diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index 61deed091..f4fa24700 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -2097,10 +2097,7 @@ u8 *handle_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate, const u8 *update TAKES,
 		     channel_flags & ROUTING_FLAGS_DISABLED ? "DISABLED" : "ACTIVE",
 		     source);
 
-	if (!routing_add_channel_update(rstate, serialized, 0))
-		status_failed(STATUS_FAIL_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-			      "Failed adding channel_update");
-
+	routing_add_channel_update(rstate, take(serialized), 0);
 	return NULL;
 }