diff --git a/daemon/peer.c b/daemon/peer.c
index 3280acf01..01d401efc 100644
--- a/daemon/peer.c
+++ b/daemon/peer.c
@@ -4101,12 +4101,6 @@ void bitcoin_create_anchor(struct peer *peer)
 		assert(tx->input[i].witness);
 }
 
-/* We didn't end up broadcasting the anchor: we don't need to do anything
- * to "release" TXOs, since we have our own internal wallet now. */
-void bitcoin_release_anchor(struct peer *peer, enum state_input done)
-{
-}
-
 /* Get the bitcoin anchor tx. */
 const struct bitcoin_tx *bitcoin_anchor(struct peer *peer)
 {
diff --git a/state.c b/state.c
index a8e20571e..67611adb1 100644
--- a/state.c
+++ b/state.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ enum state state(struct peer *peer,
 			if (err) {
 				peer->local.commit->sig
 					= tal_free(peer->local.commit->sig);
-				bitcoin_release_anchor(peer, INPUT_NONE);
 				peer_open_complete(peer, err->error->problem);
 				goto err_breakdown;
 			}
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ enum state state(struct peer *peer,
 			db_err = db_commit_transaction(peer);
 
 			if (db_err) {
-				bitcoin_release_anchor(peer, INPUT_NONE);
 				err = pkt_err(peer, "database error");
 				peer_open_complete(peer, db_err);
 				goto err_breakdown;
@@ -190,7 +188,6 @@ enum state state(struct peer *peer,
 			peer_watch_anchor(peer, peer->local.mindepth);
 			return next_state(peer, STATE_OPEN_WAITING_OURANCHOR);
 		} else if (input_is_pkt(input)) {
-			bitcoin_release_anchor(peer, INPUT_NONE);
 			peer_open_complete(peer, "unexpected packet");
 			goto unexpected_pkt;
 		}
diff --git a/state.h b/state.h
index 323794a3d..8d2636403 100644
--- a/state.h
+++ b/state.h
@@ -112,8 +112,4 @@ void bitcoin_create_anchor(struct peer *peer);
 /* Get the bitcoin anchor tx. */
 const struct bitcoin_tx *bitcoin_anchor(struct peer *peer);
 
-/* We didn't end up broadcasting the anchor: release the utxos.
- * If done != INPUT_NONE, remove existing create_anchor too. */
-void bitcoin_release_anchor(struct peer *peer, enum state_input done);
-
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_STATE_H */