diff --git a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
index 82abfd98..9ce2c528 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func New(chainConn *chain.BitcoindConn, spendHintCache chainntnfs.SpendHintCache
 		quit: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
-	notifier.chainConn = chainConn.NewBitcoindClient(time.Unix(0, 0))
+	notifier.chainConn = chainConn.NewBitcoindClient()
 
 	return notifier
 }
diff --git a/chainregistry.go b/chainregistry.go
index fcebfbc8..c4d915d6 100644
--- a/chainregistry.go
+++ b/chainregistry.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func newChainControlFromConfig(cfg *config, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 			bitcoindConn, hintCache, hintCache,
 		)
 		cc.chainView = chainview.NewBitcoindFilteredChainView(bitcoindConn)
-		walletConfig.ChainSource = bitcoindConn.NewBitcoindClient(birthday)
+		walletConfig.ChainSource = bitcoindConn.NewBitcoindClient()
 
 		// If we're not in regtest mode, then we'll attempt to use a
 		// proper fee estimator for testnet.
diff --git a/routing/chainview/bitcoind.go b/routing/chainview/bitcoind.go
index bcdc3bca..5e03e63f 100644
--- a/routing/chainview/bitcoind.go
+++ b/routing/chainview/bitcoind.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func NewBitcoindFilteredChainView(
 		quit:            make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
-	chainView.chainClient = chainConn.NewBitcoindClient(time.Unix(0, 0))
+	chainView.chainClient = chainConn.NewBitcoindClient()
 	chainView.blockQueue = newBlockEventQueue()
 
 	return chainView