diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f7abab482..dea656869 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   wallet/crypter.h \
   wallet/db.h \
   wallet/feebumper.h \
+  wallet/fees.h \
+  wallet/init.h \
   wallet/rpcwallet.h \
   wallet/wallet.h \
   wallet/walletdb.h \
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES = \
   wallet/crypter.cpp \
   wallet/db.cpp \
   wallet/feebumper.cpp \
+  wallet/fees.cpp \
+  wallet/init.cpp \
   wallet/rpcdump.cpp \
   wallet/rpcwallet.cpp \
   wallet/wallet.cpp \
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index d79c2967b..c6ddefbfc 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"
 #include "validationinterface.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+#include "wallet/init.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 #endif
 #include "warnings.h"
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxuploadtarget=<n>", strprintf(_("Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h), 0 = no limit (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_MAX_UPLOAD_TARGET));
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    strUsage += CWallet::GetWalletHelpString(showDebug);
+    strUsage += GetWalletHelpString(showDebug);
 #endif
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
@@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
         if (!ParseMoney(gArgs.GetArg("-minrelaytxfee", ""), n)) {
             return InitError(AmountErrMsg("minrelaytxfee", gArgs.GetArg("-minrelaytxfee", "")));
         }
-        // High fee check is done afterward in CWallet::ParameterInteraction()
+        // High fee check is done afterward in WalletParameterInteraction()
         ::minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(n);
     } else if (incrementalRelayFee > ::minRelayTxFee) {
         // Allow only setting incrementalRelayFee to control both
@@ -1068,7 +1069,7 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
     nBytesPerSigOp = gArgs.GetArg("-bytespersigop", nBytesPerSigOp);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    if (!CWallet::ParameterInteraction())
+    if (!WalletParameterInteraction())
         return false;
 #endif
 
@@ -1245,7 +1246,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 5: verify wallet database integrity
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    if (!CWallet::Verify())
+    if (!WalletVerify())
         return false;
 #endif
     // ********************************************************* Step 6: network initialization
@@ -1566,7 +1567,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 8: load wallet
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    if (!CWallet::InitLoadWallet())
+    if (!InitLoadWallet())
         return false;
 #else
     LogPrintf("No wallet support compiled in!\n");
diff --git a/src/qt/coincontroldialog.cpp b/src/qt/coincontroldialog.cpp
index f3ee0fbe3..562c36179 100644
--- a/src/qt/coincontroldialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/coincontroldialog.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "policy/fees.h"
 #include "policy/policy.h"
 #include "validation.h" // For mempool
+#include "wallet/fees.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@ void CoinControlDialog::updateLabels(WalletModel *model, QDialog* dialog)
                 nBytes -= 34;
 
         // Fee
-        nPayFee = CWallet::GetMinimumFee(nBytes, *coinControl, ::mempool, ::feeEstimator, nullptr /* FeeCalculation */);
+        nPayFee = GetMinimumFee(nBytes, *coinControl, ::mempool, ::feeEstimator, nullptr /* FeeCalculation */);
 
         if (nPayAmount > 0)
         {
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
index b80b6541d..6f2f2f37c 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 #include "netbase.h"
 #include "txdb.h" // for -dbcache defaults
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-#include "wallet/wallet.h" // for CWallet::GetRequiredFee()
-#endif
-
 #include <QDataWidgetMapper>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QIntValidator>
diff --git a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
index a01886c3e..625e43574 100644
--- a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "txmempool.h"
 #include "policy/fees.h"
-#include "wallet/wallet.h"
+#include "wallet/fees.h"
 
 #include <QFontMetrics>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void SendCoinsDialog::setModel(WalletModel *_model)
         connect(ui->checkBoxMinimumFee, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(coinControlUpdateLabels()));
         connect(ui->optInRBF, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateSmartFeeLabel()));
         connect(ui->optInRBF, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(coinControlUpdateLabels()));
-        ui->customFee->setSingleStep(CWallet::GetRequiredFee(1000));
+        ui->customFee->setSingleStep(GetRequiredFee(1000));
         updateFeeSectionControls();
         updateMinFeeLabel();
         updateSmartFeeLabel();
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ void SendCoinsDialog::on_buttonMinimizeFee_clicked()
 void SendCoinsDialog::setMinimumFee()
 {
     ui->radioCustomPerKilobyte->setChecked(true);
-    ui->customFee->setValue(CWallet::GetRequiredFee(1000));
+    ui->customFee->setValue(GetRequiredFee(1000));
 }
 
 void SendCoinsDialog::updateFeeSectionControls()
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void SendCoinsDialog::updateMinFeeLabel()
 {
     if (model && model->getOptionsModel())
         ui->checkBoxMinimumFee->setText(tr("Pay only the required fee of %1").arg(
-            BitcoinUnits::formatWithUnit(model->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit(), CWallet::GetRequiredFee(1000)) + "/kB")
+            BitcoinUnits::formatWithUnit(model->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit(), GetRequiredFee(1000)) + "/kB")
         );
 }
 
