diff --git a/lightningd/channel.c b/lightningd/channel.c
index 7f5c0d6d6..67e7a90e8 100644
--- a/lightningd/channel.c
+++ b/lightningd/channel.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ struct channel *new_channel(struct peer *peer, u64 dbid,
 			    /* NULL or stolen */
 			    const struct bitcoin_signature *last_htlc_sigs,
 			    const struct channel_info *channel_info,
+			    const struct fee_states *fee_states TAKES,
 			    /* NULL or stolen */
 			    u8 *remote_shutdown_scriptpubkey,
 			    const u8 *local_shutdown_scriptpubkey,
@@ -244,8 +245,7 @@ struct channel *new_channel(struct peer *peer, u64 dbid,
 	channel->last_sig = *last_sig;
 	channel->last_htlc_sigs = tal_steal(channel, last_htlc_sigs);
 	channel->channel_info = *channel_info;
-	channel->channel_info.fee_states
-		= dup_fee_states(channel, channel_info->fee_states);
+	channel->fee_states = dup_fee_states(channel, fee_states);
 	channel->shutdown_scriptpubkey[REMOTE]
 		= tal_steal(channel, remote_shutdown_scriptpubkey);
 	channel->final_key_idx = final_key_idx;
diff --git a/lightningd/channel.h b/lightningd/channel.h
index d1d5689cf..a5a041308 100644
--- a/lightningd/channel.h
+++ b/lightningd/channel.h
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ struct channel {
 	/* Keys for channel */
 	struct channel_info channel_info;
 
+	/* Fee status */
+	const struct fee_states *fee_states;
+
 	/* Our local basepoints */
 	struct basepoints local_basepoints;
 
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ struct channel *new_channel(struct peer *peer, u64 dbid,
 			    /* NULL or stolen */
 			    const struct bitcoin_signature *last_htlc_sigs STEALS,
 			    const struct channel_info *channel_info,
+			    const struct fee_states *fee_states TAKES,
 			    /* NULL or stolen */
 			    u8 *remote_shutdown_scriptpubkey STEALS,
 			    const u8 *local_shutdown_scriptpubkey,
diff --git a/lightningd/channel_control.c b/lightningd/channel_control.c
index aa0fadf99..f3da281d4 100644
--- a/lightningd/channel_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/channel_control.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void peer_start_channeld(struct channel *channel,
 				      channel->minimum_depth,
 				      &channel->our_config,
 				      &channel->channel_info.their_config,
-				      channel->channel_info.fee_states,
+				      channel->fee_states,
 				      feerate_min(ld, NULL),
 				      feerate_max(ld, NULL),
 				      try_get_feerate(ld->topology, FEERATE_PENALTY),
diff --git a/lightningd/closing_control.c b/lightningd/closing_control.c
index 5ec04b3de..b38590b67 100644
--- a/lightningd/closing_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/closing_control.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void peer_start_closingd(struct channel *channel,
 	 *    fee of the final commitment transaction, as calculated in
 	 *    [BOLT #3](03-transactions.md#fee-calculation).
 	 */
-	final_commit_feerate = get_feerate(channel->channel_info.fee_states,
+	final_commit_feerate = get_feerate(channel->fee_states,
 					   channel->opener, LOCAL);
 	feelimit = commit_tx_base_fee(final_commit_feerate, 0,
 				      channel->option_anchor_outputs);
diff --git a/lightningd/dual_open_control.c b/lightningd/dual_open_control.c
index 26ee799e1..52e9bfb74 100644
--- a/lightningd/dual_open_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/dual_open_control.c
@@ -678,12 +678,6 @@ wallet_commit_channel(struct lightningd *ld,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* This is actually correct, it's stolen onto
-	 * channel in `new_channel` */
-	channel_info->fee_states = take(new_fee_states(NULL,
-						       opener,
-						       &feerate));
-
 	/* old_remote_per_commit not valid yet, copy valid one. */
 	channel_info->old_remote_per_commit = channel_info->remote_per_commit;
 
