diff --git a/channeldb/db.go b/channeldb/db.go
index 723028cf1..7eea5cbf4 100644
--- a/channeldb/db.go
+++ b/channeldb/db.go
@@ -351,24 +351,24 @@ type DB struct {
 // to updates will take place as necessary.
 // TODO(bhandras): deprecate this function.
 func Open(dbPath string, modifiers ...OptionModifier) (*DB, error) {
-	opts := DefaultOptions()
-	for _, modifier := range modifiers {
-		modifier(&opts)
-	}
-
 	backend, err := kvdb.GetBoltBackend(&kvdb.BoltBackendConfig{
 		DBPath:            dbPath,
 		DBFileName:        dbName,
-		NoFreelistSync:    opts.NoFreelistSync,
-		AutoCompact:       opts.AutoCompact,
-		AutoCompactMinAge: opts.AutoCompactMinAge,
-		DBTimeout:         opts.DBTimeout,
+		NoFreelistSync:    true,
+		AutoCompact:       false,
+		AutoCompactMinAge: kvdb.DefaultBoltAutoCompactMinAge,
+		DBTimeout:         kvdb.DefaultDBTimeout,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	db, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, modifiers...)
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(backend)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	db, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, graphDB, modifiers...)
 	if err == nil {
 		db.dbPath = dbPath
 	}
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func Open(dbPath string, modifiers ...OptionModifier) (*DB, error) {
 
 // CreateWithBackend creates channeldb instance using the passed kvdb.Backend.
 // Any necessary schemas migrations due to updates will take place as necessary.
-func CreateWithBackend(backend kvdb.Backend,
+func CreateWithBackend(backend kvdb.Backend, graph *graphdb.ChannelGraph,
 	modifiers ...OptionModifier) (*DB, error) {
 
 	opts := DefaultOptions()
@@ -404,21 +404,12 @@ func CreateWithBackend(backend kvdb.Backend,
 		keepFailedPaymentAttempts: opts.keepFailedPaymentAttempts,
 		storeFinalHtlcResolutions: opts.storeFinalHtlcResolutions,
 		noRevLogAmtData:           opts.NoRevLogAmtData,
+		graph:                     graph,
 	}
 
 	// Set the parent pointer (only used in tests).
 	chanDB.channelStateDB.parent = chanDB
 
-	var err error
-	chanDB.graph, err = graphdb.NewChannelGraph(
-		backend, opts.RejectCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-		opts.BatchCommitInterval, opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		opts.UseGraphCache, opts.NoMigration,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// Synchronize the version of database and apply migrations if needed.
 	if !opts.NoMigration {
 		if err := chanDB.syncVersions(dbVersions); err != nil {
@@ -1866,7 +1857,13 @@ func MakeTestDB(t *testing.T, modifiers ...OptionModifier) (*DB, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cdb, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, modifiers...)
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(backend)
+	if err != nil {
+		backendCleanup()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cdb, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, graphDB, modifiers...)
 	if err != nil {
 		backendCleanup()
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/channeldb/db_test.go b/channeldb/db_test.go
index 8a2660117..d7e990d62 100644
--- a/channeldb/db_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/db_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ func TestOpenWithCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get test db backend")
 	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
 
-	cdb, err := CreateWithBackend(backend)
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(backend)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cdb, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, graphDB)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create channeldb")
 	if err := cdb.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to close channeldb: %v", err)
@@ -87,7 +90,10 @@ func TestWipe(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get test db backend")
 	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
 
-	fullDB, err := CreateWithBackend(backend)
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(backend)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	fullDB, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, graphDB)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create channeldb")
 	defer fullDB.Close()
 
diff --git a/channeldb/meta_test.go b/channeldb/meta_test.go
index f955c48e1..9be0779e7 100644
--- a/channeldb/meta_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/meta_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
+	graphdb "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/graph/db"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -422,7 +423,10 @@ func TestMigrationReversion(t *testing.T) {
 	backend, cleanup, err := kvdb.GetTestBackend(tempDirName, "cdb")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get test db backend")
 
