diff --git a/common/utxo.h b/common/utxo.h
index 4dd1c1642..8ee7fac25 100644
--- a/common/utxo.h
+++ b/common/utxo.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct utxo {
 	const u32 *spendheight;
 
 	/* Block this utxo becomes unreserved, if applicable */
-	u32 *reserved_til;
+	u32 reserved_til;
 
 	/* The scriptPubkey if it is known */
 	u8 *scriptPubkey;
diff --git a/wallet/reservation.c b/wallet/reservation.c
index aa20177bf..7e489a6b1 100644
--- a/wallet/reservation.c
+++ b/wallet/reservation.c
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 #include <wallet/walletrpc.h>
 
 static bool was_reserved(enum output_status oldstatus,
-			 const u32 *reserved_til,
+			 u32 reserved_til,
 			 u32 current_height)
 {
 	if (oldstatus != output_state_reserved)
 		return false;
 
-	return *reserved_til > current_height;
+	return reserved_til > current_height;
 }
 
 static void json_add_reservestatus(struct json_stream *response,
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ static void json_add_reservestatus(struct json_stream *response,
 	json_add_txid(response, "txid", &utxo->txid);
 	json_add_u32(response, "vout", utxo->outnum);
 	json_add_bool(response, "was_reserved",
-		      was_reserved(oldstatus, &old_res, current_height));
+		      was_reserved(oldstatus, old_res, current_height));
 	json_add_bool(response, "reserved",
 		      is_reserved(utxo, current_height));
-	if (utxo->reserved_til)
+	if (is_reserved(utxo, current_height))
 		json_add_u32(response, "reserved_to_block",
-			     *utxo->reserved_til);
+			     utxo->reserved_til);
 	json_object_end(response);
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void reserve_and_report(struct json_stream *response,
 		u32 old_res;
 
 		oldstatus = utxos[i]->status;
-		old_res = utxos[i]->reserved_til ? *utxos[i]->reserved_til : 0;
+		old_res = utxos[i]->reserved_til;
 
 		if (!wallet_reserve_utxo(wallet,
 					 utxos[i],
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_unreserveinputs(struct command *cmd,
 			continue;
 
 		oldstatus = utxo->status;
-		old_res = *utxo->reserved_til;
+		old_res = utxo->reserved_til;
 
 		wallet_unreserve_utxo(cmd->ld->wallet,
 				      utxo,
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.c b/wallet/wallet.c
index 85b74a64f..013105780 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/wallet.c
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ static struct utxo *wallet_stmt2output(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt)
 	}
 
 	/* This column can be null if 0.9.1 db or below. */
-	utxo->reserved_til = tal(utxo, u32);
-	*utxo->reserved_til = db_column_int_or_default(stmt, 13, 0);
+	utxo->reserved_til = db_column_int_or_default(stmt, 13, 0);
 
 	return utxo;
 }
@@ -434,10 +433,7 @@ static void db_set_utxo(struct db *db, const struct utxo *utxo)
 		db, SQL("UPDATE outputs SET status=?, reserved_til=?"
 			"WHERE prev_out_tx=? AND prev_out_index=?"));
 	db_bind_int(stmt, 0, output_status_in_db(utxo->status));
-	if (utxo->reserved_til)
-		db_bind_int(stmt, 1, *utxo->reserved_til);
-	else
-		db_bind_null(stmt, 1);
+	db_bind_int(stmt, 1, utxo->reserved_til);
 	db_bind_txid(stmt, 2, &utxo->txid);
 	db_bind_int(stmt, 3, utxo->outnum);
 	db_exec_prepared_v2(take(stmt));
@@ -445,11 +441,6 @@ static void db_set_utxo(struct db *db, const struct utxo *utxo)
 
 bool wallet_reserve_utxo(struct wallet *w, struct utxo *utxo, u32 current_height)
 {
-	u32 reservation_height;
-
-	if (utxo->status == output_state_reserved)
-		assert(utxo->reserved_til);
-
 	switch (utxo->status) {
 	case output_state_spent:
 		return false;
@@ -461,15 +452,12 @@ bool wallet_reserve_utxo(struct wallet *w, struct utxo *utxo, u32 current_height
 	}
 
 	/* We simple increase existing reservations, which DTRT if we unreserve */
-	if (utxo->reserved_til
-	    && *utxo->reserved_til >= current_height)
-		reservation_height = *utxo->reserved_til + RESERVATION_INC;
+	if (utxo->reserved_til >= current_height)
+		utxo->reserved_til += RESERVATION_INC;
 	else
-		reservation_height = current_height + RESERVATION_INC;
+		utxo->reserved_til = current_height + RESERVATION_INC;
 
 	utxo->status = output_state_reserved;
-	tal_free(utxo->reserved_til);
-	utxo->reserved_til = tal_dup(utxo, u32, &reservation_height);
 
 	db_set_utxo(w->db, utxo);
 
@@ -478,23 +466,16 @@ bool wallet_reserve_utxo(struct wallet *w, struct utxo *utxo, u32 current_height
 
 void wallet_unreserve_utxo(struct wallet *w, struct utxo *utxo, u32 current_height)
 {
-	if (utxo->status == output_state_reserved) {
-		/* FIXME: old code didn't set reserved_til, so fake it here */
-		if (!utxo->reserved_til)
-			utxo->reserved_til = tal_dup(utxo, u32, &current_height);
-		assert(utxo->reserved_til);
-	}
-
 	if (utxo->status != output_state_reserved)
 		fatal("UTXO %s:%u is not reserved",
 		      type_to_string(tmpctx, struct bitcoin_txid, &utxo->txid),
 		      utxo->outnum);
 
-	if (*utxo->reserved_til <= current_height + RESERVATION_INC) {
+	if (utxo->reserved_til <= current_height + RESERVATION_INC) {
 		utxo->status = output_state_available;
-		utxo->reserved_til = tal_free(utxo->reserved_til);
+		utxo->reserved_til = 0;
 	} else
-		*utxo->reserved_til -= RESERVATION_INC;
+		utxo->reserved_til -= RESERVATION_INC;
 
 	db_set_utxo(w->db, utxo);
 }
diff --git a/wallet/walletrpc.c b/wallet/walletrpc.c
index c1c69c59b..ce5f3aa94 100644
--- a/wallet/walletrpc.c
+++ b/wallet/walletrpc.c
@@ -249,11 +249,7 @@ bool is_reserved(const struct utxo *utxo, u32 current_height)
 	if (utxo->status != output_state_reserved)
 		return false;
 
-	/* FIXME: Eventually this will always be set! */
-	if (!utxo->reserved_til)
-		return true;
-
-	return *utxo->reserved_til > current_height;
+	return utxo->reserved_til > current_height;
 }