diff --git a/connectd/gossip_store.c b/connectd/gossip_store.c
index 931bf1d408b4..2dbf6bb5164e 100644
--- a/connectd/gossip_store.c
+++ b/connectd/gossip_store.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ u8 *gossip_store_next(const tal_t *ctx,
 		struct gossip_hdr hdr;
 		u16 msglen, flags;
 		u32 checksum, timestamp;
-		bool push, ratelimited;
+		bool ratelimited;
 		int type, r;
 
 		r = pread(*gossip_store_fd, &hdr, sizeof(hdr), *off);
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ u8 *gossip_store_next(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 		msglen = be16_to_cpu(hdr.len);
 		flags = be16_to_cpu(hdr.flags);
-		push = (flags & GOSSIP_STORE_PUSH_BIT);
 		ratelimited = (flags & GOSSIP_STORE_RATELIMIT_BIT);
 
 		/* Skip any deleted entries. */
@@ -141,8 +140,7 @@ u8 *gossip_store_next(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 		/* Skip any timestamp filtered */
 		timestamp = be32_to_cpu(hdr.timestamp);
-		if (!push &&
-		    !timestamp_filter(timestamp_min, timestamp_max,
+		if (!timestamp_filter(timestamp_min, timestamp_max,
 				      timestamp)) {
 			*off += r + msglen;
 			continue;
diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_store.c b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
index 8c9dcccb61bd..51051c842ce9 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_store.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static ssize_t gossip_pwritev(int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
 #endif /* !HAVE_PWRITEV */
 
 static bool append_msg(int fd, const u8 *msg, u32 timestamp,
-		       bool push, bool zombie, bool spam, u64 *len)
+		       bool zombie, bool spam, u64 *len)
 {
 	struct gossip_hdr hdr;
 	u32 msglen;
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ static bool append_msg(int fd, const u8 *msg, u32 timestamp,
 	msglen = tal_count(msg);
 	hdr.len = cpu_to_be16(msglen);
 	hdr.flags = 0;
-	if (push)
-		hdr.flags |= CPU_TO_BE16(GOSSIP_STORE_PUSH_BIT);
 	if (spam)
 		hdr.flags |= CPU_TO_BE16(GOSSIP_STORE_RATELIMIT_BIT);
 	if (zombie)
@@ -251,7 +249,7 @@ static u32 gossip_store_compact_offline(struct routing_state *rstate)
 	oldlen = lseek(old_fd, SEEK_END, 0);
 	newlen = lseek(new_fd, SEEK_END, 0);
 	append_msg(old_fd, towire_gossip_store_ended(tmpctx, newlen),
-		   0, true, false, false, &oldlen);
+		   0, false, false, &oldlen);
 	close(old_fd);
 	status_debug("gossip_store_compact_offline: %zu deleted, %zu copied",
 		     deleted, count);
@@ -533,7 +531,7 @@ bool gossip_store_compact(struct gossip_store *gs)
 
 	/* Write end marker now new one is ready */
 	append_msg(gs->fd, towire_gossip_store_ended(tmpctx, len),
-		   0, true, false, false, &gs->len);
+		   0, false, false, &gs->len);
 
 	gs->count = count;
 	gs->deleted = 0;
@@ -553,7 +551,7 @@ bool gossip_store_compact(struct gossip_store *gs)
 }
 
 u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *gossip_msg,
-		     u32 timestamp, bool push, bool zombie,
+		     u32 timestamp, bool zombie,
 		     bool spam, const u8 *addendum)
 {
 	u64 off = gs->len;
@@ -561,12 +559,12 @@ u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *gossip_msg,
 	/* Should never get here during loading! */
 	assert(gs->writable);
 
-	if (!append_msg(gs->fd, gossip_msg, timestamp, push, zombie, spam, &gs->len)) {
+	if (!append_msg(gs->fd, gossip_msg, timestamp, zombie, spam, &gs->len)) {
 		status_broken("Failed writing to gossip store: %s",
 			      strerror(errno));
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (addendum && !append_msg(gs->fd, addendum, 0, false, false, false, &gs->len)) {
+	if (addendum && !append_msg(gs->fd, addendum, 0, false, false, &gs->len)) {
 		status_broken("Failed writing addendum to gossip store: %s",
 			      strerror(errno));
 		return 0;
@@ -583,7 +581,7 @@ u64 gossip_store_add_private_update(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *update)
 	/* A local update for an unannounced channel: not broadcastable, but
 	 * otherwise the same as a normal channel_update */
 	const u8 *pupdate = towire_gossip_store_private_update(tmpctx, update);
-	return gossip_store_add(gs, pupdate, 0, false, false, false, NULL);
+	return gossip_store_add(gs, pupdate, 0, false, false, NULL);
 }
 
 /* Returns index of following entry. */
@@ -645,7 +643,7 @@ void gossip_store_mark_channel_deleted(struct gossip_store *gs,
 				       const struct short_channel_id *scid)
 {
 	gossip_store_add(gs, towire_gossip_store_delete_chan(tmpctx, scid),
-			 0, false, false, false, NULL);
+			 0, false, false, NULL);
 }
 
 static void mark_zombie(struct gossip_store *gs,
diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_store.h b/gossipd/gossip_store.h
index d6f76e176716..36d29d21682e 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_store.h
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_store.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ u64 gossip_store_add_private_update(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *update);
  *            (for appending amounts to channel_announcements for internal use).
  */
 u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs, const u8 *gossip_msg,
-		     u32 timestamp, bool push, bool zombie, bool spam,
+		     u32 timestamp, bool zombie, bool spam,
 		     const u8 *addendum);
 