-	cdb, err := CreateWithBackend(backend)
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(backend)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cdb, err := CreateWithBackend(backend, graphDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		cleanup()
 		t.Fatalf("unable to open channeldb: %v", err)
@@ -448,7 +452,10 @@ func TestMigrationReversion(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get test db backend")
 	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
 
-	_, err = CreateWithBackend(backend)
+	graphDB, err = graphdb.NewChannelGraph(backend)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = CreateWithBackend(backend, graphDB)
 	if err != ErrDBReversion {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error when opening channeldb, "+
 			"want: %v, got: %v", ErrDBReversion, err)
@@ -676,8 +683,11 @@ func TestMarkerAndTombstone(t *testing.T) {
 	err = db.View(EnsureNoTombstone, func() {})
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, string(tombstoneText))
 
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(db.Backend)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	// Now that the DB has a tombstone, we should no longer be able to open
 	// it once we close it.
-	_, err = CreateWithBackend(db.Backend)
+	_, err = CreateWithBackend(db.Backend, graphDB)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, string(tombstoneText))
 }
diff --git a/channeldb/options.go b/channeldb/options.go
index 3f5b472f6..6e631e2cb 100644
--- a/channeldb/options.go
+++ b/channeldb/options.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package channeldb
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/clock"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -35,30 +32,8 @@ type OptionalMiragtionConfig struct {
 
 // Options holds parameters for tuning and customizing a channeldb.DB.
 type Options struct {
-	kvdb.BoltBackendConfig
 	OptionalMiragtionConfig
 
-	// RejectCacheSize is the maximum number of rejectCacheEntries to hold
-	// in the rejection cache.
-	RejectCacheSize int
-
-	// ChannelCacheSize is the maximum number of ChannelEdges to hold in the
-	// channel cache.
-	ChannelCacheSize int
-
-	// BatchCommitInterval is the maximum duration the batch schedulers will
-	// wait before attempting to commit a pending set of updates.
-	BatchCommitInterval time.Duration
-
-	// PreAllocCacheNumNodes is the number of nodes we expect to be in the
-	// graph cache, so we can pre-allocate the map accordingly.
-	PreAllocCacheNumNodes int
-
-	// UseGraphCache denotes whether the in-memory graph cache should be
-	// used or a fallback version that uses the underlying database for
-	// path finding.
-	UseGraphCache bool
-
 	// NoMigration specifies that underlying backend was opened in read-only
 	// mode and migrations shouldn't be performed. This can be useful for
 	// applications that use the channeldb package as a library.
@@ -87,17 +62,7 @@ type Options struct {
 // DefaultOptions returns an Options populated with default values.
 func DefaultOptions() Options {
 	return Options{
-		BoltBackendConfig: kvdb.BoltBackendConfig{
-			NoFreelistSync:    true,
-			AutoCompact:       false,
-			AutoCompactMinAge: kvdb.DefaultBoltAutoCompactMinAge,
-			DBTimeout:         kvdb.DefaultDBTimeout,
-		},
 		OptionalMiragtionConfig: OptionalMiragtionConfig{},
-		RejectCacheSize:         DefaultRejectCacheSize,
-		ChannelCacheSize:        DefaultChannelCacheSize,
-		PreAllocCacheNumNodes:   DefaultPreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		UseGraphCache:           true,
 		NoMigration:             false,
 		clock:                   clock.NewDefaultClock(),
 	}
@@ -106,34 +71,6 @@ func DefaultOptions() Options {
 // OptionModifier is a function signature for modifying the default Options.
 type OptionModifier func(*Options)
 
