2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/wallet/bdb.cpp b/src/wallet/bdb.cpp
index 8ca4991f04..06ee9ae5ee 100644
--- a/src/wallet/bdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/bdb.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ BerkeleyBatch::BerkeleyBatch(BerkeleyDatabase& database, const char* pszMode, bo
     }
 }
 
+void BerkeleyDatabase::Open(const char* mode)
+{
+    throw std::logic_error("BerkeleyDatabase does not implement Open. This function should not be called.");
+}
+
 void BerkeleyBatch::Flush()
 {
     if (activeTxn)
diff --git a/src/wallet/bdb.h b/src/wallet/bdb.h
index 9c4d6afa87..bbaeefa414 100644
--- a/src/wallet/bdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/bdb.h
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ public:
 
     ~BerkeleyDatabase();
 
+    /** Open the database if it is not already opened.
+     *  Dummy function, doesn't do anything right now, but is needed for class abstraction */
+    void Open(const char* mode);
+
     /** Rewrite the entire database on disk, with the exception of key pszSkip if non-zero
      */
     bool Rewrite(const char* pszSkip=nullptr);