diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index e4a80a034..4c9b994c5 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -1895,16 +1895,13 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
         chan, funding_tx = args
         lnworker = self.wallet.lnworker
         if not chan.has_onchain_backup():
-            backup_dir = self.config.get_backup_dir()
-            if backup_dir is not None:
-                self.show_message(_(f'Your wallet backup has been updated in {backup_dir}'))
-            else:
-                data = lnworker.export_channel_backup(chan.channel_id)
-                help_text = _(messages.MSG_CREATED_NON_RECOVERABLE_CHANNEL)
-                self.show_qrcode(
-                    data, _('Save channel backup'),
-                    help_text=help_text,
-                    show_copy_text_btn=True)
+            data = lnworker.export_channel_backup(chan.channel_id)
+            help_text = _(messages.MSG_CREATED_NON_RECOVERABLE_CHANNEL)
+            help_text += '\n\n' + _('Alternatively, you can save a backup of your wallet file from the File menu')
+            self.show_qrcode(
+                data, _('Save channel backup'),
+                help_text=help_text,
+                show_copy_text_btn=True)
         n = chan.constraints.funding_txn_minimum_depth
         message = '\n'.join([
             _('Channel established.'),
diff --git a/electrum/lnworker.py b/electrum/lnworker.py
index f72b88138..45cf20c93 100644
--- a/electrum/lnworker.py
+++ b/electrum/lnworker.py
@@ -1025,9 +1025,6 @@ class LNWallet(LNWorker):
             self.wallet.set_reserved_state_of_address(addr, reserved=True)
         try:
             self.save_channel(chan)
-            backup_dir = self.config.get_backup_dir()
-            if backup_dir is not None:
-                self.wallet.save_backup(backup_dir)
         except:
             chan.set_state(ChannelState.REDEEMED)
             self.remove_channel(chan.channel_id)
diff --git a/electrum/simple_config.py b/electrum/simple_config.py
index 91cc6d016..387733727 100644
--- a/electrum/simple_config.py
+++ b/electrum/simple_config.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(Logger):
                 raise
 
     def get_backup_dir(self):
-        # this is used to save a backup everytime a channel is created
+        # this is used to save wallet file backups (without active lightning channels)
         # on Android, the export backup button uses android_backup_dir()
         if 'ANDROID_DATA' in os.environ:
             return None