diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp
index 98020cf73e..7f1a8a4c6c 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <graphene/chain/account_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/asset_object.hpp>
-#include <graphene/chain/budget_record_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/buyback_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/chain_property_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/committee_member_object.hpp>
@@ -132,6 +131,33 @@ struct worker_pay_visitor
       }
 };
 
+/// @brief A budget record struct to be used in initialize_budget_record and process_budget
+struct budget_record
+{
+    uint64_t time_since_last_budget = 0;
+
+    // sources of budget
+    share_type from_initial_reserve = 0;
+    share_type from_accumulated_fees = 0;
+    share_type from_unused_witness_budget = 0;
+
+    // witness budget requested by the committee
+    share_type requested_witness_budget = 0;
+
+    // funds that can be released from reserve at maximum rate
+    share_type total_budget = 0;
+
+    // sinks of budget, should sum up to total_budget
+    share_type witness_budget = 0;
+    share_type worker_budget = 0;
+
+    // unused budget
+    share_type leftover_worker_funds = 0;
+
+    // change in supply due to budget operations
+    share_type supply_delta = 0;
+};
+
 void database::update_worker_votes()
 {
    const auto& idx = get_index_type<worker_index>().indices().get<by_account>();
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/budget_record_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/budget_record_object.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a9fc07f018..0000000000
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/budget_record_object.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Cryptonomex, Inc., and contributors.
- *
- * The MIT License
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
- * THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-#pragma once
-#include <graphene/chain/protocol/types.hpp>
-#include <graphene/db/object.hpp>
-#include <graphene/db/generic_index.hpp>
-
-namespace graphene { namespace chain {
-
-struct budget_record
-{
-   uint64_t time_since_last_budget = 0;
-
-   // sources of budget
-   share_type from_initial_reserve = 0;
-   share_type from_accumulated_fees = 0;
-   share_type from_unused_witness_budget = 0;
-
-   // witness budget requested by the committee
-   share_type requested_witness_budget = 0;
-
-   // funds that can be released from reserve at maximum rate
-   share_type total_budget = 0;
-
-   // sinks of budget, should sum up to total_budget
-   share_type witness_budget = 0;
-   share_type worker_budget = 0;
-
-   // unused budget
-   share_type leftover_worker_funds = 0;
-
-   // change in supply due to budget operations
-   share_type supply_delta = 0;
-};
-
-
-} }
-
-FC_REFLECT(
-   graphene::chain::budget_record,
-   (time_since_last_budget)
-   (from_initial_reserve)
-   (from_accumulated_fees)
-   (from_unused_witness_budget)
-   (requested_witness_budget)
-   (total_budget)
-   (witness_budget)
-   (worker_budget)
-   (leftover_worker_funds)
-   (supply_delta)
-)
-