diff --git a/channeldb/payments.go b/channeldb/payments.go
index 7c5f49a2..16497dcd 100644
--- a/channeldb/payments.go
+++ b/channeldb/payments.go
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ const (
 
 	// FailureReasonInsufficientBalance indicates that we didn't have enough
 	// balance to complete the payment.
+	//
+	// This reason isn't assigned anymore, but may still exist for older
+	// payments.
 	FailureReasonInsufficientBalance FailureReason = 4
 
 	// TODO(halseth): cancel state.
diff --git a/routing/pathfind.go b/routing/pathfind.go
index 1365958c..3241fb12 100644
--- a/routing/pathfind.go
+++ b/routing/pathfind.go
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func findPathInternal(
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if max < amt {
-			return nil, errInsufficientBalance
+			return nil, errNoPathFound
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/routing/pathfind_test.go b/routing/pathfind_test.go
index 68662119..deaa4ea5 100644
--- a/routing/pathfind_test.go
+++ b/routing/pathfind_test.go
@@ -2809,37 +2809,6 @@ func TestRouteToSelf(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx.assertPath(path, []uint64{1, 3, 2})
 }
 
-// TestInsufficientBalance tests that a dedicated error is returned for
-// insufficient local balance.
-func TestInsufficientBalance(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	testChannels := []*testChannel{
-		symmetricTestChannel("source", "target", 100000, &testChannelPolicy{
-			Expiry:      144,
-			FeeBaseMsat: 500,
-		}, 1),
-	}
-
-	ctx := newPathFindingTestContext(t, testChannels, "source")
-	defer ctx.cleanup()
-
-	paymentAmt := lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(100)
-	target := ctx.keyFromAlias("target")
-
-	ctx.graphParams.bandwidthHints = map[uint64]lnwire.MilliSatoshi{
-		1: lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(50),
-	}
-
-	// Find the best path to self. We expect this to be source->a->source,
-	// because a charges the lowest forwarding fee.
-	_, err := ctx.findPath(target, paymentAmt)
-	if err != errInsufficientBalance {
-		t.Fatalf("expected insufficient balance error, but got: %v",
-			err)
-	}
-}
-
 type pathFindingTestContext struct {
 	t                 *testing.T
 	graphParams       graphParams
diff --git a/routing/payment_session.go b/routing/payment_session.go
index 6a597ff0..b439420f 100644
--- a/routing/payment_session.go
+++ b/routing/payment_session.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ const (
 	// not exist in the graph.
 	errNoPathFound
 
-	// errInsufficientLocalBalance is returned when none of the local
-	// channels have enough balance for the payment.
-	errInsufficientBalance
-
 	// errEmptyPaySession is returned when the empty payment session is
 	// queried for a route.
 	errEmptyPaySession
@@ -50,9 +46,6 @@ func (e noRouteError) Error() string {
 	case errEmptyPaySession:
 		return "empty payment session"
 
-	case errInsufficientBalance:
-		return "insufficient local balance"
-
 	default:
 		return "unknown no-route error"
 	}
@@ -69,9 +62,6 @@ func (e noRouteError) FailureReason() channeldb.FailureReason {
 
 		return channeldb.FailureReasonNoRoute
 
-	case errInsufficientBalance:
-		return channeldb.FailureReasonInsufficientBalance
-
 	default:
 		return channeldb.FailureReasonError
 	}