diff --git a/src/stakeinput.cpp b/src/stakeinput.cpp
index ae7f00a0eb6a4..84ec47a5e776d 100644
--- a/src/stakeinput.cpp
+++ b/src/stakeinput.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "chain.h"
 #include "txdb.h"
-#include "wallet/wallet.h"
+#include "validation.h"
 
 static bool HasStakeMinAgeOrDepth(int nHeight, uint32_t nTime, const CBlockIndex* pindex)
 {
@@ -79,44 +79,6 @@ CAmount CPivStake::GetValue() const
     return outputFrom.nValue;
 }
 
-bool CPivStake::CreateTxOuts(const CWallet* pwallet, std::vector<CTxOut>& vout, CAmount nTotal) const
-{
-    std::vector<valtype> vSolutions;
-    txnouttype whichType;
-    CScript scriptPubKeyKernel = outputFrom.scriptPubKey;
-    if (!Solver(scriptPubKeyKernel, whichType, vSolutions))
-        return error("%s: failed to parse kernel", __func__);
-
-    if (whichType != TX_PUBKEY && whichType != TX_PUBKEYHASH && whichType != TX_COLDSTAKE)
-        return error("%s: type=%d (%s) not supported for scriptPubKeyKernel", __func__, whichType, GetTxnOutputType(whichType));
-
-    CKey key;
-    if (whichType == TX_PUBKEYHASH || whichType == TX_COLDSTAKE) {
-        // if P2PKH or P2CS check that we have the input private key
-        if (!pwallet->GetKey(CKeyID(uint160(vSolutions[0])), key))
-            return error("%s: Unable to get staking private key", __func__);
-    }
-
-    vout.emplace_back(0, scriptPubKeyKernel);
-
-    // Calculate if we need to split the output
-    if (pwallet->nStakeSplitThreshold > 0) {
-        int nSplit = static_cast<int>(nTotal / pwallet->nStakeSplitThreshold);
-        if (nSplit > 1) {
-            // if nTotal is twice or more of the threshold; create more outputs
-            int txSizeMax = MAX_STANDARD_TX_SIZE >> 11; // limit splits to <10% of the max TX size (/2048)
-            if (nSplit > txSizeMax)
-                nSplit = txSizeMax;
-            for (int i = nSplit; i > 1; i--) {
-                LogPrintf("%s: StakeSplit: nTotal = %d; adding output %d of %d\n", __func__, nTotal, (nSplit-i)+2, nSplit);
-                vout.emplace_back(0, scriptPubKeyKernel);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 CDataStream CPivStake::GetUniqueness() const
 {
     //The unique identifier for a PIV stake is the outpoint
diff --git a/src/stakeinput.h b/src/stakeinput.h
index 44f49d9b7cf84..4a80ba03fb288 100644
--- a/src/stakeinput.h
+++ b/src/stakeinput.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class CPivStake : public CStakeInput
     CAmount GetValue() const override;
     CDataStream GetUniqueness() const override;
     CTxIn GetTxIn() const;
-    bool CreateTxOuts(const CWallet* pwallet, std::vector<CTxOut>& vout, CAmount nTotal) const;
     bool IsZPIV() const override { return false; }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 5da801f1e7fba..c430877bfa44d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const CWalletTx* CWallet::GetWalletTx(const uint256& hash) const
     LOCK(cs_wallet);
     std::map<uint256, CWalletTx>::const_iterator it = mapWallet.find(hash);
     if (it == mapWallet.end())
-        return NULL;
+        return nullptr;
     return &(it->second);
 }
 
@@ -3266,6 +3266,48 @@ int CWallet::GetLastBlockHeightLockWallet() const
     return WITH_LOCK(cs_wallet, return m_last_block_processed_height;);
 }
 