@@ -724,6 +718,7 @@ wallet_commit_channel(struct lightningd *ld,
 			      remote_commit_sig,
 			      NULL, /* No HTLC sigs yet */
 			      channel_info,
+			      take(new_fee_states(NULL, opener, &feerate)),
 			      NULL, /* No shutdown_scriptpubkey[REMOTE] yet */
 			      our_upfront_shutdown_script,
 			      final_key_idx, false,
diff --git a/lightningd/opening_control.c b/lightningd/opening_control.c
index adb31de66..7e42741ac 100644
--- a/lightningd/opening_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/opening_control.c
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ wallet_commit_channel(struct lightningd *ld,
 		local_funding = AMOUNT_SAT(0);
 	}
 
-	channel_info->fee_states = new_fee_states(uc, uc->fc ? LOCAL : REMOTE,
-						  &feerate);
-
 	/* old_remote_per_commit not valid yet, copy valid one. */
 	channel_info->old_remote_per_commit = channel_info->remote_per_commit;
 
@@ -187,6 +184,8 @@ wallet_commit_channel(struct lightningd *ld,
 			      remote_commit_sig,
 			      NULL, /* No HTLC sigs yet */
 			      channel_info,
+			      take(new_fee_states(NULL, uc->fc ? LOCAL : REMOTE,
+						  &feerate)),
 			      NULL, /* No shutdown_scriptpubkey[REMOTE] yet */
 			      our_upfront_shutdown_script,
 			      final_key_idx, false,
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index 3936d012c..268abd167 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static void json_add_htlcs(struct lightningd *ld,
 	struct htlc_in_map_iter ini;
 	const struct htlc_out *hout;
 	struct htlc_out_map_iter outi;
-	u32 local_feerate = get_feerate(channel->channel_info.fee_states,
+	u32 local_feerate = get_feerate(channel->fee_states,
 					channel->opener, LOCAL);
 
 	/* FIXME: Add more fields. */
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static struct amount_sat commit_txfee(const struct channel *channel,
 	struct htlc_out_map_iter outi;
 	struct lightningd *ld = channel->peer->ld;
 	size_t num_untrimmed_htlcs = 0;
-	u32 feerate = get_feerate(channel->channel_info.fee_states,
+	u32 feerate = get_feerate(channel->fee_states,
 				  channel->opener, side);
 	struct amount_sat dust_limit;
 	struct amount_sat fee;
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
index c83abdcfe..11c649ada 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
@@ -1735,8 +1735,8 @@ void peer_sending_commitsig(struct channel *channel, const u8 *msg)
 
 	/* FIXME: We could detect if this changed, and adjust bounds and write
 	 * it to db iff it has. */
-	tal_free(channel->channel_info.fee_states);
-	channel->channel_info.fee_states = tal_steal(channel, fee_states);
+	tal_free(channel->fee_states);
+	channel->fee_states = tal_steal(channel, fee_states);
 	adjust_channel_feerate_bounds(channel,
 				      get_feerate(fee_states,
 						  channel->opener,
@@ -1955,8 +1955,8 @@ void peer_got_commitsig(struct channel *channel, const u8 *msg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	tal_free(channel->channel_info.fee_states);
-	channel->channel_info.fee_states = tal_steal(channel, fee_states);
+	tal_free(channel->fee_states);
+	channel->fee_states = tal_steal(channel, fee_states);
 	adjust_channel_feerate_bounds(channel,
 				      get_feerate(fee_states,
 						  channel->opener,
@@ -2106,8 +2106,8 @@ void peer_got_revoke(struct channel *channel, const u8 *msg)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tal_free(channel->channel_info.fee_states);
-	channel->channel_info.fee_states = tal_steal(channel, fee_states);
+	tal_free(channel->fee_states);
+	channel->fee_states = tal_steal(channel, fee_states);
 
