diff --git a/state.c b/state.c
index a79089895..2a2ac5418 100644
--- a/state.c
+++ b/state.c
@@ -486,15 +486,12 @@ enum command_status state(const tal_t *ctx,
 			change_peer_cond(peer, PEER_CMD_OK, PEER_BUSY);
 			goto accept_htlc_routefail;
 		} else if (input_is(input, PKT_UPDATE_ACCEPT)) {
-			struct signature *sig;
-			err = accept_pkt_update_accept(ctx, peer, idata->pkt,
-						       &sig);
+			err = accept_pkt_update_accept(ctx, peer, idata->pkt);
 			if (err) {
 				peer_htlc_aborted(peer);
 				complete_cmd(peer, &cstatus, CMD_FAIL);
 				goto err_start_unilateral_close;
 			}
-			add_effect(effect, update_theirsig, sig);
 			add_effect(effect, send_pkt,
 				   pkt_update_signature(ctx, peer));
 			/* HTLC is signed (though old tx not revoked yet!) */
@@ -568,14 +565,11 @@ enum command_status state(const tal_t *ctx,
 	case STATE_WAIT_FOR_UPDATE_SIG_LOWPRIO:
 	case STATE_WAIT_FOR_UPDATE_SIG_HIGHPRIO:
 		if (input_is(input, PKT_UPDATE_SIGNATURE)) {
-			struct signature *sig;
-			err = accept_pkt_update_signature(ctx, peer, idata->pkt,
-							  &sig);
+			err = accept_pkt_update_signature(ctx, peer, idata->pkt);
 			if (err) {
 				peer_htlc_aborted(peer);
 				goto err_start_unilateral_close;
 			}
-			add_effect(effect, update_theirsig, sig);
 			add_effect(effect, send_pkt,
 				   pkt_update_complete(ctx, peer));
 			
diff --git a/state.h b/state.h
index 660fed890..cae0e2005 100644
--- a/state.h
+++ b/state.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ enum state_effect_type {
 	STATE_EFFECT_unwatch,
 	/* FIXME: Use a watch for this?. */
 	STATE_EFFECT_close_timeout,
-	STATE_EFFECT_update_theirsig,
 	/* FIXME: Combine into watches? */
 	STATE_EFFECT_watch_htlcs,
 	STATE_EFFECT_unwatch_htlc,
@@ -47,9 +46,6 @@ struct state_effect {
 		/* Set a timeout for close tx. */
 		enum state_input close_timeout;
 
-		/* Their signature for the new commit tx. */
-		struct signature *update_theirsig;
-	
 		/* HTLC outputs to watch. */
 		const struct htlc_watch *watch_htlcs;
 
@@ -200,16 +196,14 @@ Pkt *accept_pkt_htlc_fulfill(const tal_t *ctx,
 			     struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt);
 
 Pkt *accept_pkt_update_accept(const tal_t *ctx,
-			      struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt,
-			      struct signature **sig);
+			      struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt);
 
 Pkt *accept_pkt_update_complete(const tal_t *ctx,
 				struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt);
 
 Pkt *accept_pkt_update_signature(const tal_t *ctx,
 				 struct peer *peer,
-				 const Pkt *pkt,
-				 struct signature **sig);
+				 const Pkt *pkt);
 
 Pkt *accept_pkt_close(const tal_t *ctx,
 		      const struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt,
diff --git a/test/test_state_coverage.c b/test/test_state_coverage.c
index cd35f972e..04b340aab 100644
--- a/test/test_state_coverage.c
+++ b/test/test_state_coverage.c
@@ -780,8 +780,7 @@ Pkt *accept_pkt_htlc_fulfill(const tal_t *ctx,
 }
 
 Pkt *accept_pkt_update_accept(const tal_t *ctx,
-			      struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt,
-			      struct signature **sig)
+			      struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt)
 {
 	unsigned int id = htlc_id_from_pkt(pkt);
 
@@ -790,7 +789,6 @@ Pkt *accept_pkt_update_accept(const tal_t *ctx,
 	if (fail(peer, FAIL_ACCEPT_UPDATE_ACCEPT))
 		return pkt_err(ctx, "Error inject");
 
-	*sig = (struct signature *)tal_strdup(ctx, "from PKT_UPDATE_ACCEPT");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -808,8 +806,7 @@ Pkt *accept_pkt_update_complete(const tal_t *ctx,
 }
 
 Pkt *accept_pkt_update_signature(const tal_t *ctx,
- 				 struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt,
-				 struct signature **sig)
+ 				 struct peer *peer, const Pkt *pkt)
 {
 	unsigned int id = htlc_id_from_pkt(pkt);
 
@@ -817,7 +814,6 @@ Pkt *accept_pkt_update_signature(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 	if (fail(peer, FAIL_ACCEPT_UPDATE_SIGNATURE))
 		return pkt_err(ctx, "Error inject");
-	*sig = (struct signature *)tal_strdup(ctx, "from PKT_UPDATE_SIGNATURE");
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1556,8 +1552,6 @@ static const char *apply_effects(struct peer *peer,
 		assert(effect->u.close_timeout
 		       == INPUT_CLOSE_COMPLETE_TIMEOUT);
 		break;
-	case STATE_EFFECT_update_theirsig:
-		break;
 	case STATE_EFFECT_watch_htlcs:
 		assert(peer->num_live_htlcs_to_us
 		       + effect->u.watch_htlcs->num_htlcs_to_us