diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index 04652688dbef..8613d4f68a8e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -489,11 +489,14 @@ SECONDARY: $(QT_QM)
 
 $(srcdir)/qt/dashstrings.cpp: FORCE
 	@test -n $(XGETTEXT) || echo "xgettext is required for updating translations"
-	$(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS)" $(PYTHON) ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py $(libbitcoin_node_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_zmq_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_consensus_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES)
+		$(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS)" $(PYTHON) ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py \
+		$(libbitcoin_node_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES) \
+		$(libbitcoin_zmq_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_consensus_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES) \
+		$(BITCOIN_QT_BASE_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_WINDOWS_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_WALLET_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
 
 # The resulted dash_en.xlf source file should follow Transifex requirements.
 # See: https://docs.transifex.com/formats/xliff#how-to-distinguish-between-a-source-file-and-a-translation-file
-translate: $(srcdir)/qt/dashstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_BASE_CPP) qt/bitcoin.cpp $(BITCOIN_QT_WINDOWS_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_WALLET_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
+translate: $(srcdir)/qt/dashstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_BASE_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_WINDOWS_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_WALLET_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
 	@test -n $(LUPDATE) || echo "lupdate is required for updating translations"
 	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(LUPDATE) -no-obsolete -I $(srcdir) -locations relative $^ -ts $(srcdir)/qt/locale/dash_en.ts
 	@test -n $(LCONVERT) || echo "lconvert is required for updating translations"
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp
index e3a4e43d6cf9..12110041eaf3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan createwallet()
             {"blank", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{false}, "Create a blank wallet. A blank wallet has no keys or HD seed. One can be set using upgradetohd (by mnemonic) or sethdseed (WIF private key)."},
             {"passphrase", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::OMITTED_NAMED_ARG, "Encrypt the wallet with this passphrase."},
             {"avoid_reuse", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{false}, "Keep track of coin reuse, and treat dirty and clean coins differently with privacy considerations in mind."},
-            {"descriptors", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{true}, "Create a native descriptor wallet. The wallet will use descriptors internally to handle address creation."},
+            {"descriptors", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{true}, "Create a native descriptor wallet. The wallet will use descriptors internally to handle address creation."
+                                                                       " Setting this to \"false\" creates a legacy wallet. This is only possible with -deprecatedrpc=create_bdb, because legacy wallet creation is deprecated and"
+                                                                       " support for creating and opening legacy wallets will be removed in a future release."},
             {"load_on_startup", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Optional::OMITTED_NAMED_ARG, "Save wallet name to persistent settings and load on startup. True to add wallet to startup list, false to remove, null to leave unchanged."},
             {"external_signer", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{false}, "Use an external signer such as a hardware wallet. Requires -signer to be configured. Wallet creation will fail if keys cannot be fetched. Requires disable_private_keys and descriptors set to true."},
         },
@@ -679,11 +681,17 @@ static RPCHelpMan createwallet()
     if (!request.params[5].isNull() && request.params[6].isNull()) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "The createwallet RPC requires specifying the 'load_on_startup' flag when param 'descriptors' is specified. Dash Core v21 introduced this requirement due to breaking changes in the createwallet RPC.");
     }
-    if (request.params[5].isNull() || request.params[5].get_bool()) {
+    if (self.Arg<bool>("descriptors"))
+    {
 #ifndef USE_SQLITE
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Compiled without sqlite support (required for descriptor wallets)");
 #endif
         flags |= WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS;
+    } else {
+        if (!context.chain->rpcEnableDeprecated("create_bdb")) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "BDB wallet creation is deprecated and will be removed in a future release."
+                                                 " In this release it can be re-enabled temporarily with the -deprecatedrpc=create_bdb setting.");
+        }
     }
     if (!request.params[7].isNull() && request.params[7].get_bool()) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index 7cdcbc8983d8..78c50a48e42b 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ def write_config(config_path, *, n, chain, extra_config="", disable_autoconnect=
         f.write("upnp=0\n")
         f.write("natpmp=0\n")
         f.write("shrinkdebugfile=0\n")
+        f.write("deprecatedrpc=create_bdb\n")  # Required to run the tests
         # To reduce IO and consumed disk storage use tiny size for allocated blk and rev files
         f.write("tinyblk=1\n")
         # To improve SQLite wallet performance so that the tests don't timeout, use -unsafesqlitesync