diff --git a/htlcswitch/interfaces.go b/htlcswitch/interfaces.go
index ac3e10bab..efaf28fa3 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/interfaces.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/interfaces.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ type ChannelLink interface {
 	IsUnadvertised() bool
 
 	// ChannelPoint returns the channel outpoint for the channel link.
-	ChannelPoint() *wire.OutPoint
+	ChannelPoint() wire.OutPoint
 
 	// ShortChanID returns the short channel ID for the channel link. The
 	// short channel ID encodes the exact location in the main chain that
diff --git a/htlcswitch/link.go b/htlcswitch/link.go
index d6d1d55d5..e80c7650c 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link.go
@@ -1090,8 +1090,8 @@ func (l *channelLink) htlcManager() {
 	// ActiveLinkEvent. We'll also defer an inactive link notification for
 	// when the link exits to ensure that every active notification is
 	// matched by an inactive one.
-	l.cfg.NotifyActiveLink(*l.ChannelPoint())
-	defer l.cfg.NotifyInactiveLinkEvent(*l.ChannelPoint())
+	l.cfg.NotifyActiveLink(l.ChannelPoint())
+	defer l.cfg.NotifyInactiveLinkEvent(l.ChannelPoint())
 
 	// TODO(roasbeef): need to call wipe chan whenever D/C?
 
@@ -1215,8 +1215,8 @@ func (l *channelLink) htlcManager() {
 	// we can go ahead and send the active channel notification. We'll also
 	// defer the inactive notification for when the link exits to ensure
 	// that every active notification is matched by an inactive one.
-	l.cfg.NotifyActiveChannel(*l.ChannelPoint())
-	defer l.cfg.NotifyInactiveChannel(*l.ChannelPoint())
+	l.cfg.NotifyActiveChannel(l.ChannelPoint())
+	defer l.cfg.NotifyInactiveChannel(l.ChannelPoint())
 
 	// With the channel states synced, we now reset the mailbox to ensure
 	// we start processing all unacked packets in order. This is done here
@@ -2558,9 +2558,8 @@ func (l *channelLink) PeerPubKey() [33]byte {
 
 // ChannelPoint returns the channel outpoint for the channel link.
 // NOTE: Part of the ChannelLink interface.
-func (l *channelLink) ChannelPoint() *wire.OutPoint {
-	chanPoint := l.channel.ChannelPoint()
-	return &chanPoint
+func (l *channelLink) ChannelPoint() wire.OutPoint {
+	return l.channel.ChannelPoint()
 }
 
 // ShortChanID returns the short channel ID for the channel link. The short
diff --git a/htlcswitch/mock.go b/htlcswitch/mock.go
index e995b3ed7..6770c949f 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/mock.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/mock.go
@@ -907,7 +907,10 @@ func (f *mockChannelLink) PeerPubKey() [33]byte {
 	return f.peer.PubKey()
 }
 
-func (f *mockChannelLink) ChannelPoint() *wire.OutPoint                 { return &wire.OutPoint{} }
+func (f *mockChannelLink) ChannelPoint() wire.OutPoint {
+	return wire.OutPoint{}
+}
+
 func (f *mockChannelLink) Stop()                                        {}
 func (f *mockChannelLink) EligibleToForward() bool                      { return f.eligible }
 func (f *mockChannelLink) MayAddOutgoingHtlc(lnwire.MilliSatoshi) error { return nil }