diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_store.c b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
index 03a13ab0c..aa2f4039e 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_store.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ static ssize_t gossip_pwritev(int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
 }
 #endif /* !HAVE_PWRITEV */
 
-static bool append_msg(int fd, const u8 *msg, u32 timestamp,
-		       bool dying, u64 *len)
+static bool append_msg(int fd, const u8 *msg, u32 timestamp, u64 *len)
 {
 	struct gossip_hdr hdr;
 	u32 msglen;
@@ -77,8 +76,6 @@ static bool append_msg(int fd, const u8 *msg, u32 timestamp,
 	msglen = tal_count(msg);
 	hdr.len = cpu_to_be16(msglen);
 	hdr.flags = 0;
-	if (dying)
-		hdr.flags |= CPU_TO_BE16(GOSSIP_STORE_DYING_BIT);
 	hdr.crc = cpu_to_be32(crc32c(timestamp, msg, msglen));
 	hdr.timestamp = cpu_to_be32(timestamp);
 
@@ -310,7 +307,7 @@ static u32 gossip_store_compact_offline(struct daemon *daemon)
 	oldlen = lseek(old_fd, SEEK_END, 0);
 	newlen = lseek(new_fd, SEEK_END, 0);
 	append_msg(old_fd, towire_gossip_store_ended(tmpctx, newlen),
-		   0, false, &oldlen);
+		   0, &oldlen);
 	close(old_fd);
 	status_debug("gossip_store_compact_offline: %zu deleted, %zu copied",
 		     deleted, count);
@@ -367,25 +364,18 @@ struct gossip_store *gossip_store_new(struct daemon *daemon)
 	return gs;
 }
 
-u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *gossip_msg,
-		     u32 timestamp,
-		     bool dying, const u8 *addendum)
+u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *gossip_msg, u32 timestamp)
 {
 	u64 off = gs->len;
 
 	/* Should never get here during loading! */
 	assert(gs->writable);
 
-	if (!append_msg(gs->fd, gossip_msg, timestamp, dying, &gs->len)) {
+	if (!append_msg(gs->fd, gossip_msg, timestamp, &gs->len)) {
 		status_broken("Failed writing to gossip store: %s",
 			      strerror(errno));
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (addendum && !append_msg(gs->fd, addendum, 0, false, &gs->len)) {
-		status_broken("Failed writing addendum to gossip store: %s",
-			      strerror(errno));
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	return off;
 }
@@ -514,13 +504,6 @@ void gossip_store_flag(struct gossip_store *gs,
 	flag_by_index(gs, offset - sizeof(struct gossip_hdr), flag, type);
 }
 
-void gossip_store_mark_channel_deleted(struct gossip_store *gs,
-				       const struct short_channel_id *scid)
-{
-	gossip_store_add(gs, towire_gossip_store_delete_chan(tmpctx, scid),
-			 0, false, NULL);
-}
-
 u32 gossip_store_get_timestamp(struct gossip_store *gs, u64 offset)
 {
 	struct gossip_hdr hdr;
diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_store.h b/gossipd/gossip_store.h
index 6bf86c34c..f0fbcc18e 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_store.h
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_store.h
@@ -29,17 +29,14 @@ struct gossip_store *gossip_store_new(struct daemon *daemon);
 u32 gossip_store_load(struct gossip_store *gs);
 
 /**
- * Add a gossip message to the gossip_store (and optional addendum)
+ * Append a gossip message to the gossip_store
  * @gs: gossip store
  * @gossip_msg: the gossip message to insert.
  * @timestamp: the timestamp for filtering of this messsage.
- * @dying: true if this message is for a dying channel.
- * @addendum: another message to append immediately after this
- *            (for appending amounts to channel_announcements for internal use).
  */
-u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *gossip_msg,
-		     u32 timestamp, bool dying,
-		     const u8 *addendum);
+u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs,
+		     const u8 *gossip_msg,
+		     u32 timestamp);
 
