diff --git a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
index c1f46b969..e40e81701 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/manual.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp
index 57aeae26f..34617b1d0 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/block_deserializer.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_frontier.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp b/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp
index db2e46fd0..a150d40e4 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/logging.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/make_store.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp b/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
index 65ff27d1f..943bb7569 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/election.cpp b/nano/core_test/election.cpp
index cd438074a..766b41c06 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/election.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/election_scheduler.cpp b/nano/core_test/election_scheduler.cpp
index b2af2740b..c453bfe00 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/election_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/election_scheduler.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/core_test/frontiers_confirmation.cpp b/nano/core_test/frontiers_confirmation.cpp
index 9d476ed35..08967ce4a 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/frontiers_confirmation.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/frontiers_confirmation.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/active_transactions.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/core_test/network.cpp b/nano/core_test/network.cpp
index 2e15d5ef9..bf9ed2e65 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/network.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/socket.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/node.cpp b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
index b1bb5bf5e..cf81a51bd 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/fake.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp b/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp
index 2c83b6c0f..06d16b895 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/repcrawler.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/fake.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
@@ -295,4 +296,4 @@ TEST (rep_crawler, two_reps_one_node)
 	// check that the reps are correct
 	ASSERT_TRUE (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub == reps[0].account || nano::dev::genesis_key.pub == reps[1].account);
 	ASSERT_TRUE (second_rep.pub == reps[0].account || second_rep.pub == reps[1].account);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp b/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp
index f569c3494..7b1913f41 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/jsonconfig.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/request_aggregator.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/system.cpp b/nano/core_test/system.cpp
index 9fd891248..ffd860180 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/system.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/system.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/thread_runner.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp b/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp
index 1da68596e..100ec5c50 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/jsonconfig.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/vote_processor.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/voting.cpp b/nano/core_test/voting.cpp
index cf210e3a1..d6d644292 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/voting.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/voting.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/voting.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/core_test/wallet.cpp b/nano/core_test/wallet.cpp
index 0250f291d..de2cfb42c 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/wallet.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/wallet.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/crypto_lib/random_pool.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/thread_runner.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/lmdb/wallet_value.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp b/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp
index 606fa18f4..af4b953b1 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/versioning.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp b/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
index a18d22af3..97268e884 100644
--- a/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
+++ b/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/json_handler.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/pending.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/dll/runtime_symbol_info.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index d2df96e36..107e3df7c 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/repcrawler.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/component.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
index b9f8544d7..3bb23c8ee 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/timer.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/component.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp
index 390d50267..032cdd3b5 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/websocket.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp
index d4b4e1321..a1fe5b8ec 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_frontier.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_frontier.cpp
index 76fa69217..6380bd61a 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_frontier.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_frontier.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.cpp
index 45e9cab61..4646cbaa6 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_lazy.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/cli.cpp b/nano/node/cli.cpp
index 984f1656f..449bb755a 100644
--- a/nano/node/cli.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/cli.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/daemonconfig.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/election.cpp b/nano/node/election.cpp
index d01d3718b..9dda84032 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/epoch_upgrader.cpp b/nano/node/epoch_upgrader.cpp
index 48007b355..58db6213d 100644
--- a/nano/node/epoch_upgrader.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/epoch_upgrader.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/threading.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/epoch_upgrader.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 nano::epoch_upgrader::epoch_upgrader (nano::node & node_a, nano::ledger & ledger_a, nano::store::component & store_a, nano::network_params & network_params_a, nano::logger & logger_a) :
 	node{ node_a },
diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index 2442a23c3..e8fb99146 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node_rpc_config.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/telemetry.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index f6a9cdeed..1845d4ac1 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/telemetry.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/websocket.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/rocksdb/rocksdb.hpp>
 