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void SendCoinsDialog::updateSmartFeeLabel()
     updateCoinControlState(coin_control);
     coin_control.m_feerate.reset(); // Explicitly use only fee estimation rate for smart fee labels
     FeeCalculation feeCalc;
-    CFeeRate feeRate = CFeeRate(CWallet::GetMinimumFee(1000, coin_control, ::mempool, ::feeEstimator, &feeCalc));
+    CFeeRate feeRate = CFeeRate(GetMinimumFee(1000, coin_control, ::mempool, ::feeEstimator, &feeCalc));
 
     ui->labelSmartFee->setText(BitcoinUnits::formatWithUnit(model->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit(), feeRate.GetFeePerK()) + "/kB");
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/feebumper.cpp b/src/wallet/feebumper.cpp
index c1ea2b629..285b0099c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/feebumper.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/feebumper.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "consensus/validation.h"
 #include "wallet/coincontrol.h"
 #include "wallet/feebumper.h"
+#include "wallet/fees.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 #include "policy/fees.h"
 #include "policy/policy.h"
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ CFeeBumper::CFeeBumper(const CWallet *pWallet, const uint256 txidIn, const CCoin
             currentResult = BumpFeeResult::INVALID_PARAMETER;
             return;
         }
-        CAmount requiredFee = CWallet::GetRequiredFee(maxNewTxSize);
+        CAmount requiredFee = GetRequiredFee(maxNewTxSize);
         if (totalFee < requiredFee) {
             vErrors.push_back(strprintf("Insufficient totalFee (cannot be less than required fee %s)",
                                                                 FormatMoney(requiredFee)));
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ CFeeBumper::CFeeBumper(const CWallet *pWallet, const uint256 txidIn, const CCoin
         nNewFee = totalFee;
         nNewFeeRate = CFeeRate(totalFee, maxNewTxSize);
     } else {
-        nNewFee = CWallet::GetMinimumFee(maxNewTxSize, coin_control, mempool, ::feeEstimator, nullptr /* FeeCalculation */);
+        nNewFee = GetMinimumFee(maxNewTxSize, coin_control, mempool, ::feeEstimator, nullptr /* FeeCalculation */);
         nNewFeeRate = CFeeRate(nNewFee, maxNewTxSize);
 
         // New fee rate must be at least old rate + minimum incremental relay rate
diff --git a/src/wallet/fees.cpp b/src/wallet/fees.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a9e68354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wallet/fees.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "wallet/fees.h"
+
+#include "policy/policy.h"
+#include "txmempool.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "validation.h"
+#include "wallet/coincontrol.h"
+#include "wallet/wallet.h"
diff --git a/src/wallet/fees.h b/src/wallet/fees.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b8a7dc86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wallet/fees.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_WALLET_FEES_H
+#define BITCOIN_WALLET_FEES_H
+
+#include "amount.h"
+
+class CBlockPolicyEstimator;
+class CCoinControl;
+class CFeeRate;
+class CTxMemPool;
+struct FeeCalculation;
+
+/**
+ * Return the minimum required fee taking into account the
+ * floating relay fee and user set minimum transaction fee
+ */
+CAmount GetRequiredFee(unsigned int nTxBytes);
+
+/**
+ * Estimate the minimum fee considering user set parameters
+ * and the required fee
+ */
+CAmount GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, const CCoinControl& coin_control, const CTxMemPool& pool, const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator, FeeCalculation *feeCalc);
+
+/**
+ * Return the maximum feerate for discarding change.
+ */
+CFeeRate GetDiscardRate(const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator);
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_FEES_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..094667892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "wallet/init.h"
+
+#include "net.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "utilmoneystr.h"
+#include "validation.h"
+#include "wallet/wallet.h"
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.h b/src/wallet/init.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa2251506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wallet/init.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
+#define BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+//! Return the wallets help message.
+std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug);
+
+//! Wallets parameter interaction
+bool WalletParameterInteraction();
+
+//! Responsible for reading and validating the -wallet arguments and verifying the wallet database.
+//  This function will perform salvage on the wallet if requested, as long as only one wallet is
+//  being loaded (CWallet::ParameterInteraction forbids -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
+bool WalletVerify();
+
+//! Load wallet databases.
+bool InitLoadWallet();
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index a6176c348..30b8c8260 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "chain.h"
 #include "consensus/validation.h"
 #include "core_io.h"
-#include "init.h"
 #include "httpserver.h"
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "net.h"
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 #include "wallet/walletdb.h"
 
+#include <init.h>  // For StartShutdown
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <univalue.h>
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 599e74149..a9b615275 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"
+#include "wallet/fees.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ void CWallet::Flush(bool shutdown)
     dbw->Flush(shutdown);
 }
 
-bool CWallet::Verify()
+bool WalletVerify()
 {
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET))
         return true;
@@ -2599,7 +2600,7 @@ bool CWallet::FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, int& nC
     return true;
 }
 
