diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 2c0ce89929c..d7ab511e9a8 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -472,8 +472,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> RestoreWallet(WalletContext& context, const fs::path& b
         error += strprintf(Untranslated("Unexpected exception: %s"), e.what());
     }
     if (!wallet) {
-        fs::remove(wallet_file);
-        fs::remove(wallet_path);
+        fs::remove_all(wallet_path);
     }
 
     return wallet;