diff --git a/openingd/common.c b/openingd/common.c
index 493ee4472..92a0e9b22 100644
--- a/openingd/common.c
+++ b/openingd/common.c
@@ -180,26 +180,6 @@ bool check_config_bounds(const tal_t *ctx,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-#ifndef ZERORESERVE
-	/* BOLT #2:
-	 *
-	 * The receiving node MUST fail the channel if:
-	 *...
-	 *  - `dust_limit_satoshis` is greater than `channel_reserve_satoshis`.
-	 */
-	if (amount_sat_greater(remoteconf->dust_limit,
-			       remoteconf->channel_reserve)) {
-		*err_reason = tal_fmt(ctx,
-				      "dust_limit_satoshis %s"
-				      " too large for channel_reserve_satoshis %s",
-				      type_to_string(ctx, struct amount_sat,
-						     &remoteconf->dust_limit),
-				      type_to_string(ctx, struct amount_sat,
-						     &remoteconf->channel_reserve));
-		return false;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	return true;
 }