diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.c b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
index a7d5463ba..67fbb549f 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.c
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void maybe_completed_init(struct chain_topology *topo)
 static void next_topology_timer(struct chain_topology *topo)
 {
 	/* This takes care of its own lifetime. */
-	notleak(new_reltimer(topo->timers, topo,
+	notleak(new_reltimer(topo->ld->timers, topo,
 			     time_from_sec(topo->poll_seconds),
 			     try_extend_tip, topo));
 }
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ AUTODATA(json_command, &parse_feerate_command);
 static void next_updatefee_timer(struct chain_topology *topo)
 {
 	/* This takes care of its own lifetime. */
-	notleak(new_reltimer(topo->timers, topo,
+	notleak(new_reltimer(topo->ld->timers, topo,
 			     time_from_sec(topo->poll_seconds),
 			     start_fee_estimate, topo));
 }
@@ -1157,11 +1157,9 @@ static void retry_check_chain(struct chain_topology *topo)
 }
 
 void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topo,
-		    struct timers *timers,
 		    u32 min_blockheight, u32 max_blockheight)
 {
 	memset(&topo->feerate, 0, sizeof(topo->feerate));
-	topo->timers = timers;
 
 	topo->min_blockheight = min_blockheight;
 	topo->max_blockheight = max_blockheight;
diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.h b/lightningd/chaintopology.h
index 0b6a5e020..99c75c340 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.h
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.h
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ struct chain_topology {
 	/* The bitcoind. */
 	struct bitcoind *bitcoind;
 
-	/* Our timer list. */
-	struct timers *timers;
-
 	/* Bitcoin transactions we're broadcasting */
 	struct list_head outgoing_txs;
 
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ void broadcast_tx_ahf(struct chain_topology *topo,
 				     const char *err));
 
 struct chain_topology *new_topology(struct lightningd *ld, struct log *log);
-void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topology, struct timers *timers,
+void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topology,
 		    u32 min_blockheight, u32 max_blockheight);
 
 void begin_topology(struct chain_topology *topo);
diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.c b/lightningd/lightningd.c
index 38ce1f574..126908698 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.c
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/*~ Initialize block topology.  This does its own io_loop to
 	 * talk to bitcoind, so does its own db transactions. */
-	setup_topology(ld->topology, ld->timers,
-		       min_blockheight, max_blockheight);
+	setup_topology(ld->topology, min_blockheight, max_blockheight);
 
 	db_begin_transaction(ld->wallet->db);
 
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
index 946f38e27..6fc6d46c7 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void plugins_set_builtin_plugins_dir(struct plugins *plugins UNNEEDED,
 void setup_color_and_alias(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "setup_color_and_alias called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for setup_topology */
-void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topology UNNEEDED, struct timers *timers UNNEEDED,
+void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topology UNNEEDED,
 		    u32 min_blockheight UNNEEDED, u32 max_blockheight UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "setup_topology called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for timer_expired */