 
 /**
@@ -63,13 +60,6 @@ void gossip_store_flag(struct gossip_store *gs,
 		       u16 flag,
 		       int type);
 
-/**
- * Mark that the channel is about to be deleted, for convenience of
- * others mapping the gossip_store.
- */
-void gossip_store_mark_channel_deleted(struct gossip_store *gs,
-				       const struct short_channel_id *scid);
-
 /**
  * Direct store accessor: get timestamp header for a record.
  *
diff --git a/gossipd/gossmap_manage.c b/gossipd/gossmap_manage.c
index af0303b77..9f1b879ec 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossmap_manage.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossmap_manage.c
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ static void remove_channel(struct gossmap_manage *gm,
 	tal_free(map_del(&gm->early_ann_map, scid));
 
 	/* Put in tombstone marker. */
-	gossip_store_mark_channel_deleted(gm->daemon->gs, &scid);
+	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs,
+			 towire_gossip_store_delete_chan(tmpctx, &scid),
+			 0);
 
 	/* Delete from store */
 	gossip_store_del(gm->daemon->gs, chan->cann_off, WIRE_CHANNEL_ANNOUNCEMENT);
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ static void remove_channel(struct gossmap_manage *gm,
 		nannounce = gossmap_node_get_announce(tmpctx, gossmap, node);
 		timestamp = gossip_store_get_timestamp(gm->daemon->gs, node->nann_off);
 		gossip_store_del(gm->daemon->gs, node->nann_off, WIRE_NODE_ANNOUNCEMENT);
-		gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, nannounce, timestamp, false, NULL);
+		gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, nannounce, timestamp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -508,8 +510,9 @@ const char *gossmap_manage_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx,
 	    && !map_get(&gm->pending_ann_map, scid)
 	    && !map_get(&gm->early_ann_map, scid)) {
 		/* Set with timestamp 0 (we will update once we have a channel_update) */
-		gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, announce, 0, false,
-				 towire_gossip_store_channel_amount(tmpctx, *known_amount));
+		gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, announce, 0);
+		gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs,
+				 towire_gossip_store_channel_amount(tmpctx, *known_amount), 0);
 		tal_free(pca);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -603,8 +606,9 @@ void gossmap_manage_handle_get_txout_reply(struct gossmap_manage *gm, const u8 *
 	}
 
 	/* Set with timestamp 0 (we will update once we have a channel_update) */
-	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, pca->channel_announcement, 0, false,
-			 towire_gossip_store_channel_amount(tmpctx, sat));
+	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, pca->channel_announcement, 0);
+	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs,
+			 towire_gossip_store_channel_amount(tmpctx, sat), 0);
 	tal_free(pca);
 
 	/* If we looking specifically for this, we no longer are. */
@@ -692,7 +696,7 @@ static const char *process_channel_update(const tal_t *ctx,
 	}
 
 	/* OK, apply the new one */
-	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, update, timestamp, false, NULL);
+	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, update, timestamp);
 
 	/* Now delete old */
 	if (gossmap_chan_set(chan, dir))
@@ -833,7 +837,7 @@ static void process_node_announcement(struct gossmap_manage *gm,
 	}
 
 	/* OK, apply the new one */
-	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, nannounce, timestamp, false, NULL);
+	gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, nannounce, timestamp);
 
 	/* Now delete old */
 	if (gossmap_node_announced(node))
@@ -1152,7 +1156,7 @@ void gossmap_manage_channel_spent(struct gossmap_manage *gm,
 
 	/* Save to gossip_store in case we restart */
 	msg = towire_gossip_store_chan_dying(tmpctx, &scid, deadline);
-	off = gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, msg, 0, false, NULL);
+	off = gossip_store_add(gm->daemon->gs, msg, 0);
 	gossmap_manage_channel_dying(gm, off, deadline, scid);
 
 	/* Mark it dying, so we don't gossip it */