 	/* FIXME: Check per_commitment_secret -> per_commit_point */
 	update_per_commit_point(channel, &next_per_commitment_point);
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.h b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.h
index 6d786c510..e4bbb2751 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.h
+++ b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ struct channel_info {
 	/* The old_remote_per_commit is for the locked-in remote commit_tx,
 	 * and the remote_per_commit is for the commit_tx we're modifying now. */
 	struct pubkey remote_per_commit, old_remote_per_commit;
-	struct fee_states *fee_states;
 };
 
 /* Get all HTLCs for a peer, to send in init message. */
diff --git a/wallet/db_postgres_sqlgen.c b/wallet/db_postgres_sqlgen.c
index a779c4d91..83364a10e 100644
--- a/wallet/db_postgres_sqlgen.c
+++ b/wallet/db_postgres_sqlgen.c
@@ -1654,4 +1654,4 @@ struct db_query db_postgres_queries[] = {
 
 #endif /* LIGHTNINGD_WALLET_GEN_DB_POSTGRES */
 
-// SHA256STAMP:f87b55286c80cc692daa892dd21fe22e3a754c87a6f93bd05e22a443e93b2a61
+// SHA256STAMP:fa191e6b54c56b2d4e85a24ca83bc0d41dddec5dbde948e2bc5d627426089ade
diff --git a/wallet/db_sqlite3_sqlgen.c b/wallet/db_sqlite3_sqlgen.c
index 7053c5a85..fd4f4d1fb 100644
--- a/wallet/db_sqlite3_sqlgen.c
+++ b/wallet/db_sqlite3_sqlgen.c
@@ -1654,4 +1654,4 @@ struct db_query db_sqlite3_queries[] = {
 
 #endif /* LIGHTNINGD_WALLET_GEN_DB_SQLITE3 */
 
-// SHA256STAMP:f87b55286c80cc692daa892dd21fe22e3a754c87a6f93bd05e22a443e93b2a61
+// SHA256STAMP:fa191e6b54c56b2d4e85a24ca83bc0d41dddec5dbde948e2bc5d627426089ade
diff --git a/wallet/statements_gettextgen.po b/wallet/statements_gettextgen.po
index 5f250248a..c85ef2034 100644
--- a/wallet/statements_gettextgen.po
+++ b/wallet/statements_gettextgen.po
@@ -1089,4 +1089,4 @@ msgstr ""
 #: wallet/test/run-wallet.c:1359
 msgid "INSERT INTO channels (id) VALUES (1);"
 msgstr ""
-#  SHA256STAMP:b86ada480023c65c47b0b8b795e706125134521e717c731e2af2fbe4a5877db5
+#  SHA256STAMP:fb0b381451867f44c3f35f2202e741a06ff9f531329facf6e9df302036eff4e4
diff --git a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
index 13bbc4e60..20a405760 100644
--- a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
@@ -1115,15 +1115,15 @@ static bool channelseq(struct channel *c1, struct channel *c2)
 	CHECK(pubkey_eq(&ci1->remote_per_commit, &ci2->remote_per_commit));
 	CHECK(pubkey_eq(&ci1->old_remote_per_commit, &ci2->old_remote_per_commit));
 	CHECK(ci1->their_config.id != 0 && ci1->their_config.id == ci2->their_config.id);
-	CHECK(fee_states_valid(ci1->fee_states, c1->opener));
-	CHECK(fee_states_valid(ci2->fee_states, c2->opener));
-	for (enum htlc_state i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ci1->fee_states->feerate);
+	CHECK(fee_states_valid(c1->fee_states, c1->opener));
+	CHECK(fee_states_valid(c2->fee_states, c2->opener));
+	for (enum htlc_state i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(c1->fee_states->feerate);
 	     i++) {
-		if (ci1->fee_states->feerate[i] == NULL) {
-			CHECK(ci2->fee_states->feerate[i] == NULL);
+		if (c1->fee_states->feerate[i] == NULL) {
+			CHECK(c2->fee_states->feerate[i] == NULL);
 		} else {
-			CHECK(*ci1->fee_states->feerate[i]
-			      == *ci2->fee_states->feerate[i]);
+			CHECK(*c1->fee_states->feerate[i]
+			      == *c2->fee_states->feerate[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ static bool test_channel_crud(struct lightningd *ld, const tal_t *ctx)
 	pubkey_from_der(tal_hexdata(w, "02a1633cafcc01ebfb6d78e39f687a1f0995c62fc95f51ead10a02ee0be551b5dc", 66), 33, &pk);
 	node_id_from_pubkey(&id, &pk);
 	feerate = 31337;
-	ci->fee_states = new_fee_states(w, c1.opener, &feerate);
+	c1.fee_states = new_fee_states(w, c1.opener, &feerate);
 	mempat(scriptpubkey, tal_count(scriptpubkey));
 	c1.first_blocknum = 1;
 	parse_wireaddr_internal("localhost:1234", &addr, 0, false, false, false,
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.c b/wallet/wallet.c
index 3f0c40f5b..6b4f959d8 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/wallet.c
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ static struct channel *wallet_stmt2channel(struct wallet *w, struct db_stmt *stm
 {
 	bool ok = true;
 	struct channel_info channel_info;
+	struct fee_states *fee_states;
 	struct short_channel_id *scid;
 	struct channel_id cid;
 	struct channel *chan;
@@ -1024,15 +1025,15 @@ static struct channel *wallet_stmt2channel(struct wallet *w, struct db_stmt *stm
 	wallet_channel_config_load(w, db_column_u64(stmt, 5),
 				   &channel_info.their_config);
 