-static CFeeRate GetDiscardRate(const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator)
+CFeeRate GetDiscardRate(const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator)
 {
     unsigned int highest_target = estimator.HighestTargetTracked(FeeEstimateHorizon::LONG_HALFLIFE);
     CFeeRate discard_rate = estimator.estimateSmartFee(highest_target, nullptr /* FeeCalculation */, false /* conservative */);
@@ -3031,12 +3032,12 @@ bool CWallet::AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry& acentry, CWalletDB *pwa
     return true;
 }
 
-CAmount CWallet::GetRequiredFee(unsigned int nTxBytes)
+CAmount GetRequiredFee(unsigned int nTxBytes)
 {
-    return std::max(minTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes), ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes));
+    return std::max(CWallet::minTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes), ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes));
 }
 
-CAmount CWallet::GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, const CCoinControl& coin_control, const CTxMemPool& pool, const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator, FeeCalculation *feeCalc)
+CAmount GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, const CCoinControl& coin_control, const CTxMemPool& pool, const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator, FeeCalculation *feeCalc)
 {
     /* User control of how to calculate fee uses the following parameter precedence:
        1. coin_control.m_feerate
@@ -3068,7 +3069,7 @@ CAmount CWallet::GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, const CCoinControl& coin_c
         fee_needed = estimator.estimateSmartFee(target, feeCalc, conservative_estimate).GetFee(nTxBytes);
         if (fee_needed == 0) {
             // if we don't have enough data for estimateSmartFee, then use fallbackFee
-            fee_needed = fallbackFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
+            fee_needed = CWallet::fallbackFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
             if (feeCalc) feeCalc->reason = FeeReason::FALLBACK;
         }
         // Obey mempool min fee when using smart fee estimation
@@ -3888,7 +3889,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> CWallet::GetDestValues(const std::string& prefix) const
     return values;
 }
 
-std::string CWallet::GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug)
+std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug)
 {
     std::string strUsage = HelpMessageGroup(_("Wallet options:"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-disablewallet", _("Do not load the wallet and disable wallet RPC calls"));
@@ -4121,7 +4122,7 @@ CWallet* CWallet::CreateWalletFromFile(const std::string walletFile)
     return walletInstance;
 }
 
-bool CWallet::InitLoadWallet()
+bool InitLoadWallet()
 {
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET)) {
         LogPrintf("Wallet disabled!\n");
@@ -4129,7 +4130,7 @@ bool CWallet::InitLoadWallet()
     }
 
     for (const std::string& walletFile : gArgs.GetArgs("-wallet")) {
-        CWallet * const pwallet = CreateWalletFromFile(walletFile);
+        CWallet * const pwallet = CWallet::CreateWalletFromFile(walletFile);
         if (!pwallet) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -4153,7 +4154,7 @@ void CWallet::postInitProcess(CScheduler& scheduler)
     }
 }
 
-bool CWallet::ParameterInteraction()
+bool WalletParameterInteraction()
 {
     gArgs.SoftSetArg("-wallet", DEFAULT_WALLET_DAT);
     const bool is_multiwallet = gArgs.GetArgs("-wallet").size() > 1;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index f97a99d82..bceeb12fb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -960,16 +960,6 @@ public:
     static CFeeRate minTxFee;
     static CFeeRate fallbackFee;
     static CFeeRate m_discard_rate;
-    /**
-     * Estimate the minimum fee considering user set parameters
-     * and the required fee
-     */
-    static CAmount GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, const CCoinControl& coin_control, const CTxMemPool& pool, const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator, FeeCalculation *feeCalc);
-    /**
-     * Return the minimum required fee taking into account the
-     * floating relay fee and user set minimum transaction fee
-     */
-    static CAmount GetRequiredFee(unsigned int nTxBytes);
 
     bool NewKeyPool();
     size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys();
@@ -1060,11 +1050,6 @@ public:
     //! Flush wallet (bitdb flush)
     void Flush(bool shutdown=false);
 
-    //! Responsible for reading and validating the -wallet arguments and verifying the wallet database.
-    //  This function will perform salvage on the wallet if requested, as long as only one wallet is
-    //  being loaded (CWallet::ParameterInteraction forbids -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
-    static bool Verify();
-    
     /** 
      * Address book entry changed.
      * @note called with lock cs_wallet held.
@@ -1101,12 +1086,8 @@ public:
     /** Mark a transaction as replaced by another transaction (e.g., BIP 125). */
     bool MarkReplaced(const uint256& originalHash, const uint256& newHash);
 
-    /* Returns the wallets help message */
-    static std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug);
-
     /* Initializes the wallet, returns a new CWallet instance or a null pointer in case of an error */
     static CWallet* CreateWalletFromFile(const std::string walletFile);
-    static bool InitLoadWallet();
 
     /**
      * Wallet post-init setup
@@ -1114,9 +1095,6 @@ public:
      */
     void postInitProcess(CScheduler& scheduler);
 
-    /* Wallets parameter interaction */
-    static bool ParameterInteraction();
-
     bool BackupWallet(const std::string& strDest);
 
     /* Set the HD chain model (chain child index counters) */