diff --git a/src/bench/wallet_create_tx.cpp b/src/bench/wallet_create_tx.cpp
index 632918c0ca9..c0ca8f983da 100644
--- a/src/bench/wallet_create_tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/wallet_create_tx.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 using wallet::CWallet;
 using wallet::CreateMockableWalletDatabase;
-using wallet::DBErrors;
 using wallet::WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS;
 
 struct TipBlock
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ static void WalletCreateTx(benchmark::Bench& bench, const OutputType output_type
         LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
         wallet.SetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS);
         wallet.SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
-        if (wallet.LoadWallet() != DBErrors::LOAD_OK) assert(false);
     }
 
     // Generate destinations
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@ static void AvailableCoins(benchmark::Bench& bench, const std::vector<OutputType
         LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
         wallet.SetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS);
         wallet.SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans();
-        if (wallet.LoadWallet() != DBErrors::LOAD_OK) assert(false);
     }
 
     // Generate destinations
diff --git a/src/wallet/test/util.cpp b/src/wallet/test/util.cpp
index ad8613d5156..cbf3ccd1ec1 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/util.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/util.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<CWallet> CreateSyncedWallet(interfaces::Chain& chain, CChain& cc
         LOCK2(wallet->cs_wallet, ::cs_main);
         wallet->SetLastBlockProcessed(cchain.Height(), cchain.Tip()->GetBlockHash());
     }
-    wallet->LoadWallet();
     {
         LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
         wallet->SetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 4d4e23dd4c1..892b9d51e4a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2292,6 +2292,8 @@ DBErrors CWallet::LoadWallet()
 {
     LOCK(cs_wallet);
 
+    Assert(m_spk_managers.empty());
+    Assert(m_wallet_flags == 0);
     DBErrors nLoadWalletRet = WalletBatch(GetDatabase()).LoadWallet(this);
     if (nLoadWalletRet == DBErrors::NEED_REWRITE)
     {