-// OptionSetRejectCacheSize sets the RejectCacheSize to n.
-func OptionSetRejectCacheSize(n int) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.RejectCacheSize = n
-	}
-}
-
-// OptionSetChannelCacheSize sets the ChannelCacheSize to n.
-func OptionSetChannelCacheSize(n int) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.ChannelCacheSize = n
-	}
-}
-
-// OptionSetPreAllocCacheNumNodes sets the PreAllocCacheNumNodes to n.
-func OptionSetPreAllocCacheNumNodes(n int) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.PreAllocCacheNumNodes = n
-	}
-}
-
-// OptionSetUseGraphCache sets the UseGraphCache option to the given value.
-func OptionSetUseGraphCache(use bool) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.UseGraphCache = use
-	}
-}
-
 // OptionNoRevLogAmtData sets the NoRevLogAmtData option to the given value. If
 // it is set to true then amount data will not be stored in the revocation log.
 func OptionNoRevLogAmtData(noAmtData bool) OptionModifier {
@@ -142,36 +79,6 @@ func OptionNoRevLogAmtData(noAmtData bool) OptionModifier {
 	}
 }
 
-// OptionSetSyncFreelist allows the database to sync its freelist.
-func OptionSetSyncFreelist(b bool) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.NoFreelistSync = !b
-	}
-}
-
-// OptionAutoCompact turns on automatic database compaction on startup.
-func OptionAutoCompact() OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.AutoCompact = true
-	}
-}
-
-// OptionAutoCompactMinAge sets the minimum age for automatic database
-// compaction.
-func OptionAutoCompactMinAge(minAge time.Duration) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.AutoCompactMinAge = minAge
-	}
-}
-
-// OptionSetBatchCommitInterval sets the batch commit interval for the internval
-// batch schedulers.
-func OptionSetBatchCommitInterval(interval time.Duration) OptionModifier {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.BatchCommitInterval = interval
-	}
-}
-
 // OptionNoMigration allows the database to be opened in read only mode by
 // disabling migrations.
 func OptionNoMigration(b bool) OptionModifier {
diff --git a/channeldb/options_test.go b/channeldb/options_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e60c1cfcf..000000000
--- a/channeldb/options_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package channeldb_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-// TestDefaultOptions tests the default options are created as intended.
-func TestDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	opts := channeldb.DefaultOptions()
-
-	require.True(t, opts.NoFreelistSync)
-	require.False(t, opts.AutoCompact)
-	require.Equal(
-		t, kvdb.DefaultBoltAutoCompactMinAge, opts.AutoCompactMinAge,
-	)
-	require.Equal(t, kvdb.DefaultDBTimeout, opts.DBTimeout)
-	require.Equal(
-		t, channeldb.DefaultRejectCacheSize, opts.RejectCacheSize,
-	)
-	require.Equal(
-		t, channeldb.DefaultChannelCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-	)
-}
diff --git a/config_builder.go b/config_builder.go
index 7cc1a112d..3931f50d3 100644
--- a/config_builder.go
+++ b/config_builder.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/clock"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/fn"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/funding"
+	graphdb "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/graph/db"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/invoices"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/keychain"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb"
@@ -1022,16 +1023,37 @@ func (d *DefaultDatabaseBuilder) BuildDatabase(
 			"instances")
 	}
 
+	graphDBOptions := []graphdb.OptionModifier{
+		graphdb.WithRejectCacheSize(cfg.Caches.RejectCacheSize),
+		graphdb.WithChannelCacheSize(cfg.Caches.ChannelCacheSize),
+		graphdb.WithBatchCommitInterval(cfg.DB.BatchCommitInterval),
+		graphdb.WithUseGraphCache(!cfg.DB.NoGraphCache),
+	}
+
+	// We want to pre-allocate the channel graph cache according to what we
+	// expect for mainnet to speed up memory allocation.
+	if cfg.ActiveNetParams.Name == chaincfg.MainNetParams.Name {
+		graphDBOptions = append(
+			graphDBOptions, graphdb.WithPreAllocCacheNumNodes(
+				graphdb.DefaultPreAllocCacheNumNodes,
+			),
+		)
+	}
+
+	graphDB, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(
+		databaseBackends.GraphDB, graphDBOptions...,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		cleanUp()
+
+		err := fmt.Errorf("unable to open graph DB: %w", err)
+		d.logger.Error(err)
+
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
 	dbOptions := []channeldb.OptionModifier{
-		channeldb.OptionSetRejectCacheSize(cfg.Caches.RejectCacheSize),
-		channeldb.OptionSetChannelCacheSize(
-			cfg.Caches.ChannelCacheSize,
-		),
-		channeldb.OptionSetBatchCommitInterval(
-			cfg.DB.BatchCommitInterval,
-		),
 		channeldb.OptionDryRunMigration(cfg.DryRunMigration),
-		channeldb.OptionSetUseGraphCache(!cfg.DB.NoGraphCache),
 		channeldb.OptionKeepFailedPaymentAttempts(
 			cfg.KeepFailedPaymentAttempts,
 		),
@@ -1042,27 +1064,17 @@ func (d *DefaultDatabaseBuilder) BuildDatabase(
 		channeldb.OptionNoRevLogAmtData(cfg.DB.NoRevLogAmtData),
 	}
 
