diff --git a/channeldb/channel.go b/channeldb/channel.go
index 5d943a11..0a5e47b2 100644
--- a/channeldb/channel.go
+++ b/channeldb/channel.go
@@ -2409,16 +2409,24 @@ func (c *OpenChannel) SetFwdFilter(height uint64, fwdFilter *PkgFilter) error {
 	})
 }
 
-// RemoveFwdPkg atomically removes a forwarding package specified by the remote
-// commitment height.
+// RemoveFwdPkgs atomically removes forwarding packages specified by the remote
+// commitment heights. If one of the intermediate RemovePkg calls fails, then the
+// later packages won't be removed.
 //
 // NOTE: This method should only be called on packages marked FwdStateCompleted.
-func (c *OpenChannel) RemoveFwdPkg(height uint64) error {
+func (c *OpenChannel) RemoveFwdPkgs(heights ...uint64) error {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
 	return kvdb.Update(c.Db, func(tx kvdb.RwTx) error {
-		return c.Packager.RemovePkg(tx, height)
+		for _, height := range heights {
+			err := c.Packager.RemovePkg(tx, height)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/htlcswitch/link.go b/htlcswitch/link.go
index 3931af34..974e3cc1 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link.go
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ func (l *channelLink) resolveFwdPkg(fwdPkg *channeldb.FwdPkg) error {
 		l.log.Debugf("removing completed fwd pkg for height=%d",
 			fwdPkg.Height)
 
-		err := l.channel.RemoveFwdPkg(fwdPkg.Height)
+		err := l.channel.RemoveFwdPkgs(fwdPkg.Height)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.log.Errorf("unable to remove fwd pkg for height=%d: "+
 				"%v", fwdPkg.Height, err)
@@ -843,35 +843,51 @@ func (l *channelLink) fwdPkgGarbager() {
 	l.cfg.FwdPkgGCTicker.Resume()
 	defer l.cfg.FwdPkgGCTicker.Stop()
 
+	if err := l.loadAndRemove(); err != nil {
+		l.log.Warnf("unable to run initial fwd pkgs gc: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-l.cfg.FwdPkgGCTicker.Ticks():
-			fwdPkgs, err := l.channel.LoadFwdPkgs()
-			if err != nil {
-				l.log.Warnf("unable to load fwdpkgs for gc: %v",
+			if err := l.loadAndRemove(); err != nil {
+				l.log.Warnf("unable to remove fwd pkgs: %v",
 					err)
 				continue
 			}
-
-			// TODO(conner): batch removal of forward packages.
-			for _, fwdPkg := range fwdPkgs {
-				if fwdPkg.State != channeldb.FwdStateCompleted {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				err = l.channel.RemoveFwdPkg(fwdPkg.Height)
-				if err != nil {
-					l.log.Warnf("unable to remove fwd pkg "+
-						"for height=%d: %v",
-						fwdPkg.Height, err)
-				}
-			}
 		case <-l.quit:
 			return
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// loadAndRemove loads all the channels forwarding packages and determines if
+// they can be removed. It is called once before the FwdPkgGCTicker ticks so that
+// a longer tick interval can be used.
+func (l *channelLink) loadAndRemove() error {
+	fwdPkgs, err := l.channel.LoadFwdPkgs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var removeHeights []uint64
+	for _, fwdPkg := range fwdPkgs {
+		if fwdPkg.State != channeldb.FwdStateCompleted {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		removeHeights = append(removeHeights, fwdPkg.Height)
+	}
+
+	// If removeHeights is empty, return early so we don't use a db
+	// transaction.
+	if len(removeHeights) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return l.channel.RemoveFwdPkgs(removeHeights...)
+}
+
 // htlcManager is the primary goroutine which drives a channel's commitment
 // update state-machine in response to messages received via several channels.
 // This goroutine reads messages from the upstream (remote) peer, and also from
diff --git a/lnwallet/channel.go b/lnwallet/channel.go
index 563fe8d1..94e26805 100644
--- a/lnwallet/channel.go
+++ b/lnwallet/channel.go
@@ -4850,9 +4850,9 @@ func (lc *LightningChannel) SetFwdFilter(height uint64,
 	return lc.channelState.SetFwdFilter(height, fwdFilter)
 }
 
-// RemoveFwdPkg permanently deletes the forwarding package at the given height.
-func (lc *LightningChannel) RemoveFwdPkg(height uint64) error {
-	return lc.channelState.RemoveFwdPkg(height)
+// RemoveFwdPkgs permanently deletes the forwarding package at the given heights.
+func (lc *LightningChannel) RemoveFwdPkgs(heights ...uint64) error {
+	return lc.channelState.RemoveFwdPkgs(heights...)
 }
 
 // NextRevocationKey returns the commitment point for the _next_ commitment
diff --git a/peer/brontide.go b/peer/brontide.go
index e1ecaf88..cc637207 100644
--- a/peer/brontide.go
+++ b/peer/brontide.go
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ func (p *Brontide) addLink(chanPoint *wire.OutPoint,
 		OnChannelFailure:        onChannelFailure,
 		SyncStates:              syncStates,
 		BatchTicker:             ticker.New(50 * time.Millisecond),
-		FwdPkgGCTicker:          ticker.New(time.Minute),
+		FwdPkgGCTicker:          ticker.New(time.Hour),
 		PendingCommitTicker:     ticker.New(time.Minute),
 		BatchSize:               10,
 		UnsafeReplay:            p.cfg.UnsafeReplay,