+bool CWallet::CreateCoinstakeOuts(const CPivStake& stakeInput, std::vector<CTxOut>& vout, CAmount nTotal) const
+{
+    std::vector<valtype> vSolutions;
+    txnouttype whichType;
+    CTxOut stakePrevout;
+    if (!stakeInput.GetTxOutFrom(stakePrevout)) {
+        return error("%s: failed to get stake input", __func__);
+    }
+    CScript scriptPubKeyKernel = stakePrevout.scriptPubKey;
+    if (!Solver(scriptPubKeyKernel, whichType, vSolutions))
+        return error("%s: failed to parse kernel", __func__);
+
+    if (whichType != TX_PUBKEY && whichType != TX_PUBKEYHASH && whichType != TX_COLDSTAKE)
+        return error("%s: type=%d (%s) not supported for scriptPubKeyKernel", __func__, whichType, GetTxnOutputType(whichType));
+
+    CKey key;
+    if (whichType == TX_PUBKEYHASH || whichType == TX_COLDSTAKE) {
+        // if P2PKH or P2CS check that we have the input private key
+        if (!GetKey(CKeyID(uint160(vSolutions[0])), key))
+            return error("%s: Unable to get staking private key", __func__);
+    }
+
+    vout.emplace_back(0, scriptPubKeyKernel);
+
+    // Calculate if we need to split the output
+    if (nStakeSplitThreshold > 0) {
+        int nSplit = static_cast<int>(nTotal / nStakeSplitThreshold);
+        if (nSplit > 1) {
+            // if nTotal is twice or more of the threshold; create more outputs
+            int txSizeMax = MAX_STANDARD_TX_SIZE >> 11; // limit splits to <10% of the max TX size (/2048)
+            if (nSplit > txSizeMax)
+                nSplit = txSizeMax;
+            for (int i = nSplit; i > 1; i--) {
+                LogPrintf("%s: StakeSplit: nTotal = %d; adding output %d of %d\n", __func__, nTotal, (nSplit-i)+2, nSplit);
+                vout.emplace_back(0, scriptPubKeyKernel);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool CWallet::CreateCoinStake(
         const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev,
         unsigned int nBits,
@@ -3335,7 +3377,7 @@ bool CWallet::CreateCoinStake(
 
         // Create the output transaction(s)
         std::vector<CTxOut> vout;
-        if (!stakeInput.CreateTxOuts(this, vout, nCredit)) {
+        if (!CreateCoinstakeOuts(stakeInput, vout, nCredit)) {
             LogPrintf("%s : failed to create output\n", __func__);
             it++;
             continue;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 74a4371c50847..94e27460a1aca 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -1096,6 +1096,8 @@ class CWallet : public CCryptoKeyStore, public CValidationInterface
     };
     CWallet::CommitResult CommitTransaction(CTransactionRef tx, CReserveKey& opReservekey, CConnman* connman);
     CWallet::CommitResult CommitTransaction(CTransactionRef tx, CReserveKey* reservekey, CConnman* connman, mapValue_t* extraValues=nullptr);
+
+    bool CreateCoinstakeOuts(const CPivStake& stakeInput, std::vector<CTxOut>& vout, CAmount nTotal) const;
     bool CreateCoinStake(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev,
                          unsigned int nBits,
                          CMutableTransaction& txNew,
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
index 94f91e4749dde..5dcf89d12f298 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ EXPECTED_CIRCULAR_DEPENDENCIES=(
     "wallet/wallet -> wallet/walletdb -> wallet/wallet"
     "chain -> legacy/stakemodifier -> stakeinput -> chain"
     "chain -> legacy/stakemodifier -> validation -> chain"
-    "kernel -> stakeinput -> wallet/wallet -> kernel"
     "legacy/validation_zerocoin_legacy -> wallet/wallet -> validation -> legacy/validation_zerocoin_legacy"
     "llmq/quorums_dkgsession -> llmq/quorums_dkgsessionmgr -> llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler -> llmq/quorums_dkgsession"
     "llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler -> net_processing -> llmq/quorums_dkgsessionmgr -> llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler"