diff --git a/daemon/pay.c b/daemon/pay.c
index 71aa3d965..d69697f28 100644
--- a/daemon/pay.c
+++ b/daemon/pay.c
@@ -442,9 +442,7 @@ static void json_sendpay(struct command *cmd,
 	randombytes_buf(&sessionkey, sizeof(sessionkey));
 
 	/* Onion will carry us from first peer onwards. */
-	packet = create_onionpacket(
-		cmd, ids, hoppayloads,
-		sessionkey, (u8*)"", 0);
+	packet = create_onionpacket(cmd, ids, hoppayloads, sessionkey);
 	onion = serialize_onionpacket(cmd, packet);
 
 	if (pc)
diff --git a/daemon/peer.c b/daemon/peer.c
index abe79f0fb..96fb3a841 100644
--- a/daemon/peer.c
+++ b/daemon/peer.c
@@ -4730,10 +4730,7 @@ static void json_newhtlc(struct command *cmd,
 	hoppayloads = tal_arrz(cmd, struct hoppayload, 1);
 	memcpy(&path[0], peer->id, sizeof(struct pubkey));
 	randombytes_buf(&sessionkey, sizeof(sessionkey));
-	packet = create_onionpacket(
-		cmd,
-		path,
-		hoppayloads, sessionkey, (u8*)"", 0);
+	packet = create_onionpacket(cmd, path, hoppayloads, sessionkey);
 	onion = serialize_onionpacket(cmd, packet);
 
 	log_debug(peer->log, "JSON command to add new HTLC");
diff --git a/daemon/sphinx.c b/daemon/sphinx.c
index fec6341b0..db64e59c3 100644
--- a/daemon/sphinx.c
+++ b/daemon/sphinx.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ u8 *serialize_onionpacket(
 	write_buffer(dst, m->mac, sizeof(m->mac), &p);
 	write_buffer(dst, m->routinginfo, ROUTING_INFO_SIZE, &p);
 	write_buffer(dst, m->hoppayloads, TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE, &p);
-	write_buffer(dst, m->payload, MESSAGE_SIZE, &p);
 	return dst;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ struct onionpacket *parse_onionpacket(
 	read_buffer(&m->mac, src, 20, &p);
 	read_buffer(&m->routinginfo, src, ROUTING_INFO_SIZE, &p);
 	read_buffer(&m->hoppayloads, src, TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE, &p);
-	read_buffer(m->payload, src, MESSAGE_SIZE, &p);
 	return m;
 }
 
@@ -135,27 +133,6 @@ static void xorbytes(uint8_t *d, const uint8_t *a, const uint8_t *b, size_t len)
 		d[i] = a[i] ^ b[i];
 }
 
-/*
- * Encrypt a message `m` of length `mlen` with key `key` and store the
- * ciphertext in `c`. `c` must be pre-allocated to at least `mlen` bytes.
- */
-static void stream_encrypt(void *c, const void *m, const size_t mlen, const u8 *key)
-{
-	u8 nonce[8] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
-
-	memcheck(c, mlen);
-	crypto_stream_chacha20_xor(c, m, mlen, nonce, key);
-}
-
-/*
- * Decrypt a ciphertext `c` of length `clen` with key `key` and store the
- * cleartext in `m`. `m` must be pre-allocated to at least `clen` bytes.
- */
-static void stream_decrypt(void *m, const void *c, const size_t clen, const u8 *key)
-{
-	stream_encrypt(m, c, clen, key);
-}
-
 /*
  * Generate a pseudo-random byte stream of length `dstlen` from key `k` and
  * store it in `dst`. `dst must be at least `dstlen` bytes long.
@@ -184,12 +161,11 @@ static bool compute_hmac(
 
 static void compute_packet_hmac(const struct onionpacket *packet, u8 *mukey, u8 *hmac)
 {
-	u8 mactemp[ROUTING_INFO_SIZE + TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE + MESSAGE_SIZE];
+	u8 mactemp[ROUTING_INFO_SIZE + TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE];
 	u8 mac[32];
 
 	memcpy(mactemp, packet->routinginfo, ROUTING_INFO_SIZE);
 	memcpy(mactemp + ROUTING_INFO_SIZE, packet->hoppayloads, TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE);
-	memcpy(mactemp + ROUTING_INFO_SIZE + TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE, packet->payload, sizeof(packet->payload));
 	compute_hmac(mac, mactemp, sizeof(mactemp), mukey, KEY_LEN);
 	memcpy(hmac, mac, 20);
 }
@@ -364,9 +340,7 @@ struct onionpacket *create_onionpacket(
 	const tal_t *ctx,
 	struct pubkey *path,
 	struct hoppayload hoppayloads[],
-	const u8 *sessionkey,
-	const u8 *message,
-	const size_t messagelen
+	const u8 *sessionkey
 	)
 {
 	struct onionpacket *packet = talz(ctx, struct onionpacket);
@@ -382,15 +356,6 @@ struct onionpacket *create_onionpacket(
 	for (i = 0; i < num_hops; i++)
 		serialize_hoppayload(binhoppayloads[i], &hoppayloads[i]);
 