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ nano::node::node (boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx_a, std::filesystem::path cons
 	unchecked{ config.max_unchecked_blocks, stats, flags.disable_block_processor_unchecked_deletion },
 	wallets_store_impl (std::make_unique<nano::mdb_wallets_store> (application_path_a / "wallets.ldb", config_a.lmdb_config)),
 	wallets_store (*wallets_store_impl),
-	ledger (store, stats, network_params.ledger, flags_a.generate_cache),
+	ledger_impl{ std::make_unique<nano::ledger> (store, stats, network_params.ledger, flags_a.generate_cache) },
+	ledger{ *ledger_impl },
 	outbound_limiter{ outbound_bandwidth_limiter_config (config) },
 	// empty `config.peering_port` means the user made no port choice at all;
 	// otherwise, any value is considered, with `0` having the special meaning of 'let the OS pick a port instead'
diff --git a/nano/node/node.hpp b/nano/node/node.hpp
index 4f52fdddf..97127acf3 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <nano/node/wallet.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/websocket.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/write_database_queue.hpp>
-#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/utility.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
@@ -151,7 +150,8 @@ public:
 	nano::unchecked_map unchecked;
 	std::unique_ptr<nano::wallets_store> wallets_store_impl;
 	nano::wallets_store & wallets_store;
-	nano::ledger ledger;
+	std::unique_ptr<nano::ledger> ledger_impl;
+	nano::ledger & ledger;
 	nano::outbound_bandwidth_limiter outbound_limiter;
 	nano::network network;
 	nano::telemetry telemetry;
diff --git a/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp b/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp
index ebe3e8810..adf2fd2fe 100644
--- a/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/repcrawler.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <ranges>
 
@@ -530,4 +531,4 @@ nano::error nano::rep_crawler_config::deserialize (nano::tomlconfig & toml)
 	query_timeout = std::chrono::milliseconds{ query_timeout_l };
 
 	return toml.get_error ();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/hinted.cpp b/nano/node/scheduler/hinted.cpp
index aa423e74a..33e008fa5 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/hinted.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/hinted.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/tomlconfig.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/hinted.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 /*
  * hinted
diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/optimistic.cpp b/nano/node/scheduler/optimistic.cpp
index 8672d976e..2c1425160 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/optimistic.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/optimistic.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/tomlconfig.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/optimistic.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 nano::scheduler::optimistic::optimistic (optimistic_config const & config_a, nano::node & node_a, nano::ledger & ledger_a, nano::active_transactions & active_a, nano::network_constants const & network_constants_a, nano::stats & stats_a) :
 	config{ config_a },
diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp b/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp
index 66d2008b3..3fbaafda3 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/buckets.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 nano::scheduler::priority::priority (nano::node & node_a, nano::stats & stats_a) :
 	node{ node_a },
diff --git a/nano/node/wallet.cpp b/nano/node/wallet.cpp
index e155ecb6c..6d7b6cd7a 100644
--- a/nano/node/wallet.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/wallet.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/wallet.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/lmdb/iterator.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/qt/qt.cpp b/nano/qt/qt.cpp
index 640080b55..b4d88c579 100644
--- a/nano/qt/qt.cpp
+++ b/nano/qt/qt.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/config.hpp>
 #include <nano/qt/qt.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/qt_test/qt.cpp b/nano/qt_test/qt.cpp
index 313378e0f..d6758ff88 100644
--- a/nano/qt_test/qt.cpp
+++ b/nano/qt_test/qt.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/make_store.hpp>
 #include <nano/qt/qt.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/receivable.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/receivable.cpp
index d2659aac1..e73221bd5 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/receivable.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/receivable.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/rpc/rpc_request_processor.hpp>
 #include <nano/rpc_test/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/rpc_test/rpc_context.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
index 3e7f70346..7ca31f164 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <nano/rpc_test/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/rpc_test/rpc_context.hpp>
 #include <nano/rpc_test/test_response.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/telemetry.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/slow_test/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/slow_test/bootstrap.cpp
index 070da58f5..6492ad6bd 100644
--- a/nano/slow_test/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/slow_test/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/transport/transport.hpp>
 #include <nano/rpc/rpc.hpp>
 #include <nano/rpc/rpc_request_processor.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/rate_observer.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/slow_test/node.cpp b/nano/slow_test/node.cpp
index 0ac1ee294..06b8728eb 100644
--- a/nano/slow_test/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/slow_test/node.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/inproc.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/test_common/system.cpp b/nano/test_common/system.cpp
index 4d99cc904..19a57c812 100644
--- a/nano/test_common/system.cpp
+++ b/nano/test_common/system.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/crypto_lib/random_pool.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp b/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
index 271e73f66..ce80cfeae 100644
--- a/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
+++ b/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/manual.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/fake.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/block.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>