diff --git a/db/bindings.c b/db/bindings.c
index df8b3827c..2f3546a2b 100644
--- a/db/bindings.c
+++ b/db/bindings.c
@@ -159,13 +159,19 @@ void db_bind_pubkey(struct db_stmt *stmt, int pos, const struct pubkey *pk)
 	db_bind_blob(stmt, pos, der, PUBKEY_CMPR_LEN);
 }
 
-void db_bind_short_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
-			      const struct short_channel_id *id)
+void db_bind_short_channel_id_str(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
+				  const struct short_channel_id *id)
 {
 	char *ser = short_channel_id_to_str(stmt, id);
 	db_bind_text(stmt, col, ser);
 }
 
+void db_bind_scid(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
+		  const struct short_channel_id *id)
+{
+	db_bind_u64(stmt, col, id->u64);
+}
+
 void db_bind_short_channel_id_arr(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
 				  const struct short_channel_id *id)
 {
@@ -373,6 +379,12 @@ bool db_col_short_channel_id_str(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
 	return short_channel_id_from_str(source, sourcelen, dest);
 }
 
+void db_col_scid(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+		 struct short_channel_id *dest)
+{
+	dest->u64 = db_col_u64(stmt, colname);
+}
+
 struct short_channel_id *
 db_col_short_channel_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
 {
diff --git a/db/bindings.h b/db/bindings.h
index 298dc6d48..74febcf83 100644
--- a/db/bindings.h
+++ b/db/bindings.h
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ void db_bind_node_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, int pos, const struct node_id *ni);
 void db_bind_node_id_arr(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
 			 const struct node_id *ids);
 void db_bind_pubkey(struct db_stmt *stmt, int pos, const struct pubkey *p);
-void db_bind_short_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
-			      const struct short_channel_id *id);
+/* DO NOT USE, deprecated! */
+void db_bind_short_channel_id_str(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
+				  const struct short_channel_id *id);
+void db_bind_scid(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
+		  const struct short_channel_id *id);
 void db_bind_short_channel_id_arr(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
 				  const struct short_channel_id *id);
 void db_bind_signature(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
@@ -83,8 +86,11 @@ struct node_id *db_col_node_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt,
 				   const char *colname);
 void db_col_pubkey(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
 		   struct pubkey *p);
+/* DO NOT USE: deprecated */
 bool db_col_short_channel_id_str(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
 				struct short_channel_id *dest);
+void db_col_scid(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+		 struct short_channel_id *dest);
 struct short_channel_id *
 db_col_short_channel_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
 bool db_col_signature(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.c b/wallet/wallet.c
index 4e88bc5fe..9a457d09f 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/wallet.c
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ void wallet_channel_save(struct wallet *w, struct channel *chan)
 					" WHERE id=?")); // 46
 	db_bind_u64(stmt, 0, chan->their_shachain.id);
 	if (chan->scid)
-		db_bind_short_channel_id(stmt, 1, chan->scid);
+		db_bind_short_channel_id_str(stmt, 1, chan->scid);
 	else
 		db_bind_null(stmt, 1);
 
@@ -3495,7 +3495,7 @@ void wallet_payment_set_failinfo(struct wallet *wallet,
 		db_bind_null(stmt, 4);
 
 	if (failchannel) {
-		db_bind_short_channel_id(stmt, 5, failchannel);
+		db_bind_short_channel_id_str(stmt, 5, failchannel);
 		db_bind_int(stmt, 8, faildirection);
 	} else {
 		db_bind_null(stmt, 5);