A wordline driver circuit can include single stage level shifters to translate a low voltage level (VGND to Vcc) to a high voltage level (Vnwl to Vpp). A wordline driver can further include a two-stage discharge circuit to pull down a wordline from a boosted high voltage Vpp to a boosted low voltage Vnwl. A two-stage discharge circuit can include (i) a first discharge path that can pull the wordline toward a first low voltage VGND; and (ii) a second discharge path that can pull the wordline toward a lower boosted low voltage Vnwl. Initially discharging a wordline to a first low voltage can reduce the amount of charge injected into a boosted low voltage Vnwl supply. A two-stage discharge circuit can be self timed or externally timed.