diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index 7e55a04d7a8d..47f9bb9dc576 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ bool routing_add_channel_announcement(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	struct pubkey bitcoin_key_1;
 	struct pubkey bitcoin_key_2;
 	struct unupdated_channel *uc;
-	const u8 *private_updates[2] = { NULL, NULL };
+	// const u8 *private_updates[2] = { NULL, NULL };
 
 	/* Make sure we own msg, even if we don't save it. */
 	if (taken(msg))
@@ -965,17 +965,17 @@ bool routing_add_channel_announcement(struct routing_state *rstate,
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		/* Reload any private updates */
-		if (oldchan->half[0].bcast.index)
-			private_updates[0]
-				= gossip_store_get_private_update(NULL,
-						   rstate->gs,
-						   oldchan->half[0].bcast.index);
-		if (oldchan->half[1].bcast.index)
-			private_updates[1]
-				= gossip_store_get_private_update(NULL,
-						   rstate->gs,
-						   oldchan->half[1].bcast.index);
+		// /* Reload any private updates */
+		// if (oldchan->half[0].bcast.index)
+		// 	private_updates[0]
+		// 		= gossip_store_get_private_update(NULL,
+		// 				   rstate->gs,
+		// 				   oldchan->half[0].bcast.index);
+		// if (oldchan->half[1].bcast.index)
+		// 	private_updates[1]
+		// 		= gossip_store_get_private_update(NULL,
+		// 				   rstate->gs,
+		// 				   oldchan->half[1].bcast.index);
 
 		/* We don't delete it from store until *after* we've put the
 		 * other one in! */
@@ -999,12 +999,12 @@ bool routing_add_channel_announcement(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	catch_node_announcement(uc, rstate, &node_id_2);
 
 	/* If we had private updates, they'll immediately create the channel. */
-	if (private_updates[0])
-		routing_add_channel_update(rstate, take(private_updates[0]), 0,
-					   source_peer, false, false, false);
-	if (private_updates[1])
-		routing_add_channel_update(rstate, take(private_updates[1]), 0,
-					   source_peer, false, false, false);
+	// if (private_updates[0])
+	// 	routing_add_channel_update(rstate, take(private_updates[0]), 0,
+	// 				   source_peer, false, false, false);
+	// if (private_updates[1])
+	// 	routing_add_channel_update(rstate, take(private_updates[1]), 0,
+	// 				   source_peer, false, false, false);
 
 	/* Now we can finish cleanup of gossip store, so there's no window where
 	 * channel (or nodes) vanish. */
@@ -1558,18 +1558,18 @@ bool routing_add_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate,
 		/* For private channels, we get updates without an announce: don't
 		 * broadcast them!  But save local ones to store anyway. */
 		assert(local_direction(rstate, chan, NULL));
-		/* Don't save if we're loading from store */
-		if (!index) {
-			hc->bcast.index
-				= gossip_store_add_private_update(rstate->gs,
-								  update);
-			/* No need to separately track spam for private
-			 * channels. */
-			hc->rgraph.index = hc->bcast.index;
-		} else {
-			hc->bcast.index = index;
-			hc->rgraph.index = index;
-		}
+		// /* Don't save if we're loading from store */
+		// if (!index) {
+		// 	hc->bcast.index
+		// 		= gossip_store_add_private_update(rstate->gs,
+		// 						  update);
+		// 	/* No need to separately track spam for private
+		// 	 * channels. */
+		// 	hc->rgraph.index = hc->bcast.index;
+		// } else {
+		// 	hc->bcast.index = index;
+		// 	hc->rgraph.index = index;
+		// }
 		if (!source_peer)
 			return true;
 		/* give lightningd the channel's inbound info to store to db */