diff --git a/plugins/fundchannel.c b/plugins/fundchannel.c
index 634870628..a2c1ad884 100644
--- a/plugins/fundchannel.c
+++ b/plugins/fundchannel.c
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static struct command_result *fundchannel_start(struct command *cmd,
 
 	if (deprecated_apis)
 		json_add_string(req->js, "satoshi", fr->funding_str);
-	else
-		json_add_string(req->js, "amount", fr->funding_str);
+	json_add_string(req->js, "amount", fr->funding_str);
 
 	if (fr->feerate_str)
 		json_add_string(req->js, "feerate", fr->feerate_str);