diff --git a/src/wallet/cashierdb.rs b/src/wallet/cashierdb.rs
index 0ad309144..9c64cce80 100644
--- a/src/wallet/cashierdb.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/cashierdb.rs
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(addr.is_none(), true);
 
-        wallet.destroy()?;
         std::fs::remove_file(walletdb_path)?;
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_api.rs b/src/wallet/wallet_api.rs
index 41b7f0bb2..3c709c2f0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_api.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_api.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use crate::serial::{deserialize, serialize, Decodable, Encodable};
 use crate::Result;
 
-use rusqlite::Connection;
-
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub trait WalletApi {
@@ -19,32 +17,4 @@ pub trait WalletApi {
         let v: D = deserialize(&key)?;
         Ok(v)
     }
-
-    fn get_tables_name(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
-        let conn = Connection::open(&self.get_path())?;
-        conn.pragma_update(None, "key", &self.get_password())?;
-        let mut stmt = conn.prepare("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")?;
-        let table_iter = stmt.query_map::<String, _, _>([], |row| row.get(0))?;
-
-        let mut tables = Vec::new();
-
-        for table in table_iter {
-            tables.push(table?);
-        }
-
-        Ok(tables)
-    }
-
-    fn destroy(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        let conn = Connection::open(&self.get_path())?;
-        conn.pragma_update(None, "key", &self.get_password())?;
-
-        for table in self.get_tables_name()?.iter() {
-            let drop_stmt = format!("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {}", table);
-            let drop_stmt = drop_stmt.as_str();
-            conn.execute(drop_stmt, [])?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.rs b/src/wallet/walletdb.rs
index 13a8d814f..b937eec1f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(public, keypair.public);
         assert_eq!(secret, keypair.private);
 
-        wallet.destroy()?;
         std::fs::remove_file(walletdb_path)?;
 
         Ok(())
@@ -360,7 +359,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(own_coin.witness.root(), witness.root());
         assert_eq!(own_coin.witness.path(), witness.path());
 
-        wallet.destroy()?;
         std::fs::remove_file(walletdb_path)?;
 
         Ok(())
@@ -425,7 +423,6 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(tree.root(), witness.root());
         }
 
-        wallet.destroy()?;
         std::fs::remove_file(walletdb_path)?;
 
         Ok(())