diff --git a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
index 1413e093..8105ff83 100644
--- a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@
 
 //TODO: global objects, subject to refactoring
 
+struct plain_wallet_instance
+{
+  plain_wallet_instance() :initialized(false), gjobs_counter(1)
+  {}
+  wallets_manager gwm;
+  std::atomic<bool> initialized;
+
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> gjobs_counter;
+  std::map<uint64_t, std::string> gjobs;
+  epee::critical_section gjobs_lock;
+};
+
+
 std::shared_ptr<plain_wallet::plain_wallet_instance> ginstance_ptr;
 
 #define GET_INSTANCE_PTR(ptr_name) \
diff --git a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api_ex.h b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api_ex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a56cd108..00000000
--- a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api_ex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2014-2020 Zano Project
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "wallet2.h"
-
-namespace plain_wallet
-{
-  struct plain_wallet_instance
-{
-  plain_wallet_instance() :initialized(false), gjobs_counter(1)
-  {}
-  wallets_manager gwm;
-  std::atomic<bool> initialized;
-
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> gjobs_counter;
-  std::map<uint64_t, std::string> gjobs;
-  epee::critical_section gjobs_lock;
-};
-
-
-  extern std::shared_ptr<plain_wallet_instance> ginstance_ptr;
-
-
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file