diff --git a/lightningd/pay.c b/lightningd/pay.c
index f61117ca7..28980e038 100644
--- a/lightningd/pay.c
+++ b/lightningd/pay.c
@@ -1206,53 +1206,21 @@ static struct command_result *json_sendpay(struct command *cmd,
 	struct sha256 *rhash;
 	struct route_hop *route;
 	struct amount_msat *msat;
-	const char *b11str, *label = NULL;
+	const char *b11str, *label;
 	u64 *partid;
 	struct secret *payment_secret;
 
 	/* For generating help, give new-style. */
-	if (!params || !deprecated_apis) {
-		if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-			   p_req("route", param_array, &routetok),
-			   p_req("payment_hash", param_sha256, &rhash),
-			   p_opt("label", param_escaped_string, &label),
-			   p_opt("msatoshi", param_msat, &msat),
-			   p_opt("bolt11", param_string, &b11str),
-			   p_opt("payment_secret", param_secret,
-				 &payment_secret),
-			   p_opt_def("partid", param_u64, &partid, 0),
-			   NULL))
-			return command_param_failed();
-	} else if (params->type == JSMN_ARRAY) {
-		if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-			   p_req("route", param_array, &routetok),
-			   p_req("payment_hash", param_sha256, &rhash),
-			   p_opt("label_or_description", param_escaped_string, &label),
-			   p_opt("msatoshi", param_msat, &msat),
-			   p_opt("bolt11", param_string, &b11str),
-			   p_opt("payment_secret", param_secret,
-				 &payment_secret),
-			   p_opt_def("partid", param_u64, &partid, 0),
-			   NULL))
-			return command_param_failed();
-	} else {
-		const char *desc = NULL;
-		if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-			   p_req("route", param_array, &routetok),
-			   p_req("payment_hash", param_sha256, &rhash),
-			   p_opt("label", param_escaped_string, &label),
-			   p_opt("description", param_escaped_string, &desc),
-			   p_opt("msatoshi", param_msat, &msat),
-			   p_opt("bolt11", param_string, &b11str),
-			   p_opt("payment_secret", param_secret,
-				 &payment_secret),
-			   p_opt_def("partid", param_u64, &partid, 0),
-			   NULL))
-			return command_param_failed();
-
-		if (!label && desc)
-			label = desc;
-	}
+	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
+		   p_req("route", param_array, &routetok),
+		   p_req("payment_hash", param_sha256, &rhash),
+		   p_opt("label", param_escaped_string, &label),
+		   p_opt("msatoshi", param_msat, &msat),
+		   p_opt("bolt11", param_string, &b11str),
+		   p_opt("payment_secret", param_secret, &payment_secret),
+		   p_opt_def("partid", param_u64, &partid, 0),
+		   NULL))
+		return command_param_failed();
 
 	if (routetok->size == 0)
 		return command_fail(cmd, JSONRPC2_INVALID_PARAMS, "Empty route");