diff --git a/application/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerIT.java b/application/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerIT.java
index 19cc8d91..6a080123 100644
--- a/application/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerIT.java
+++ b/application/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerIT.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.BalanceService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.ChannelService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.FeeService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.NodeService;
-import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.OwnNodeService;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest;
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ class LegacyControllerIT {
     @MockBean
     private ChannelService channelService;
 
-    @MockBean
-    private OwnNodeService ownNodeService;
-
     @MockBean
     private FeeService feeService;
 
@@ -114,18 +110,6 @@ class LegacyControllerIT {
                 .andExpect(content().string(CHANNEL_ID + "\n" + CHANNEL_ID_3));
     }
 
-    @Test
-    void isSyncedToChain_true() throws Exception {
-        when(ownNodeService.isSyncedToChain()).thenReturn(true);
-        mockMvc.perform(get("/legacy/synced-to-chain")).andExpect(content().string("true"));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void isSyncedToChain_false() throws Exception {
-        when(ownNodeService.isSyncedToChain()).thenReturn(false);
-        mockMvc.perform(get("/legacy/synced-to-chain")).andExpect(content().string("false"));
-    }
-
     @Test
     void getPeerPubkeys() throws Exception {
         when(channelService.getOpenChannels()).thenReturn(Set.of(LOCAL_OPEN_CHANNEL, LOCAL_OPEN_CHANNEL_TO_NODE_3));
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyController.java b/application/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyController.java
index eb076e27..a9e542c8 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyController.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyController.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.BalanceService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.ChannelService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.FeeService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.NodeService;
-import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.OwnNodeService;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ public class LegacyController {
     private static final String NEWLINE = "\n";
     private final NodeService nodeService;
     private final ChannelService channelService;
-    private final OwnNodeService ownNodeService;
     private final FeeService feeService;
     private final BalanceService balanceService;
     private final Metrics metrics;
@@ -34,14 +32,12 @@ public class LegacyController {
     public LegacyController(
             NodeService nodeService,
             ChannelService channelService,
-            OwnNodeService ownNodeService,
             FeeService feeService,
             BalanceService balanceService,
             Metrics metrics
     ) {
         this.nodeService = nodeService;
         this.channelService = channelService;
-        this.ownNodeService = ownNodeService;
         this.feeService = feeService;
         this.balanceService = balanceService;
         this.metrics = metrics;
@@ -127,12 +123,6 @@ public class LegacyController {
                 .collect(Collectors.joining(NEWLINE));
     }
 
-    @GetMapping("/synced-to-chain")
-    public boolean syncedToChain() {
-        mark("syncedToChain");
-        return ownNodeService.isSyncedToChain();
-    }
-
     @GetMapping("/channel/{channelId}/incoming-fee-rate")
     public long getIncomingFeeRate(@PathVariable ChannelId channelId) {
         mark("getIncomingFeeRate");
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerTest.java b/application/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerTest.java
index 109d0e08..86f94686 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/LegacyControllerTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.BalanceService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.ChannelService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.FeeService;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.NodeService;
-import de.cotto.lndmanagej.service.OwnNodeService;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ class LegacyControllerTest {
     @Mock
     private ChannelService channelService;
 
-    @Mock
-    private OwnNodeService ownNodeService;
-
     @Mock
     private FeeService feeService;
 
@@ -178,19 +174,6 @@ class LegacyControllerTest {
         );
     }
 
-    @Test
-    void syncedToChain() {
-        when(ownNodeService.isSyncedToChain()).thenReturn(true);
-        assertThat(legacyController.syncedToChain()).isTrue();
-        verify(metrics).mark(argThat(name -> name.endsWith(".syncedToChain")));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void syncedToChain_false() {
-        when(ownNodeService.isSyncedToChain()).thenReturn(false);
-        assertThat(legacyController.syncedToChain()).isFalse();
-    }
-
     @Test
     void getPeerPubkeys() {
         when(channelService.getOpenChannels()).thenReturn(Set.of(LOCAL_OPEN_CHANNEL, LOCAL_OPEN_CHANNEL_TO_NODE_3));