diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index e669f61a..5901dce1 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -233,11 +233,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// graph on connect.
 	IgnoreHistoricalFilters bool
 
-	// GossipUpdateThrottle if true, then the gossiper will throttle
-	// gossip updates to once per RebroadcastInterval for any keep-alive
-	// updates, and once per block for other types of updates.
-	GossipUpdateThrottle bool
-
 	// PinnedSyncers is a set of peers that will always transition to
 	// ActiveSync upon connection. These peers will never transition to
 	// PassiveSync.
@@ -1937,9 +1932,8 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) processNetworkAnnouncement(
 
 		// If we have a previous version of the edge being updated,
 		// we'll want to rate limit its updates to prevent spam
-		// throughout the network if we're currently throttling such
-		// updates.
-		if d.cfg.GossipUpdateThrottle && nMsg.isRemote && edgeToUpdate != nil {
+		// throughout the network.
+		if nMsg.isRemote && edgeToUpdate != nil {
 			// If it's a keep-alive update, we'll only propagate one
 			// if it's been a day since the previous. This follows
 			// our own heuristic of sending keep-alive updates after
diff --git a/discovery/gossiper_test.go b/discovery/gossiper_test.go
index 1c1e60ca..cab9e5f3 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper_test.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper_test.go
@@ -3938,7 +3938,6 @@ func TestRateLimitChannelUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer cleanup()
 	ctx.gossiper.cfg.RebroadcastInterval = time.Hour
-	ctx.gossiper.cfg.GossipUpdateThrottle = true
 
 	// The graph should start empty.
 	require.Empty(t, ctx.router.infos)
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 8bf77cc6..7435e4bf 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@ func newServer(cfg *Config, listenAddrs []net.Addr,
 		MinimumBatchSize:        10,
 		SubBatchDelay:           time.Second * 5,
 		IgnoreHistoricalFilters: cfg.IgnoreHistoricalGossipFilters,
-		GossipUpdateThrottle:    !cfg.ProtocolOptions.NoGossipThrottle(),
 		PinnedSyncers:           cfg.Gossip.PinnedSyncers,
 	},
 		s.identityECDH.PubKey(),