diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index ba1024d22e1..fa521a9e032 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 #include <consensus/params.h>
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <node/blockstorage.h>
+#include <node/database_args.h>
 #include <node/caches.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <threadsafety.h>
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <txdb.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
+#include <util/system.h>
 #include <util/time.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <validation.h>
@@ -64,7 +66,12 @@ ChainstateLoadResult LoadChainstate(ChainstateManager& chainman, const CacheSize
     // new CBlockTreeDB tries to delete the existing file, which
     // fails if it's still open from the previous loop. Close it first:
     pblocktree.reset();
-    pblocktree.reset(new CBlockTreeDB(cache_sizes.block_tree_db, options.block_tree_db_in_memory, options.reindex));
+    pblocktree = std::make_unique<CBlockTreeDB>(DBParams{
+        .path = gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "blocks" / "index",
+        .cache_bytes = static_cast<size_t>(cache_sizes.block_tree_db),
+        .memory_only = options.block_tree_db_in_memory,
+        .wipe_data = options.reindex,
+        .options = [] { DBOptions options; node::ReadDatabaseArgs(gArgs, options); return options; }()});
 
     if (options.reindex) {
         pblocktree->WriteReindexing(true);
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index 6e72f699682..2318380c6e4 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName, const std::ve
         .check_block_index = true,
     };
     m_node.chainman = std::make_unique<ChainstateManager>(chainman_opts);
-    m_node.chainman->m_blockman.m_block_tree_db = std::make_unique<CBlockTreeDB>(m_cache_sizes.block_tree_db, true);
+    m_node.chainman->m_blockman.m_block_tree_db = std::make_unique<CBlockTreeDB>(DBParams{
+        .path = m_args.GetDataDirNet() / "blocks" / "index",
+        .cache_bytes = static_cast<size_t>(m_cache_sizes.block_tree_db),
+        .memory_only = true});
 
     constexpr int script_check_threads = 2;
     StartScriptCheckWorkerThreads(script_check_threads);
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index 5803bc7b310..7257fb49590 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <txdb.h>
 
 #include <chain.h>
-#include <node/database_args.h>
 #include <pow.h>
 #include <random.h>
 #include <shutdown.h>
@@ -176,14 +175,6 @@ size_t CCoinsViewDB::EstimateSize() const
     return m_db->EstimateSize(DB_COIN, uint8_t(DB_COIN + 1));
 }
 
-CBlockTreeDB::CBlockTreeDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory, bool fWipe) : CDBWrapper{DBParams{
-    .path = gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "blocks" / "index",
-    .cache_bytes = nCacheSize,
-    .memory_only = fMemory,
-    .wipe_data = fWipe,
-    .options = [] { DBOptions options; node::ReadDatabaseArgs(gArgs, options); return options; }()}} {
-}
-
 bool CBlockTreeDB::ReadBlockFileInfo(int nFile, CBlockFileInfo &info) {
     return Read(std::make_pair(DB_BLOCK_FILES, nFile), info);
 }
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
index bfbfab57a4a..8a876349fb0 100644
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ public:
 class CBlockTreeDB : public CDBWrapper
 {
 public:
-    explicit CBlockTreeDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);
-
+    using CDBWrapper::CDBWrapper;
     bool WriteBatchSync(const std::vector<std::pair<int, const CBlockFileInfo*> >& fileInfo, int nLastFile, const std::vector<const CBlockIndex*>& blockinfo);
     bool ReadBlockFileInfo(int nFile, CBlockFileInfo &info);
     bool ReadLastBlockFile(int &nFile);