diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3701ee8f3c7c5..74855dd7a5fec 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES = \
   versionbits.cpp \
   $(BITCOIN_CORE_H)
 
+if !ENABLE_WALLET
+libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES += dummywallet.cpp
+endif
+
 if ENABLE_ZMQ
 libbitcoin_zmq_a_CPPFLAGS = $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(ZMQ_CFLAGS)
 libbitcoin_zmq_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/dummywallet.cpp b/src/dummywallet.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5b33daf85dc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dummywallet.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 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 <stdio.h>
+#include <util.h>
+#include <walletinitinterface.h>
+
+class DummyWalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
+public:
+
+    bool HasWalletSupport() const override {return false;}
+    void AddWalletOptions() const override;
+    bool ParameterInteraction() const override {return true;}
+    void RegisterRPC(CRPCTable &) const override {}
+    bool Verify() const override {return true;}
+    bool Open() const override {LogPrintf("No wallet support compiled in!\n"); return true;}
+    void Start(CScheduler& scheduler) const override {}
+    void Flush() const override {}
+    void Stop() const override {}
+    void Close() const override {}
+};
+
+void DummyWalletInit::AddWalletOptions() const
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> opts = {"-addresstype", "-changetype", "-disablewallet", "-discardfee=<amt>", "-fallbackfee=<amt>",
+        "-keypool=<n>", "-mintxfee=<amt>", "-paytxfee=<amt>", "-rescan", "-salvagewallet", "-spendzeroconfchange",  "-txconfirmtarget=<n>",
+        "-upgradewallet", "-wallet=<path>", "-walletbroadcast", "-walletdir=<dir>", "-walletnotify=<cmd>", "-walletrbf", "-zapwallettxes=<mode>",
+        "-dblogsize=<n>", "-flushwallet", "-privdb", "-walletrejectlongchains"};
+    gArgs.AddHiddenArgs(opts);
+}
+
+const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface = DummyWalletInit();
diff --git a/src/httprpc.cpp b/src/httprpc.cpp
index 38f6e79643354..43d8c4cbbfb86 100644
--- a/src/httprpc.cpp
+++ b/src/httprpc.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <util.h>
 #include <utilstrencodings.h>
 #include <ui_interface.h>
+#include <walletinitinterface.h>
 #include <crypto/hmac_sha256.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -240,10 +241,9 @@ bool StartHTTPRPC()
         return false;
 
     RegisterHTTPHandler("/", true, HTTPReq_JSONRPC);
-#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    // ifdef can be removed once we switch to better endpoint support and API versioning
-    RegisterHTTPHandler("/wallet/", false, HTTPReq_JSONRPC);
-#endif
+    if (g_wallet_init_interface.HasWalletSupport()) {
+        RegisterHTTPHandler("/wallet/", false, HTTPReq_JSONRPC);
+    }
     struct event_base* eventBase = EventBase();
     assert(eventBase);
     httpRPCTimerInterface = MakeUnique<HTTPRPCTimerInterface>(eventBase);
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ void StopHTTPRPC()
 {
     LogPrint(BCLog::RPC, "Stopping HTTP RPC server\n");
     UnregisterHTTPHandler("/", true);
-#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    UnregisterHTTPHandler("/wallet/", false);
-#endif
+    if (g_wallet_init_interface.HasWalletSupport()) {
+        UnregisterHTTPHandler("/wallet/", false);
+    }
     if (httpRPCTimerInterface) {
         RPCUnsetTimerInterface(httpRPCTimerInterface.get());
         httpRPCTimerInterface.reset();
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 86a82ccaf6e97..ff8f3cb753a14 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -74,33 +74,6 @@ static const bool DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT = false;
 std::unique_ptr<CConnman> g_connman;
 std::unique_ptr<PeerLogicValidation> peerLogic;
 
-#if !(ENABLE_WALLET)
-class DummyWalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
-public:
-
-    void AddWalletOptions() const override;
-    bool ParameterInteraction() const override {return true;}
-    void RegisterRPC(CRPCTable &) const override {}
-    bool Verify() const override {return true;}
-    bool Open() const override {LogPrintf("No wallet support compiled in!\n"); return true;}
-    void Start(CScheduler& scheduler) const override {}
-    void Flush() const override {}
-    void Stop() const override {}
-    void Close() const override {}
-};
-
-void DummyWalletInit::AddWalletOptions() const
-{
-    std::vector<std::string> opts = {"-addresstype", "-changetype", "-disablewallet", "-discardfee=<amt>", "-fallbackfee=<amt>",
-        "-keypool=<n>", "-mintxfee=<amt>", "-paytxfee=<amt>", "-rescan", "-salvagewallet", "-spendzeroconfchange",  "-txconfirmtarget=<n>",
-        "-upgradewallet", "-wallet=<path>", "-walletbroadcast", "-walletdir=<dir>", "-walletnotify=<cmd>", "-walletrbf", "-zapwallettxes=<mode>",
-        "-dblogsize=<n>", "-flushwallet", "-privdb", "-walletrejectlongchains"};
-    gArgs.AddHiddenArgs(opts);
-}
-
-const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface = DummyWalletInit();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef WIN32
 // Win32 LevelDB doesn't use filedescriptors, and the ones used for
 // accessing block files don't count towards the fd_set size limit
diff --git a/src/init.h b/src/init.h
index 0c85d3c9dc849..c58ba5cfd3da7 100644
--- a/src/init.h
+++ b/src/init.h
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 class CScheduler;
 class CWallet;
 
-class WalletInitInterface;
-extern const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface;
-
 namespace boost
 {
 class thread_group;
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
index b36287ff508cd..a299a4ee44431 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 class WalletInit : public WalletInitInterface {
 public:
 
+    //! Was the wallet component compiled in.
+    bool HasWalletSupport() const override {return true;}
+
     //! Return the wallets help message.
     void AddWalletOptions() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/walletinitinterface.h b/src/walletinitinterface.h
index e955816162a25..6f1255127383b 100644
--- a/src/walletinitinterface.h
+++ b/src/walletinitinterface.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class CRPCTable;
 
 class WalletInitInterface {
 public:
+    /** Is the wallet component enabled */
+    virtual bool HasWalletSupport() const = 0;
     /** Get wallet help string */
     virtual void AddWalletOptions() const = 0;
     /** Check wallet parameter interaction */
@@ -34,4 +36,6 @@ class WalletInitInterface {
     virtual ~WalletInitInterface() {}
 };
 
+extern const WalletInitInterface& g_wallet_init_interface;
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_WALLETINITINTERFACE_H