diff --git a/channeldb/payment_control.go b/channeldb/payment_control.go
index c820778c..a5023567 100644
--- a/channeldb/payment_control.go
+++ b/channeldb/payment_control.go
@@ -676,16 +676,9 @@ func ensureInFlight(payment *MPPayment) error {
 	}
 }
 
-// InFlightPayment is a wrapper around the info for a payment that has status
-// InFlight.
-type InFlightPayment struct {
-	// Info is the PaymentCreationInfo of the in-flight payment.
-	Info *PaymentCreationInfo
-}
-
 // FetchInFlightPayments returns all payments with status InFlight.
-func (p *PaymentControl) FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*InFlightPayment, error) {
-	var inFlights []*InFlightPayment
+func (p *PaymentControl) FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*MPPayment, error) {
+	var inFlights []*MPPayment
 	err := kvdb.View(p.db, func(tx kvdb.RTx) error {
 		payments := tx.ReadBucket(paymentsRootBucket)
 		if payments == nil {
@@ -708,15 +701,12 @@ func (p *PaymentControl) FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*InFlightPayment, error) {
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			inFlight := &InFlightPayment{}
-
-			// Get the CreationInfo.
-			inFlight.Info, err = fetchCreationInfo(bucket)
+			p, err := fetchPayment(bucket)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			inFlights = append(inFlights, inFlight)
+			inFlights = append(inFlights, p)
 			return nil
 		})
 	}, func() {
diff --git a/routing/control_tower.go b/routing/control_tower.go
index 3e028c18..950b16f3 100644
--- a/routing/control_tower.go
+++ b/routing/control_tower.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type ControlTower interface {
 	Fail(lntypes.Hash, channeldb.FailureReason) error
 
 	// FetchInFlightPayments returns all payments with status InFlight.
-	FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*channeldb.InFlightPayment, error)
+	FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*channeldb.MPPayment, error)
 
 	// SubscribePayment subscribes to updates for the payment with the given
 	// hash. A first update with the current state of the payment is always
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (p *controlTower) Fail(paymentHash lntypes.Hash,
 }
 
 // FetchInFlightPayments returns all payments with status InFlight.
-func (p *controlTower) FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*channeldb.InFlightPayment, error) {
+func (p *controlTower) FetchInFlightPayments() ([]*channeldb.MPPayment, error) {
 	return p.db.FetchInFlightPayments()
 }
 
diff --git a/routing/mock_test.go b/routing/mock_test.go
index a477fb10..8186902f 100644
--- a/routing/mock_test.go
+++ b/routing/mock_test.go
@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@ func (m *mockControlTower) FetchPayment(phash lntypes.Hash) (
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
+	return m.fetchPayment(phash)
+}
+
+func (m *mockControlTower) fetchPayment(phash lntypes.Hash) (
+	*channeldb.MPPayment, error) {
+
 	p, ok := m.payments[phash]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, channeldb.ErrPaymentNotInitiated
@@ -468,12 +474,11 @@ func (m *mockControlTower) FetchPayment(phash lntypes.Hash) (
 
 	// Return a copy of the current attempts.
 	mp.HTLCs = append(mp.HTLCs, p.attempts...)
-
 	return mp, nil
 }
 
 func (m *mockControlTower) FetchInFlightPayments() (
-	[]*channeldb.InFlightPayment, error) {
+	[]*channeldb.MPPayment, error) {
 
 	if m.fetchInFlight != nil {
 		m.fetchInFlight <- struct{}{}
@@ -483,8 +488,8 @@ func (m *mockControlTower) FetchInFlightPayments() (
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
 	// In flight are all payments not successful or failed.
-	var fl []*channeldb.InFlightPayment
-	for hash, p := range m.payments {
+	var fl []*channeldb.MPPayment
+	for hash := range m.payments {
 		if _, ok := m.successful[hash]; ok {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -492,11 +497,12 @@ func (m *mockControlTower) FetchInFlightPayments() (
 			continue
 		}
 
-		ifl := channeldb.InFlightPayment{
-			Info: &p.info,
+		mp, err := m.fetchPayment(hash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		fl = append(fl, &ifl)
+		fl = append(fl, mp)
 	}
 
 	return fl, nil
diff --git a/routing/router.go b/routing/router.go
index a1f50215..1d251e44 100644
--- a/routing/router.go
+++ b/routing/router.go
@@ -583,14 +583,7 @@ func (r *ChannelRouter) Start() error {
 	// until the cleaning has finished.
 	toKeep := make(map[uint64]struct{})
 	for _, p := range payments {
-		payment, err := r.cfg.Control.FetchPayment(
-			p.Info.PaymentHash,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		for _, a := range payment.HTLCs {
+		for _, a := range p.HTLCs {
 			toKeep[a.AttemptID] = struct{}{}
 		}
 	}
@@ -603,7 +596,7 @@ func (r *ChannelRouter) Start() error {
 	for _, payment := range payments {
 		log.Infof("Resuming payment with hash %v", payment.Info.PaymentHash)
 		r.wg.Add(1)
-		go func(payment *channeldb.InFlightPayment) {
+		go func(payment *channeldb.MPPayment) {
 			defer r.wg.Done()
 
 			// We create a dummy, empty payment session such that