diff --git a/lib/wallet/walletdb.js b/lib/wallet/walletdb.js
index 0f0274f1..8aa2fcd5 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/walletdb.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/walletdb.js
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ WalletDB.prototype._close = co(function* close() {
     key = keys[i];
     wallet = this.wallets[key];
     yield wallet.destroy();
-    delete this.wallets[key];
   }
 
   yield this.db.close();