-	// We want to pre-allocate the channel graph cache according to what we
-	// expect for mainnet to speed up memory allocation.
-	if cfg.ActiveNetParams.Name == chaincfg.MainNetParams.Name {
-		dbOptions = append(
-			dbOptions, channeldb.OptionSetPreAllocCacheNumNodes(
-				channeldb.DefaultPreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-			),
-		)
-	}
-
 	// Otherwise, we'll open two instances, one for the state we only need
 	// locally, and the other for things we want to ensure are replicated.
 	dbs.GraphDB, err = channeldb.CreateWithBackend(
-		databaseBackends.GraphDB, dbOptions...,
+		databaseBackends.ChanStateDB, graphDB, dbOptions...,
 	)
 	switch {
 	// Give the DB a chance to dry run the migration. Since we know that
 	// both the channel state and graph DBs are still always behind the same
 	// backend, we know this would be applied to both of those DBs.
 	case err == channeldb.ErrDryRunMigrationOK:
-		d.logger.Infof("Graph DB dry run migration successful")
+		d.logger.Infof("Channel DB dry run migration successful")
 		return nil, nil, err
 
 	case err != nil:
diff --git a/graph/db/graph.go b/graph/db/graph.go
index 9265f4f18..a4c0a2017 100644
--- a/graph/db/graph.go
+++ b/graph/db/graph.go
@@ -198,11 +198,15 @@ type ChannelGraph struct {
 
 // NewChannelGraph allocates a new ChannelGraph backed by a DB instance. The
 // returned instance has its own unique reject cache and channel cache.
-func NewChannelGraph(db kvdb.Backend, rejectCacheSize, chanCacheSize int,
-	batchCommitInterval time.Duration, preAllocCacheNumNodes int,
-	useGraphCache, noMigrations bool) (*ChannelGraph, error) {
+func NewChannelGraph(db kvdb.Backend, options ...OptionModifier) (*ChannelGraph,
+	error) {
 
-	if !noMigrations {
+	opts := DefaultOptions()
+	for _, o := range options {
+		o(opts)
+	}
+
+	if !opts.NoMigration {
 		if err := initChannelGraph(db); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -210,20 +214,20 @@ func NewChannelGraph(db kvdb.Backend, rejectCacheSize, chanCacheSize int,
 
 	g := &ChannelGraph{
 		db:          db,
-		rejectCache: newRejectCache(rejectCacheSize),
-		chanCache:   newChannelCache(chanCacheSize),
+		rejectCache: newRejectCache(opts.RejectCacheSize),
+		chanCache:   newChannelCache(opts.ChannelCacheSize),
 	}
 	g.chanScheduler = batch.NewTimeScheduler(
-		db, &g.cacheMu, batchCommitInterval,
+		db, &g.cacheMu, opts.BatchCommitInterval,
 	)
 	g.nodeScheduler = batch.NewTimeScheduler(
-		db, nil, batchCommitInterval,
+		db, nil, opts.BatchCommitInterval,
 	)
 
