diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 166fbca88847b..e55684daf8b62 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
-int64_t nTimeBestReceived = 0;  // Used only to inform the wallet of when we last received a block
 
 static const uint64_t RANDOMIZER_ID_ADDRESS_RELAY = 0x3cac0035b5866b90ULL; // SHA256("main address relay")[0:8]
 
@@ -757,8 +756,6 @@ void PeerLogicValidation::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const CB
             }
         });
     }
-
-    nTimeBestReceived = GetTime();
 }
 
 void PeerLogicValidation::BlockChecked(const CBlock& block, const CValidationState& state)
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 3fa5710b1833f..f8cdf6d829673 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ extern BlockMap mapBlockIndex;
 extern PrevBlockMap mapPrevBlockIndex;
 extern uint64_t nLastBlockTx;
 extern uint64_t nLastBlockSize;
-extern int64_t nTimeBestReceived;
 
 // Best block section
 extern Mutex g_best_block_mutex;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 47bfa308ba511..edbfa7b2fea23 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2088,6 +2088,11 @@ void CWallet::ResendWalletTransactions(CConnman* connman)
     }
 }
 
+void CWallet::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const CBlockIndex* pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload)
+{
+    nTimeBestReceived = GetTime();
+}
+
 /** @} */ // end of mapWallet
 
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index b85b3e287b2fd..85ebfa6de612e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ class CWallet : public CCryptoKeyStore, public CValidationInterface
 
     int64_t nNextResend;
     int64_t nLastResend;
+    int64_t nTimeBestReceived = 0; // Used only to inform the wallet of when we last received a block
 
     /**
      * Used to keep track of spent outpoints, and
@@ -1042,6 +1043,7 @@ class CWallet : public CCryptoKeyStore, public CValidationInterface
     void TransactionRemovedFromMempool(const CTransactionRef &ptx, MemPoolRemovalReason reason) override;
     void ReacceptWalletTransactions(bool fFirstLoad = false);
     void ResendWalletTransactions(CConnman* connman) override;
+    void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const CBlockIndex* pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) override;
 
     struct Balance {
         CAmount m_mine_trusted{0};               //!< Trusted, at depth=GetBalance.min_depth or more