diff --git a/gossipd/gossipd.c b/gossipd/gossipd.c
index 97e18d046..b67f69f0d 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossipd.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossipd.c
@@ -812,8 +812,7 @@ static void gossip_init(struct daemon *daemon, const u8 *msg)
 	}
 
 	daemon->rstate = new_routing_state(daemon,
-					   &daemon->id,
-					   &daemon->timers,
+					   daemon,
 					   take(dev_gossip_time),
 					   dev_fast_gossip,
 					   dev_fast_gossip_prune);
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index eb3b1f87b..a71c1ad3f 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <common/wire_error.h>
 #include <gossipd/gossip_generation.h>
 #include <gossipd/gossip_store_wiregen.h>
-#include <gossipd/gossipd.h>
 #include <gossipd/gossipd_wiregen.h>
 #include <gossipd/routing.h>
 
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ static void txout_failure_age(struct routing_state *rstate)
 	uintmap_init(&rstate->txout_failures);
 	rstate->num_txout_failures = 0;
 
-	rstate->txout_failure_timer = new_reltimer(rstate->timers,
+	rstate->txout_failure_timer = new_reltimer(&rstate->daemon->timers,
 						   rstate, time_from_sec(3600),
 						   txout_failure_age, rstate);
 }
@@ -280,16 +279,14 @@ static bool in_txout_failures(struct routing_state *rstate,
 }
 
 struct routing_state *new_routing_state(const tal_t *ctx,
-					const struct node_id *local_id,
-					struct timers *timers,
+					struct daemon *daemon,
 					const u32 *dev_gossip_time TAKES,
 					bool dev_fast_gossip,
 					bool dev_fast_gossip_prune)
 {
 	struct routing_state *rstate = tal(ctx, struct routing_state);
+	rstate->daemon = daemon;
 	rstate->nodes = new_node_map(rstate);
-	rstate->timers = timers;
-	rstate->local_id = *local_id;
 	rstate->gs = gossip_store_new(rstate);
 	rstate->local_channel_announced = false;
 	rstate->last_timestamp = 0;
@@ -2101,14 +2098,14 @@ bool routing_add_private_channel(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	/* Make sure this id (if any) was allowed to create this */
 	if (id) {
 		struct node_id expected[2];
-		int cmp = node_id_cmp(&rstate->local_id, id);
+		int cmp = node_id_cmp(&rstate->daemon->id, id);
 
 		if (cmp < 0) {
-			expected[0] = rstate->local_id;
+			expected[0] = rstate->daemon->id;
 			expected[1] = *id;
 		} else if (cmp > 0) {
 			expected[0] = *id;
-			expected[1] = rstate->local_id;
+			expected[1] = rstate->daemon->id;
 		} else {
 			/* lightningd sets id, so this is fatal */
 			status_failed(STATUS_FAIL_MASTER_IO,
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.h b/gossipd/routing.h
index 4eaca73ee..5e516a11c 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.h
+++ b/gossipd/routing.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <common/route.h>
 #include <gossipd/broadcast.h>
 #include <gossipd/gossip_store.h>
+#include <gossipd/gossipd.h>
 #include <wire/onion_wire.h>
 #include <wire/wire.h>
 
@@ -196,8 +197,7 @@ static inline int half_chan_idx(const struct node *n, const struct chan *chan)
 }
 
 struct routing_state {
-	/* TImers base from struct gossipd. */
-	struct timers *timers;
+	struct daemon *daemon;
 
 	/* All known nodes. */
 	struct node_map *nodes;
@@ -211,9 +211,6 @@ struct routing_state {
 	/* Gossip store */
 	struct gossip_store *gs;
 
-	/* Our own ID so we can identify local channels */
-	struct node_id local_id;
-
         /* A map of channels indexed by short_channel_ids */
 	UINTMAP(struct chan *) chanmap;
 
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ static inline bool local_direction(struct routing_state *rstate,
 				   int *direction)
 {
 	for (int dir = 0; dir <= 1; (dir)++) {
-		if (node_id_eq(&chan->nodes[dir]->id, &rstate->local_id)) {
+		if (node_id_eq(&chan->nodes[dir]->id, &rstate->daemon->id)) {
 			if (direction)
 				*direction = dir;
 			return true;
@@ -271,8 +268,7 @@ get_channel(const struct routing_state *rstate,
 }
 
 struct routing_state *new_routing_state(const tal_t *ctx,
-					const struct node_id *local_id,
-					struct timers *timers,
+					struct daemon *daemon,
 					const u32 *dev_gossip_time TAKES,
 					bool dev_fast_gossip,
 					bool dev_fast_gossip_prune);
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c b/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c
index 9f5782ed8..fc93e6787 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c
@@ -108,16 +108,15 @@ struct gossip_store *gossip_store_new(struct routing_state *rstate UNNEEDED)
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct routing_state *rstate;
-	struct timers timers;
 	struct timer *t;
 	struct short_channel_id scid1, scid2;
+	struct daemon *daemon;
 
 	common_setup(argv[0]);
 
-	timers_init(&timers, time_mono());
-	/* Random uninitalized node_id, we don't reference it. */
-	rstate = new_routing_state(tmpctx, tal(tmpctx, struct node_id),
-				   &timers, NULL, false, false);
+	daemon = tal(tmpctx, struct daemon);
+	timers_init(&daemon->timers, time_mono());
+	rstate = new_routing_state(tmpctx, daemon, NULL, false, false);
 
 	scid1.u64 = 100;
 	scid2.u64 = 200;
@@ -135,8 +134,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	assert(rstate->num_txout_failures == 2);
 
 	/* Move time forward 1 hour. */
-	t = timers_expire(&timers, timemono_add(time_mono(),
-						time_from_sec(3601)));
+	t = timers_expire(&daemon->timers,
+			  timemono_add(time_mono(),
+				       time_from_sec(3601)));
 	assert(t);
 	timer_expired(t);
 
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	assert(in_txout_failures(rstate, &scid1));
 	assert(rstate->num_txout_failures == 1);
 
-	t = timers_expire(&timers, timemono_add(time_mono(),
-						time_from_sec(3601)));
+	t = timers_expire(&daemon->timers,
+			  timemono_add(time_mono(),
+				       time_from_sec(3601)));
 	assert(t);
 	timer_expired(t);
 
@@ -155,7 +156,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	assert(rstate->num_txout_failures == 1);
 	assert(!in_txout_failures(rstate, &scid2));
 
+	tal_free(rstate);
+	timers_cleanup(&daemon->timers);
 	common_shutdown();
-	timers_cleanup(&timers);
+
 	return 0;
 }