 
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index 1e8bd3a433f5..17e4bcf35bfa 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ static void force_node_announce_rexmit(struct routing_state *rstate,
 				       struct node *node)
 {
 	const u8 *announce;
-	bool is_local = node_id_eq(&node->id, &rstate->local_id);
 	announce = gossip_store_get(tmpctx, rstate->gs, node->bcast.index);
 
 	u32 initial_bcast_index = node->bcast.index;
@@ -468,7 +467,6 @@ static void force_node_announce_rexmit(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	node->bcast.index = gossip_store_add(rstate->gs,
 					     announce,
 					     node->bcast.timestamp,
-					     is_local,
 					     false,
 					     false,
 					     NULL);
@@ -482,7 +480,6 @@ static void force_node_announce_rexmit(struct routing_state *rstate,
 		node->rgraph.index = gossip_store_add(rstate->gs,
 						      announce,
 						      node->rgraph.timestamp,
-						      is_local,
 						      false,
 						      true,
 						      NULL);
@@ -852,7 +849,6 @@ static void add_channel_announce_to_broadcast(struct routing_state *rstate,
 		chan->bcast.index = gossip_store_add(rstate->gs,
 						     channel_announce,
 						     chan->bcast.timestamp,
-						     is_local,
 						     false,
 						     false,
 						     addendum);
@@ -1538,7 +1534,6 @@ bool routing_add_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate,
 		chan->bcast.index =
 			gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, zombie_announcement,
 					 chan->bcast.timestamp,
-					 local_direction(rstate, chan, NULL),
 					 false, false, zombie_addendum);
 		/* Deletion of the old addendum is optional. */
 		/* This opposing channel_update has been stashed away.  Now that
@@ -1562,13 +1557,11 @@ bool routing_add_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate,
 		chan->half[!direction].bcast.index =
 			gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, zombie_update[0],
 					 chan->half[!direction].bcast.timestamp,
-					 local_direction(rstate, chan, NULL),
 					 false, false, NULL);
 		if (zombie_update[1])
 			chan->half[!direction].rgraph.index =
 				gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, zombie_update[1],
 						 chan->half[!direction].rgraph.timestamp,
-						 local_direction(rstate, chan, NULL),
 						 false, true, NULL);
 		else
 			chan->half[!direction].rgraph.index = chan->half[!direction].bcast.index;
@@ -1587,7 +1580,6 @@ bool routing_add_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	} else {
 		hc->rgraph.index
 			= gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, update, timestamp,
-					   local_direction(rstate, chan, NULL),
 					   zombie, spam, NULL);
 		if (hc->bcast.timestamp > rstate->last_timestamp
 		    && hc->bcast.timestamp < time_now().ts.tv_sec)
@@ -1910,8 +1902,6 @@ bool routing_add_node_announcement(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	} else {
 		node->rgraph.index
 			= gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, msg, timestamp,
-					   node_id_eq(&node_id,
-						      &rstate->local_id),
 					   false, spam, NULL);
 		if (node->bcast.timestamp > rstate->last_timestamp
 		    && node->bcast.timestamp < time_now().ts.tv_sec)
@@ -2144,7 +2134,7 @@ bool routing_add_private_channel(struct routing_state *rstate,
 							      capacity,
 							      chan_ann);
 		index = gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, msg, 0, false, false,
-					 false, NULL);
+					 NULL);
 	}
 	chan->bcast.index = index;
 	return true;
@@ -2289,7 +2279,7 @@ void routing_channel_spent(struct routing_state *rstate,
 
 	/* Save to gossip_store in case we restart */
 	msg = towire_gossip_store_chan_dying(tmpctx, &chan->scid, deadline);
-	index = gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, msg, 0, false, false, false, NULL);
+	index = gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, msg, 0, false, false, NULL);
 
 	/* Remember locally so we can kill it in 12 blocks */
 	status_debug("channel %s closing soon due"
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-check_channel_announcement.c b/gossipd/test/run-check_channel_announcement.c
index bd3cf97dcf2a..127d341355d5 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-check_channel_announcement.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-check_channel_announcement.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool cupdate_different(struct gossip_store *gs UNNEEDED,
 { fprintf(stderr, "cupdate_different called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for gossip_store_add */
 u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs UNNEEDED, const u8 *gossip_msg UNNEEDED,
-		     u32 timestamp UNNEEDED, bool push UNNEEDED, bool zombie UNNEEDED, bool spam UNNEEDED,
+		     u32 timestamp UNNEEDED, bool zombie UNNEEDED, bool spam UNNEEDED,
 		     const u8 *addendum UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "gossip_store_add called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for gossip_store_add_private_update */
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c b/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c
index 5db4ef8f3c0f..3cb97cbee084 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-txout_failure.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bool cupdate_different(struct gossip_store *gs UNNEEDED,
 { fprintf(stderr, "cupdate_different called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for gossip_store_add */
 u64 gossip_store_add(struct gossip_store *gs UNNEEDED, const u8 *gossip_msg UNNEEDED,
-		     u32 timestamp UNNEEDED, bool push UNNEEDED, bool zombie UNNEEDED, bool spam UNNEEDED,
+		     u32 timestamp UNNEEDED, bool zombie UNNEEDED, bool spam UNNEEDED,
 		     const u8 *addendum UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "gossip_store_add called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for gossip_store_add_private_update */