-	if (MESSAGE_SIZE > messagelen) {
-		memset(&packet->hoppayloads, 0, TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE);
-#if MESSAGE_SIZE != 0  /* Suppress GCC warning about 0-length memset */
-		memset(&packet->payload, 0xFF, MESSAGE_SIZE);
-#endif
-		memcpy(&packet->payload, message, messagelen);
-		packet->payload[messagelen] = 0x7f;
-	}
-
 	if (!params)
 		return NULL;
 	packet->version = 1;
@@ -429,9 +394,6 @@ struct onionpacket *create_onionpacket(
 			memcpy(packet->hoppayloads + len, hopfiller, sizeof(hopfiller));
 		}
 
-		/* Obfuscate end-to-end payload */
-		stream_encrypt(packet->payload, packet->payload, sizeof(packet->payload), keys.pi);
-
 		compute_packet_hmac(packet, keys.mu, nexthmac);
 		pubkey_hash160(nextaddr, &path[i]);
 	}
@@ -497,7 +459,6 @@ struct route_step *process_onionpacket(
 	       paddedheader + SECURITY_PARAMETER,
 	       SECURITY_PARAMETER);
 
-	stream_decrypt(step->next->payload, msg->payload, sizeof(msg->payload), keys.pi);
 	memcpy(&step->next->routinginfo, paddedheader + 2 * SECURITY_PARAMETER, ROUTING_INFO_SIZE);
 
 	if (memeqzero(step->next->mac, sizeof(step->next->mac))) {
diff --git a/daemon/sphinx.h b/daemon/sphinx.h
index d63d0cb95..cf0459919 100644
--- a/daemon/sphinx.h
+++ b/daemon/sphinx.h
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 #define NUM_MAX_HOPS 20
 #define HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE 20
 #define TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE (NUM_MAX_HOPS * HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE)
-#define MESSAGE_SIZE 0
 #define ROUTING_INFO_SIZE (2 * NUM_MAX_HOPS * SECURITY_PARAMETER)
 #define TOTAL_PACKET_SIZE (1 + 33 + SECURITY_PARAMETER + ROUTING_INFO_SIZE + \
-			   TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE + MESSAGE_SIZE)
+			   TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE)
 
 struct onionpacket {
 	/* Cleartext information */
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ struct onionpacket {
 	/* Encrypted information */
 	u8 routinginfo[ROUTING_INFO_SIZE];
 	u8 hoppayloads[TOTAL_HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE];
-	u8 payload[MESSAGE_SIZE];
 };
 
 enum route_next_case {
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ struct hoppayload {
 struct route_step {
 	enum route_next_case nextcase;
 	struct onionpacket *next;
-	u8 *payload;
 	struct hoppayload *hoppayload;
 };
 
@@ -60,16 +57,12 @@ struct route_step {
  *    HOP_PAYLOAD_SIZE bytes)
  * @num_hops: path length in nodes
  * @sessionkey: 20 byte random session key to derive secrets from
- * @message: end-to-end payload destined for the final recipient
- * @messagelen: length of @message
  */
 struct onionpacket *create_onionpacket(
 	const tal_t * ctx,
 	struct pubkey path[],
 	struct hoppayload hoppayloads[],
-	const u8 * sessionkey,
-	const u8 * message,
-	const size_t messagelen
+	const u8 * sessionkey
 	);
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/test_sphinx.c b/test/test_sphinx.c
index ba48db793..73fe693ed 100644
--- a/test/test_sphinx.c
+++ b/test/test_sphinx.c
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			memset(&hoppayloads[i], 'A', sizeof(hoppayloads[i]));
 
 		struct onionpacket *res = create_onionpacket(ctx,
-				   path,
-				   hoppayloads,
-				   sessionkey,
-				   (u8*)"testing",
-				   7);
+							     path,
+							     hoppayloads,
+							     sessionkey);
 
 		u8 *serialized = serialize_onionpacket(ctx, res);
 		if (!serialized)