diff --git a/walletdb/bdb/db.go b/walletdb/bdb/db.go
index 2408fad3f8..cf3fc2e2d4 100644
--- a/walletdb/bdb/db.go
+++ b/walletdb/bdb/db.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"github.com/coreos/bbolt"
 )
 
 // convertErr converts some bolt errors to the equivalent walletdb error.
diff --git a/walletdb/bdb/driver_test.go b/walletdb/bdb/driver_test.go
index 8fdcab17c8..aa4d87210f 100644
--- a/walletdb/bdb/driver_test.go
+++ b/walletdb/bdb/driver_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ package bdb_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -71,13 +73,19 @@ func TestCreateOpenFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Ensure operations against a closed database return the expected
 	// error.
-	dbPath := "createfail.db"
+	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "createfail")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unable to create temp dir: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempDir)
+
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "db")
 	db, err := walletdb.Create(dbType, dbPath, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Create: unexpected error: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	defer os.Remove(dbPath)
 	db.Close()
 
 	wantErr = walletdb.ErrDbNotOpen
@@ -92,13 +100,19 @@ func TestCreateOpenFail(t *testing.T) {
 // reopening the database.
 func TestPersistence(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a new database to run tests against.
-	dbPath := "persistencetest.db"
+	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "persistencetest")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unable to create temp dir: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempDir)
+
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "db")
 	db, err := walletdb.Create(dbType, dbPath, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create test database (%s) %v", dbType, err)
 		return
 	}
-	defer os.Remove(dbPath)
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Create a namespace and put some values into it so they can be tested
diff --git a/walletdb/bdb/interface_test.go b/walletdb/bdb/interface_test.go
index 1dcf605e01..3755b1d690 100644
--- a/walletdb/bdb/interface_test.go
+++ b/walletdb/bdb/interface_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 package bdb_test
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb/walletdbtest"
@@ -21,7 +23,14 @@ import (
 
 // TestInterface performs all interfaces tests for this database driver.
 func TestInterface(t *testing.T) {
-	dbPath := "interfacetest.db"
+	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "interfacetest")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unable to create temp dir: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempDir)
+
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "db")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dbPath)
 	walletdbtest.TestInterface(t, dbType, dbPath, true)
 }
diff --git a/walletdb/db_test.go b/walletdb/db_test.go
index 48b60c3111..30c4341bc8 100644
--- a/walletdb/db_test.go
+++ b/walletdb/db_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ package walletdb_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
@@ -54,14 +56,20 @@ func TestAddDuplicateDriver(t *testing.T) {
 			"got %v, want %v", err, walletdb.ErrDbTypeRegistered)
 	}
 
-	dbPath := "dupdrivertest.db"
+	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "dupdrivertest")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unable to create temp dir: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempDir)
+
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "db")
 	db, err := walletdb.Create(dbType, dbPath, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to create database: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 	db.Close()
-	_ = os.Remove(dbPath)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/walletdb/go.mod b/walletdb/go.mod
index a93460855a..59f6db3d65 100644
--- a/walletdb/go.mod
+++ b/walletdb/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ go 1.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f
+	github.com/coreos/bbolt v1.3.3
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
-	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.4
+	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190904154756-749cb33beabd // indirect
 )
diff --git a/walletdb/go.sum b/walletdb/go.sum
index baadeb0e77..ca356ac361 100644
--- a/walletdb/go.sum
+++ b/walletdb/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f h1:bAs4lUbRJpnnkd9VhRV3jjAVU7DJVjMaK+IsvSeZvFo=
 github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f/go.mod h1:TdznJufoqS23FtqVCzL0ZqgP5MqXbb4fg/WgDys70nA=
+github.com/coreos/bbolt v1.3.3 h1:n6AiVyVRKQFNb6mJlwESEvvLoDyiTzXX7ORAUlkeBdY=
+github.com/coreos/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:iRUV2dpdMOn7Bo10OQBFzIJO9kkE559Wcmn+qkEiiKk=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.4 h1:hi1bXHMVrlQh6WwxAy+qZCV/SYIlqo+Ushwdpa4tAKg=
-go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.4/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200202164722-d101bd2416d5 h1:LfCXLvNmTYH9kEmVgqbnsWfruoXZIrh4YBgqVHtDvw0=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200202164722-d101bd2416d5/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3 h1:MUGmc65QhB3pIlaQ5bB4LwqSj6GIonVJXpZiaKNyaKk=
+go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e h1:vcxGaoTs7kV8m5Np9uUNQin4BrLOthgV7252N8V+FwY=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190904154756-749cb33beabd h1:DBH9mDw0zluJT/R+nGuV3jWFWLFaHyYZWD4tOT+cjn0=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190904154756-749cb33beabd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=