-	channel_info.fee_states
+	fee_states
 		= wallet_channel_fee_states_load(w,
 						 db_column_u64(stmt, 0),
 						 db_column_int(stmt, 7));
-	if (!channel_info.fee_states)
+	if (!fee_states)
 		ok = false;
 
 	if (!ok) {
-		tal_free(channel_info.fee_states);
+		tal_free(fee_states);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1052,8 +1053,6 @@ static struct channel *wallet_stmt2channel(struct wallet *w, struct db_stmt *stm
 	db_column_amount_msat(stmt, 40, &msat_to_us_min);
 	db_column_amount_msat(stmt, 41, &msat_to_us_max);
 
-	/* We want it to take this, rather than copy. */
-	take(channel_info.fee_states);
 	chan = new_channel(peer, db_column_u64(stmt, 0),
 			   &wshachain,
 			   db_column_int(stmt, 6),
@@ -1083,6 +1082,7 @@ static struct channel *wallet_stmt2channel(struct wallet *w, struct db_stmt *stm
 						 db_column_u64(stmt, 0),
 						 db_column_int(stmt, 48)),
 			   &channel_info,
+			   take(fee_states),
 			   remote_shutdown_scriptpubkey,
 			   local_shutdown_scriptpubkey,
 			   final_key_idx,
@@ -1522,15 +1522,15 @@ void wallet_channel_save(struct wallet *w, struct channel *chan)
 	db_exec_prepared_v2(take(stmt));
 
 	for (enum htlc_state i = 0;
-	     i < ARRAY_SIZE(chan->channel_info.fee_states->feerate);
+	     i < ARRAY_SIZE(chan->fee_states->feerate);
 	     i++) {
-		if (!chan->channel_info.fee_states->feerate[i])
+		if (!chan->fee_states->feerate[i])
 			continue;
 		stmt = db_prepare_v2(w->db, SQL("INSERT INTO channel_feerates "
 						" VALUES(?, ?, ?)"));
 		db_bind_u64(stmt, 0, chan->dbid);
 		db_bind_int(stmt, 1, i);
-		db_bind_int(stmt, 2, *chan->channel_info.fee_states->feerate[i]);
+		db_bind_int(stmt, 2, *chan->fee_states->feerate[i]);
 		db_exec_prepared_v2(take(stmt));
 	}