diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index 0f849de8e..1fde8cbf0 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -601,8 +601,7 @@ void add_peer(struct lightningd *ld, u64 unique_id,
 	peer->remote_shutdown_scriptpubkey = NULL;
 	peer->local_shutdown_idx = -1;
 	peer->next_index[LOCAL]
-		= peer->next_index[REMOTE]
-		= peer->num_revocations_received = 0;
+		= peer->next_index[REMOTE] = 0;
 	peer->next_htlc_id = 0;
 	peer->htlcs = tal_arr(peer, struct htlc_stub, 0);
 	wallet_shachain_init(ld->wallet, &peer->their_shachain);
@@ -1532,7 +1531,6 @@ static void peer_start_closingd(struct peer *peer,
 
 	num_revocations
 		= revocations_received(&peer->their_shachain.chain);
-	assert(num_revocations == peer->num_revocations_received);
 
 	/* BOLT #3:
 	 *
@@ -1724,14 +1722,6 @@ static bool peer_start_channeld(struct peer *peer,
 		shutdown_scriptpubkey = NULL;
 
 	num_revocations = revocations_received(&peer->their_shachain.chain);
-	log_debug(peer->log, "peer->num_revocations_received = %"PRIu64
-		  " min_index = %"PRIu64
-		  " revocations_received() = %"PRIu64,
-		  peer->num_revocations_received,
-		  num_revocations,
-		  peer->their_shachain.chain.min_index);
-
-	assert(num_revocations == peer->num_revocations_received);
 
 	initmsg = towire_channel_init(tmpctx,
 				      &peer->ld->chainparams->genesis_blockhash,
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.h b/lightningd/peer_control.h
index 437aa7bb9..eb768f72a 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.h
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct peer {
 
 	/* Tracking commitment transaction numbers. */
 	u64 next_index[NUM_SIDES];
-	u64 num_revocations_received;
 	u64 next_htlc_id;
 
 	/* Funding txid and amounts (once known) */
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
index 02d5e4dec..265117f18 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
@@ -1135,8 +1135,6 @@ int peer_got_revoke(struct peer *peer, const u8 *msg)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	assert(revocations_received(&peer->their_shachain.chain)
-	       == peer->num_revocations_received);
 	if (revokenum != revocations_received(&peer->their_shachain.chain)) {
 		peer_internal_error(peer, "got_revoke: expected %"PRIu64
 				    " got %"PRIu64,
@@ -1163,7 +1161,6 @@ int peer_got_revoke(struct peer *peer, const u8 *msg)
 
 	/* FIXME: Check per_commitment_secret -> per_commit_point */
 	update_per_commit_point(peer, &next_per_commitment_point);
-	peer->num_revocations_received++;
 
 	/* FIXME: Commit shachain and next_per_commit_point to db */
 
diff --git a/wallet/db.c b/wallet/db.c
index 8213a6e49..0941f4c70 100644
--- a/wallet/db.c
+++ b/wallet/db.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ char *dbmigrations[] = {
     "  minimum_depth INTEGER,"
     "  next_index_local INTEGER,"
     "  next_index_remote INTEGER,"
-    "  num_revocations_received INTEGER,"
     "  next_htlc_id INTEGER, "
     "  funding_tx_id BLOB,"
     "  funding_tx_outnum INTEGER,"
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.c b/wallet/wallet.c
index 8685819b8..90a809903 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/wallet.c
@@ -463,8 +463,6 @@ static bool wallet_stmt2channel(struct wallet *w, sqlite3_stmt *stmt,
 	chan->peer->minimum_depth = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, col++);
 	chan->peer->next_index[LOCAL] = sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, col++);
 	chan->peer->next_index[REMOTE] = sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, col++);
-	chan->peer->num_revocations_received =
-	    sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, col++);
 	chan->peer->next_htlc_id = sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, col++);
 
 	if (sqlite3_column_hexval(stmt, col++, &temphash, sizeof(temphash))) {
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ static bool wallet_stmt2channel(struct wallet *w, sqlite3_stmt *stmt,
 		col += 2;
 	}
 
-	assert(col == 34);
+	assert(col == 33);
 
 	chan->peer->channel = chan;
 
@@ -561,7 +559,7 @@ const char *channel_fields =
     "id, unique_id, peer_id, short_channel_id, channel_config_local, "
     "channel_config_remote, state, funder, channel_flags, "
     "minimum_depth, "
-    "next_index_local, next_index_remote, num_revocations_received, "
+    "next_index_local, next_index_remote, "
     "next_htlc_id, funding_tx_id, funding_tx_outnum, funding_satoshi, "
     "funding_locked_remote, push_msatoshi, msatoshi_local, "
     "fundingkey_remote, revocation_basepoint_remote, "
@@ -731,7 +729,6 @@ bool wallet_channel_save(struct wallet *w, struct wallet_channel *chan){
 		      "  minimum_depth=%d,"
 		      "  next_index_local=%"PRIu64","
 		      "  next_index_remote=%"PRIu64","
-		      "  num_revocations_received=%"PRIu64","
 		      "  next_htlc_id=%"PRIu64","
 		      "  funding_tx_id=%s,"
 		      "  funding_tx_outnum=%d,"
@@ -753,7 +750,6 @@ bool wallet_channel_save(struct wallet *w, struct wallet_channel *chan){
 		      p->minimum_depth,
 		      p->next_index[LOCAL],
 		      p->next_index[REMOTE],
-		      p->num_revocations_received,
 		      p->next_htlc_id,
 		      p->funding_txid?tal_fmt(tmpctx, "'%s'", tal_hexstr(tmpctx, p->funding_txid, sizeof(struct sha256_double))):"null",
 		      p->funding_outnum,