diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_store.c b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
index ed33de947..bf1c01d0e 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_store.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
@@ -963,10 +963,6 @@ u32 gossip_store_load(struct routing_state *rstate, struct gossip_store *gs)
 			}
 			stats[2]++;
 			break;
-		/* FIXME: Don't actually put these in! */
-		case WIRE_GOSSIP_STORE_PRIVATE_CHANNEL_OBS:
-		case WIRE_GOSSIP_STORE_PRIVATE_UPDATE_OBS:
-			break;
 		default:
 			bad = "Unknown message";
 			goto badmsg;
diff --git a/gossipd/gossipd.c b/gossipd/gossipd.c
index 35015ec49..49d75a4fd 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossipd.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossipd.c
@@ -331,47 +331,6 @@ static void handle_local_channel_announcement(struct daemon *daemon, const u8 *m
 }
 
 
-/* channeld (via lightningd) tells us about (as-yet?) unannounce channel.
- * It needs us to put it in gossip_store. */
-static void handle_local_private_channel(struct daemon *daemon, const u8 *msg)
-{
-	struct node_id id;
-	struct amount_sat capacity;
-	u8 *features;
-	struct short_channel_id scid;
-	const u8 *cannounce;
-	struct chan *zombie;
-
-	if (!fromwire_gossipd_local_private_channel(msg, msg,
-						    &id, &capacity, &scid,
-						    &features))
-		master_badmsg(WIRE_GOSSIPD_LOCAL_PRIVATE_CHANNEL, msg);
-
-	status_debug("received private channel announcement from channeld for %s",
-		     type_to_string(tmpctx, struct short_channel_id, &scid));
-	cannounce = private_channel_announcement(tmpctx,
-						 &scid,
-						 &daemon->id,
-						 &id,
-						 features);
-	/* If there is already a zombie announcement for this channel in the
-	 * store we can disregard this one. */
-	zombie = get_channel(daemon->rstate, &scid);
-	if (zombie && (zombie->half[0].zombie || zombie->half[1].zombie)){
-		status_debug("received channel announcement for %s,"
-			     " but it is a zombie; discarding",
-			     type_to_string(tmpctx, struct short_channel_id,
-				            &scid));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!routing_add_private_channel(daemon->rstate, &id, capacity,
-					 cannounce, 0)) {
-		status_peer_broken(&id, "bad add_private_channel %s",
-				   tal_hex(tmpctx, cannounce));
-	}
-}
-
 /* lightningd tells us it has discovered and verified new `remote_addr`.
  * We can use this to update our node announcement. */
 static void handle_discovered_ip(struct daemon *daemon, const u8 *msg)
@@ -1164,10 +1123,6 @@ static struct io_plan *recv_req(struct io_conn *conn,
 		handle_local_channel_announcement(daemon, msg);
 		goto done;
 
-	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_LOCAL_PRIVATE_CHANNEL:
-		handle_local_private_channel(daemon, msg);
-		goto done;
-
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_DISCOVERED_IP:
 		handle_discovered_ip(daemon, msg);
 		goto done;
diff --git a/gossipd/gossipd_wire.csv b/gossipd/gossipd_wire.csv
index 0dd73b669..7a72606cb 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossipd_wire.csv
+++ b/gossipd/gossipd_wire.csv
@@ -120,15 +120,6 @@ msgdata,gossipd_local_channel_announcement,id,node_id,
 msgdata,gossipd_local_channel_announcement,len,u16,
 msgdata,gossipd_local_channel_announcement,cannounce,u8,len
 
-# Tell gossipd about a private channel (to put it in the store)
-# cannounce has same structure, dummy sigs.
-msgtype,gossipd_local_private_channel,3008
-msgdata,gossipd_local_private_channel,id,node_id,
-msgdata,gossipd_local_private_channel,capacity,amount_sat,
-msgdata,gossipd_local_private_channel,scid,short_channel_id,
-msgdata,gossipd_local_private_channel,len,u16,
-msgdata,gossipd_local_private_channel,features,u8,len
-
 # Tell gossipd we used the channel update (in case it was deferred)
 msgtype,gossipd_used_local_channel_update,3052
 msgdata,gossipd_used_local_channel_update,scid,short_channel_id,
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index e73bdc9d4..36933141e 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ static unsigned gossip_msg(struct subd *gossip, const u8 *msg, const int *fds)
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_LOCAL_CHANNEL_ANNOUNCEMENT:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_USED_LOCAL_CHANNEL_UPDATE:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_LOCAL_CHANNEL_UPDATE:
-	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_LOCAL_PRIVATE_CHANNEL:
 	/* This is a reply, so never gets through to here. */
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_INIT_REPLY:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_DEV_MEMLEAK_REPLY: