diff --git a/chainregistry.go b/chainregistry.go
index dea7cd8c..71137e6a 100644
--- a/chainregistry.go
+++ b/chainregistry.go
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ func newChainControlFromConfig(cfg *config, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 		RecoveryWindow: recoveryWindow,
 		DataDir:        homeChainConfig.ChainDir,
 		NetParams:      activeNetParams.Params,
-		FeeEstimator:   cc.feeEstimator,
 		CoinType:       activeNetParams.CoinType,
 		Wallet:         wallet,
 	}
diff --git a/lnwallet/btcwallet/config.go b/lnwallet/btcwallet/config.go
index b52b966f..ea948e8a 100644
--- a/lnwallet/btcwallet/config.go
+++ b/lnwallet/btcwallet/config.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/chain"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/wallet"
@@ -79,11 +78,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// notifications for received funds, etc.
 	ChainSource chain.Interface
 
-	// FeeEstimator is an instance of the fee estimator interface which
-	// will be used by the wallet to dynamically set transaction fees when
-	// crafting transactions.
-	FeeEstimator lnwallet.FeeEstimator
-
 	// NetParams is the net parameters for the target chain.
 	NetParams *chaincfg.Params
 
diff --git a/lnwallet/interface_test.go b/lnwallet/interface_test.go
index de496d66..4d30d07f 100644
--- a/lnwallet/interface_test.go
+++ b/lnwallet/interface_test.go
@@ -2646,8 +2646,6 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, walletDriver *lnwallet.WalletDriver,
 
 		aliceWalletController lnwallet.WalletController
 		bobWalletController   lnwallet.WalletController
-
-		feeEstimator lnwallet.FeeEstimator
 	)
 
 	tempTestDirAlice, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "lnwallet")
@@ -2668,12 +2666,6 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, walletDriver *lnwallet.WalletDriver,
 		var aliceClient, bobClient chain.Interface
 		switch backEnd {
 		case "btcd":
-			feeEstimator, err = lnwallet.NewBtcdFeeEstimator(
-				rpcConfig, 250)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unable to create btcd fee estimator: %v",
-					err)
-			}
 			aliceClient, err = chain.NewRPCClient(netParams,
 				rpcConfig.Host, rpcConfig.User, rpcConfig.Pass,
 				rpcConfig.Certificates, false, 20)
@@ -2688,8 +2680,6 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, walletDriver *lnwallet.WalletDriver,
 			}
 
 		case "neutrino":
-			feeEstimator = lnwallet.NewStaticFeeEstimator(62500, 0)
-
 			// Set some package-level variable to speed up
 			// operation for tests.
 			neutrino.BanDuration = time.Millisecond * 100
@@ -2751,12 +2741,6 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, walletDriver *lnwallet.WalletDriver,
 			)
 
 		case "bitcoind":
-			feeEstimator, err = lnwallet.NewBitcoindFeeEstimator(
-				rpcConfig, 250)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unable to create bitcoind fee estimator: %v",
-					err)
-			}
 			// Start a bitcoind instance.
 			tempBitcoindDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "bitcoind")
 			if err != nil {
@@ -2819,13 +2803,12 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, walletDriver *lnwallet.WalletDriver,
 		aliceSeedBytes := aliceSeed.Sum(nil)
 
 		aliceWalletConfig := &btcwallet.Config{
-			PrivatePass:  []byte("alice-pass"),
-			HdSeed:       aliceSeedBytes,
-			DataDir:      tempTestDirAlice,
-			NetParams:    netParams,
-			ChainSource:  aliceClient,
-			FeeEstimator: feeEstimator,
-			CoinType:     keychain.CoinTypeTestnet,
+			PrivatePass: []byte("alice-pass"),
+			HdSeed:      aliceSeedBytes,
+			DataDir:     tempTestDirAlice,
+			NetParams:   netParams,
+			ChainSource: aliceClient,
+			CoinType:    keychain.CoinTypeTestnet,
 		}
 		aliceWalletController, err = walletDriver.New(aliceWalletConfig)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -2843,13 +2826,12 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, walletDriver *lnwallet.WalletDriver,
 		bobSeedBytes := bobSeed.Sum(nil)
 
 		bobWalletConfig := &btcwallet.Config{
-			PrivatePass:  []byte("bob-pass"),
-			HdSeed:       bobSeedBytes,
-			DataDir:      tempTestDirBob,
-			NetParams:    netParams,
-			ChainSource:  bobClient,
-			FeeEstimator: feeEstimator,
-			CoinType:     keychain.CoinTypeTestnet,
+			PrivatePass: []byte("bob-pass"),
+			HdSeed:      bobSeedBytes,
+			DataDir:     tempTestDirBob,
+			NetParams:   netParams,
+			ChainSource: bobClient,
+			CoinType:    keychain.CoinTypeTestnet,
 		}
 		bobWalletController, err = walletDriver.New(bobWalletConfig)
 		if err != nil {