diff --git a/chancloser.go b/chancloser.go
index a9df9fa9..257b6db1 100644
--- a/chancloser.go
+++ b/chancloser.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/contractcourt"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
@@ -135,8 +133,6 @@ type channelCloser struct {
 	// TODO(roasbeef): abstract away
 	closeReq *htlcswitch.ChanClose
 
-	closeCtx *contractcourt.CooperativeCloseCtx
-
 	// localDeliveryScript is the script that we'll send our settled
 	// channel funds to.
 	localDeliveryScript []byte
@@ -151,8 +147,7 @@ type channelCloser struct {
 // only be populated iff, we're the initiator of this closing request.
 func newChannelCloser(cfg chanCloseCfg, deliveryScript []byte,
 	idealFeePerKw lnwallet.SatPerKWeight, negotiationHeight uint32,
-	closeReq *htlcswitch.ChanClose,
-	closeCtx *contractcourt.CooperativeCloseCtx) *channelCloser {
+	closeReq *htlcswitch.ChanClose) *channelCloser {
 
 	// Given the target fee-per-kw, we'll compute what our ideal _total_
 	// fee will be starting at for this fee negotiation.
@@ -186,7 +181,6 @@ func newChannelCloser(cfg chanCloseCfg, deliveryScript []byte,
 		cfg:                 cfg,
 		negotiationHeight:   negotiationHeight,
 		idealFeeSat:         idealFeeSat,
-		closeCtx:            closeCtx,
 		localDeliveryScript: deliveryScript,
 		priorFeeOffers:      make(map[btcutil.Amount]*lnwire.ClosingSigned),
 	}
@@ -420,7 +414,7 @@ func (c *channelCloser) ProcessCloseMsg(msg lnwire.Message) ([]lnwire.Message, b
 		remoteSigBytes := closeSignedMsg.Signature.ToSignatureBytes()
 		remoteSig := append(remoteSigBytes, byte(txscript.SigHashAll))
 
-		closeTx, finalLocalBalance, err := c.cfg.channel.CompleteCooperativeClose(
+		closeTx, _, err := c.cfg.channel.CompleteCooperativeClose(
 			localSig, remoteSig, c.localDeliveryScript,
 			c.remoteDeliveryScript, remoteProposedFee,
 		)
@@ -438,33 +432,16 @@ func (c *channelCloser) ProcessCloseMsg(msg lnwire.Message) ([]lnwire.Message, b
 		if err := c.cfg.broadcastTx(closeTx); err != nil {
 			return nil, false, err
 		}
-
-		// Clear out the current channel state, marking the channel as
-		// being closed within the database.
-		closingTxid := closeTx.TxHash()
-		chanInfo := c.cfg.channel.StateSnapshot()
-		c.closeCtx.Finalize(&channeldb.ChannelCloseSummary{
-			ChanPoint:      c.chanPoint,
-			ChainHash:      chanInfo.ChainHash,
-			ClosingTXID:    closingTxid,
-			CloseHeight:    c.negotiationHeight,
-			RemotePub:      &chanInfo.RemoteIdentity,
-			Capacity:       chanInfo.Capacity,
-			SettledBalance: finalLocalBalance,
-			CloseType:      channeldb.CooperativeClose,
-			ShortChanID:    c.cfg.channel.ShortChanID(),
-			IsPending:      true,
-		})
-
-		// TODO(roasbeef): don't need, ChainWatcher will handle
-
-		c.state = closeFinished
+		if c.cfg.channel.MarkCommitmentBroadcasted(); err != nil {
+			return nil, false, err
+		}
 
 		// Finally, we'll transition to the closeFinished state, and
 		// also return the final close signed message we sent.
 		// Additionally, we return true for the second argument to
 		// indicate we're finished with the channel closing
 		// negotiation.
+		c.state = closeFinished
 		matchingOffer := c.priorFeeOffers[remoteProposedFee]
 		return []lnwire.Message{matchingOffer}, true, nil
 
@@ -493,7 +470,7 @@ func (c *channelCloser) ProcessCloseMsg(msg lnwire.Message) ([]lnwire.Message, b
 // current compromise fee.
 func (c *channelCloser) proposeCloseSigned(fee btcutil.Amount) (*lnwire.ClosingSigned, error) {
 
-	rawSig, txid, localAmt, err := c.cfg.channel.CreateCloseProposal(
+	rawSig, _, _, err := c.cfg.channel.CreateCloseProposal(
 		fee, c.localDeliveryScript, c.remoteDeliveryScript,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -521,20 +498,6 @@ func (c *channelCloser) proposeCloseSigned(fee btcutil.Amount) (*lnwire.ClosingS
 	// accepts our offer. This way, we don't have to re-sign.
 	c.priorFeeOffers[fee] = closeSignedMsg
 
-	chanInfo := c.cfg.channel.StateSnapshot()
-	c.closeCtx.LogPotentialClose(&channeldb.ChannelCloseSummary{
-		ChanPoint:      c.chanPoint,
-		ChainHash:      chanInfo.ChainHash,
-		ClosingTXID:    *txid,
-		CloseHeight:    c.negotiationHeight,
-		RemotePub:      &chanInfo.RemoteIdentity,
-		Capacity:       chanInfo.Capacity,
-		SettledBalance: localAmt,
-		CloseType:      channeldb.CooperativeClose,
-		ShortChanID:    c.cfg.channel.ShortChanID(),
-		IsPending:      true,
-	})
-
 	return closeSignedMsg, nil
 }