diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index aeda0e6..060bc6e 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ type config struct {
 	SigNet          bool                    `long:"signet" description:"Use the signet test network (default client port: 49244, server port: 49245)"`
 	SigNetChallenge string                  `long:"signetchallenge" description:"Connect to a custom signet network defined by this challenge instead of using the global default signet test network -- Can be specified multiple times"`
 	SigNetSeedNode  []string                `long:"signetseednode" description:"Specify a seed node for the signet network instead of using the global default signet network seed nodes"`
-	NoInitialLoad   bool                    `long:"noinitialload" description:"Defer wallet creation/opening on startup and enable loading wallets over RPC"`
 	DebugLevel      string                  `short:"d" long:"debuglevel" description:"Logging level {trace, debug, info, warn, error, critical}"`
 	LogDir          string                  `long:"logdir" description:"Directory to log output."`
 	Profile         string                  `long:"profile" description:"Enable HTTP profiling on given port -- NOTE port must be between 1024 and 65536"`
diff --git a/lbcwallet.go b/lbcwallet.go
index 4d8ffbb..c2b4f4c 100644
--- a/lbcwallet.go
+++ b/lbcwallet.go
@@ -81,24 +81,16 @@ func walletMain() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Create and start chain RPC client so it's ready to connect to
-	// the wallet when loaded later.
-	if !cfg.NoInitialLoad {
-		go rpcClientConnectLoop(legacyRPCServer, loader)
-	}
+	go rpcClientConnectLoop(legacyRPCServer, loader)
 
 	loader.RunAfterLoad(func(w *wallet.Wallet) {
 		startWalletRPCServices(w, legacyRPCServer)
 	})
 
-	if !cfg.NoInitialLoad {
-		// Load the wallet database.  It must have been created already
-		// or this will return an appropriate error.
-		_, err = loader.OpenExistingWallet(true)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(err)
-			return err
-		}
+	_, err = loader.OpenExistingWallet(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Add interrupt handlers to shutdown the various process components