diff --git a/channeld/channeld.c b/channeld/channeld.c
index f249e3ad6..8efcbf824 100644
--- a/channeld/channeld.c
+++ b/channeld/channeld.c
@@ -1940,6 +1940,7 @@ static void check_current_dataloss_fields(struct peer *peer,
 			    type_to_string(tmpctx, struct secret,
 					   &old_commit_secret));
 
+#if 0 /* FIXME: This isn't reliable! */
 	/* FIXME: We don't keep really old per_commit numbers, so we can't
 	 * check this 'needs retransmit' case! */
 	if (next_remote_revocation_number == peer->next_index[REMOTE]) {
@@ -1963,6 +1964,7 @@ static void check_current_dataloss_fields(struct peer *peer,
 					    remote_current_per_commitment_point),
 			     next_remote_revocation_number,
 			     peer->next_index[REMOTE]);
+#endif
 
 	status_trace("option_data_loss_protect: fields are correct");
 }