 	// The graph cache can be turned off (e.g. for mobile users) for a
 	// speed/memory usage tradeoff.
-	if useGraphCache {
-		g.graphCache = NewGraphCache(preAllocCacheNumNodes)
+	if opts.UseGraphCache {
+		g.graphCache = NewGraphCache(opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes)
 		startTime := time.Now()
 		log.Debugf("Populating in-memory channel graph, this might " +
 			"take a while...")
diff --git a/graph/db/graph_test.go b/graph/db/graph_test.go
index feb52ebf9..7b27037a0 100644
--- a/graph/db/graph_test.go
+++ b/graph/db/graph_test.go
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ func MakeTestGraph(t testing.TB, modifiers ...OptionModifier) (*ChannelGraph, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	graph, err := NewChannelGraph(
-		backend, opts.RejectCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-		opts.BatchCommitInterval, opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		true, false,
-	)
+	graph, err := NewChannelGraph(backend)
 	if err != nil {
 		backendCleanup()
 		return nil, err
@@ -4016,12 +4012,7 @@ func TestGraphLoading(t *testing.T) {
 	defer backend.Close()
 	defer backendCleanup()
 
-	opts := DefaultOptions()
-	graph, err := NewChannelGraph(
-		backend, opts.RejectCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-		opts.BatchCommitInterval, opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		true, false,
-	)
+	graph, err := NewChannelGraph(backend)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Populate the graph with test data.
@@ -4031,11 +4022,7 @@ func TestGraphLoading(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Recreate the graph. This should cause the graph cache to be
 	// populated.
-	graphReloaded, err := NewChannelGraph(
-		backend, opts.RejectCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-		opts.BatchCommitInterval, opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		true, false,
-	)
+	graphReloaded, err := NewChannelGraph(backend)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Assert that the cache content is identical.
diff --git a/graph/db/options.go b/graph/db/options.go
index e6ef6a7ab..a512ec4bc 100644
--- a/graph/db/options.go
+++ b/graph/db/options.go
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ func DefaultOptions() *Options {
 // OptionModifier is a function signature for modifying the default Options.
 type OptionModifier func(*Options)
 
+// WithRejectCacheSize sets the RejectCacheSize to n.
+func WithRejectCacheSize(n int) OptionModifier {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.RejectCacheSize = n
+	}
+}
+
 // WithChannelCacheSize sets the ChannelCacheSize to n.
 func WithChannelCacheSize(n int) OptionModifier {
 	return func(o *Options) {
diff --git a/graph/notifications_test.go b/graph/notifications_test.go
index 3639ee390..d614c3dc8 100644
--- a/graph/notifications_test.go
+++ b/graph/notifications_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	graphdb "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/graph/db"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/graph/db/models"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch"
@@ -1100,11 +1099,8 @@ func makeTestGraph(t *testing.T, useCache bool) (*graphdb.ChannelGraph,
 
 	t.Cleanup(backendCleanup)
 
-	opts := channeldb.DefaultOptions()
 	graph, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(
-		backend, opts.RejectCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-		opts.BatchCommitInterval, opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		useCache, false,
+		backend, graphdb.WithUseGraphCache(useCache),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
diff --git a/routing/pathfind_test.go b/routing/pathfind_test.go
index 0a86c4876..176875046 100644
--- a/routing/pathfind_test.go
+++ b/routing/pathfind_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	sphinx "github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-onion"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/fn"
 	graphdb "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/graph/db"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/graph/db/models"
@@ -167,11 +166,8 @@ func makeTestGraph(t *testing.T, useCache bool) (*graphdb.ChannelGraph,
 
 	t.Cleanup(backendCleanup)
 
-	opts := channeldb.DefaultOptions()
 	graph, err := graphdb.NewChannelGraph(
-		backend, opts.RejectCacheSize, opts.ChannelCacheSize,
-		opts.BatchCommitInterval, opts.PreAllocCacheNumNodes,
-		useCache, false,
+		backend, graphdb.WithUseGraphCache(useCache),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err