diff --git a/fundingmanager.go b/fundingmanager.go
index ac89aeaa..3c4538e2 100644
--- a/fundingmanager.go
+++ b/fundingmanager.go
@@ -2375,30 +2375,13 @@ func (f *fundingManager) annAfterSixConfs(completeChan *channeldb.OpenChannel,
 		fndgLog.Infof("Announcing ChannelPoint(%v), short_chan_id=%v",
 			&fundingPoint, shortChanID)
 
-		// We'll obtain the min HTLC value we can forward in our
-		// direction, as we'll use this value within our ChannelUpdate.
-		// This constraint is originally set by the remote node, as it
-		// will be the one that will need to determine the smallest
-		// HTLC it deems economically relevant.
-		fwdMinHTLC := completeChan.LocalChanCfg.MinHTLC
-
-		// We'll obtain the max HTLC value we can forward in our
-		// direction, as we'll use this value within our ChannelUpdate.
-		// This value must be <= channel capacity and <= the maximum
-		// in-flight msats set by the peer.
-		fwdMaxHTLC := completeChan.LocalChanCfg.MaxPendingAmount
-		capacityMSat := lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(completeChan.Capacity)
-		if fwdMaxHTLC > capacityMSat {
-			fwdMaxHTLC = capacityMSat
-		}
-
 		// Create and broadcast the proofs required to make this channel
 		// public and usable for other nodes for routing.
 		err = f.announceChannel(
 			f.cfg.IDKey, completeChan.IdentityPub,
 			completeChan.LocalChanCfg.MultiSigKey.PubKey,
 			completeChan.RemoteChanCfg.MultiSigKey.PubKey,
-			*shortChanID, chanID, fwdMinHTLC, fwdMaxHTLC,
+			*shortChanID, chanID,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("channel announcement failed: %v", err)
@@ -2690,15 +2673,18 @@ func (f *fundingManager) newChanAnnouncement(localPubKey, remotePubKey,
 // finish, either successfully or with an error.
 func (f *fundingManager) announceChannel(localIDKey, remoteIDKey, localFundingKey,
 	remoteFundingKey *btcec.PublicKey, shortChanID lnwire.ShortChannelID,
-	chanID lnwire.ChannelID, fwdMinHTLC, fwdMaxHTLC lnwire.MilliSatoshi) error {
+	chanID lnwire.ChannelID) error {
 
 	// First, we'll create the batch of announcements to be sent upon
 	// initial channel creation. This includes the channel announcement
 	// itself, the channel update announcement, and our half of the channel
 	// proof needed to fully authenticate the channel.
+	//
+	// We can pass in zeroes for the min and max htlc policy, because we
+	// only use the channel announcement message from the returned struct.
 	ann, err := f.newChanAnnouncement(localIDKey, remoteIDKey,
 		localFundingKey, remoteFundingKey, shortChanID, chanID,
-		fwdMinHTLC, fwdMaxHTLC,
+		0, 0,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		fndgLog.Errorf("can't generate channel announcement: %v", err)