diff --git a/plugins/renepay/pay.c b/plugins/renepay/pay.c
index 2c634b331..9af3e6c6f 100644
--- a/plugins/renepay/pay.c
+++ b/plugins/renepay/pay.c
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ static struct command_result *try_paying(struct command *cmd,
 
 	/* We let this return an unlikely path, as it's better to try once
 	 * than simply refuse.  Plus, models are not truth! */
+	gossmap_apply_localmods(pay_plugin->gossmap, renepay->local_gossmods);
 	struct pay_flow **pay_flows = get_payflows(
 						renepay,
 						remaining, feebudget,
@@ -558,6 +559,7 @@ static struct command_result *try_paying(struct command *cmd,
 						amount_msat_eq(p->total_delivering, AMOUNT_MSAT(0)),
 
 						&err_msg);
+	gossmap_remove_localmods(pay_plugin->gossmap, renepay->local_gossmods);
 
 	// plugin_log(pay_plugin->plugin,LOG_DBG,"get_payflows produced %s",fmt_payflows(tmpctx,pay_flows));
 
@@ -590,13 +592,9 @@ static struct command_result *listpeerchannels_done(
 				    "listpeerchannels malformed: %.*s",
 				    json_tok_full_len(result),
 				    json_tok_full(buf, result));
-	// So we have all localmods data, now we apply it. Only once per
-	// payment.
 	// TODO(eduardo): check that there won't be a prob. cost associated with
 	// any gossmap local chan. The same way there aren't fees to pay for my
 	// local channels.
-	gossmap_apply_localmods(pay_plugin->gossmap,renepay->local_gossmods);
-	renepay->localmods_applied=true;
 	return try_paying(cmd, renepay, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/renepay/payment.c b/plugins/renepay/payment.c
index de3a48af2..8eb070b80 100644
--- a/plugins/renepay/payment.c
+++ b/plugins/renepay/payment.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct renepay * renepay_new(struct command *cmd)
 
 	renepay->cmd = cmd;
 	renepay->payment = payment_new(renepay);
-	renepay->localmods_applied=false;
  	renepay->local_gossmods = gossmap_localmods_new(renepay);
 	renepay->disabled = tal_arr(renepay,struct short_channel_id,0);
 	renepay->rexmit_timer = NULL;
@@ -190,21 +189,10 @@ void renepay_cleanup(
 		struct gossmap * gossmap)
 {
 	debug_info("calling %s",__PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-	/* Always remove our local mods (routehints) so others can use
-	 * gossmap. We do this only after the payment completes. */
 	// TODO(eduardo): it can happen that local_gossmods removed below
 	// contained a set of channels for which there is information in the
 	// uncertainty network (chan_extra_map) and that are part of some pending
 	// payflow (payflow_map). Handle this situation.
-	if(renepay->localmods_applied)
-		gossmap_remove_localmods(gossmap,
-					 renepay->local_gossmods);
-	// TODO(eduardo): I wonder if it is possible to have two instances of
-	// renepay at the same time.
-	// 1st problem: dijkstra datastructure is global, this can be fixed,
-	// 2nd problem: we don't know if gossmap_apply_localmods and gossmap_remove_localmods,
-	// 	can handle different local_gossmods applied to the same gossmap.
-	renepay->localmods_applied=false;
 	tal_free(renepay->local_gossmods);
 
 	renepay->rexmit_timer = tal_free(renepay->rexmit_timer);
diff --git a/plugins/renepay/payment.h b/plugins/renepay/payment.h
index 74ccabe3a..471fda906 100644
--- a/plugins/renepay/payment.h
+++ b/plugins/renepay/payment.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ struct renepay
 	struct payment * payment;
 
 	/* Localmods to apply to gossip_map for our own use. */
-	bool localmods_applied;
 	struct gossmap_localmods *local_gossmods;
 
 	/* Channels we decided to disable for various reasons. */