallet);
         AddWallet(context, wallet);
         wallet->postInitProcess();
@@ -382,12 +377,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CreateWallet(WalletContext& context, const std::string&
     uint64_t wallet_creation_flags = options.create_flags;
     const SecureString& passphrase = options.create_passphrase;
 
-    if (wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS) options.require_format = DatabaseFormat::SQLITE;
-    else {
-        error = Untranslated("Legacy wallets can no longer be created");
-        status = DatabaseStatus::FAILED_CREATE;
-        return nullptr;
-    }
+    // Only descriptor wallets can be created
+    Assert(wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS);
+    options.require_format = DatabaseFormat::SQLITE;
 
     // Indicate that the wallet is actually supposed to be blank and not just blank to make it encrypted
     bool create_blank = (wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_BLANK_WALLET);
@@ -404,13 +396,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CreateWallet(WalletContext& context, const std::string&
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    // Descriptor support must be enabled for an external signer wallet
-    if ((wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_EXTERNAL_SIGNER) && !(wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS)) {
-        error = Untranslated("Descriptor support must be enabled when using an external signer");
-        status = DatabaseStatus::FAILED_CREATE;
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     // Do not allow a passphrase when private keys are disabled
     if (!passphrase.empty() && (wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_DISABLE_PRIVATE_KEYS)) {
         error = Untranslated("Passphrase provided but private keys are disabled. A passphrase is only used to encrypt private keys, so cannot be used for wallets with private keys disabled.");
@@ -453,17 +438,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CreateWallet(WalletContext& context, const std::string&
             // Set a seed for the wallet
             {
                 LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
-                if (wallet->IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS)) {
-                    wallet->SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
-                } else {
-                    for (auto spk_man : wallet->GetActiveScriptPubKeyMans()) {
-                        if (!spk_man->SetupGeneration()) {
-                            error = Untranslated("Unable to generate initial keys");
-                            status = DatabaseStatus::FAILED_CREATE;
-                            return nullptr;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                wallet->SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
             }
 
             // Relock the wallet
@@ -478,11 +453,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CreateWallet(WalletContext& context, const std::string&
     // Write the wallet settings
     UpdateWalletSetting(*context.chain, name, load_on_start, warnings);
 
-    // Legacy wallets are being deprecated, warn if a newly created wallet is legacy
-    if (!(wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS)) {
-        warnings.emplace_back(_("Wallet created successfully. The legacy wallet type is being deprecated and support for creating and opening legacy wallets will be removed in the future."));
-    }
-
     status = DatabaseStatus::SUCCESS;
     return wallet;
 }
@@ -813,6 +783,9 @@ void CWallet::AddToSpends(const CWalletTx& wtx, WalletBatch* batch)
 
 bool CWallet::EncryptWallet(const SecureString& strWalletPassphrase)
 {
+    // Only descriptor wallets can be encrypted
+    Assert(IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS));
+
     if (IsCrypted())
         return false;
 
@@ -871,8 +844,8 @@ bool CWallet::EncryptWallet(const SecureString& strWalletPassphrase)
         Lock();
         Unlock(strWalletPassphrase);
 
-        // If we are using descriptors, make new descriptors with a new seed
-        if (IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS) && !IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_BLANK_WALLET)) {
+        // Make new descriptors with a new seed
+        if (!IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_BLANK_WALLET)) {
             SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
         }
         Lock();
@@ -2896,18 +2869,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CWallet::Create(WalletContext& context, const std::stri
         assert(walletInstance->IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS));
 
         if ((wallet_creation_flags & WALLET_FLAG_EXTERNAL_SIGNER) || !(wallet_creation_flags & (WALLET_FLAG_DISABLE_PRIVATE_KEYS | WALLET_FLAG_BLANK_WALLET))) {
-            if (walletInstance->IsWalletFlagSet(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS)) {
-                walletInstance->SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
-                // SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans already calls SetupGeneration for us so we don't need to call SetupGeneration separately
-            } else {
-                // Legacy wallets need SetupGeneration here.
-                for (auto spk_man : walletInstance->GetActiveScriptPubKeyMans()) {
-                    if (!spk_man->SetupGeneration()) {
-                        error = _("Unable to generate initial keys");
-                        return nullptr;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            walletInstance->SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
+            // SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans already calls SetupGeneration for us so we don't need to call SetupGeneration separately
         }
 
         if (chain) {