# Importing from Brave legacy wallet - stuck with legacy forever?

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510>\
**Category:** Brave Wallet (Self Custody)\
**Created:** [November 17, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510 "2021-11-17T01:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![tsa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/tsa/32/106250_2.png) [@tsa](https://community.brave.app/u/tsa)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510/1 "2021-11-17T01:52:20Z")

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So I’ve got a 24-word seed phrase from the legacy wallet. If I import without selecting the legacy wallet, I end up with the same accounts I do in metamask, xdefi and other wallets.

So I guess my question in is why are the other wallets, including the new Brave Wallet, handling the old seed phrase different? Is there anyway to convert it to a new format? Even if I do backup it says I’ll see 12 works, but I see the original 24.

Does this mean this legacy restore option will be available forever more?

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**Author:** ![tsa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/tsa/32/106250_2.png) [@tsa](https://community.brave.app/u/tsa)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510/2 "2021-11-17T16:09:10Z")

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@SaltyBanana any solution to this one?

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/brian/32/26_2.png) [@brian](https://community.brave.app/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510/3 "2021-11-17T17:32:56Z")

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Unfortunately there is no way to convert a legacy seed phrase. So we will continue to support it. You would have to send your funds to a non legacy address and then stop using the legacy one to get off of a legacy seed phrase.

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**Author:** ![tsa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/tsa/32/106250_2.png) [@tsa](https://community.brave.app/u/tsa)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510/4 "2021-11-17T19:09:03Z")

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Yeah, not so easy with the gas fees right now 😅 but this was expected. Thank you for confirming.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/importing-from-brave-legacy-wallet-stuck-with-legacy-forever/302510/5 "2021-12-17T19:09:51Z")

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