diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 7084500b4..6c8df62dd 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -627,9 +627,8 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 			RejectCacheSize:  channeldb.DefaultRejectCacheSize,
 			ChannelCacheSize: channeldb.DefaultChannelCacheSize,
 		},
-		Prometheus:      lncfg.DefaultPrometheus(),
-		Watchtower:      lncfg.DefaultWatchtowerCfg(defaultTowerDir),
-		ProtocolOptions: lncfg.DefaultProtocol(),
+		Prometheus: lncfg.DefaultPrometheus(),
+		Watchtower: lncfg.DefaultWatchtowerCfg(defaultTowerDir),
 		HealthChecks: &lncfg.HealthCheckConfig{
 			ChainCheck: &lncfg.CheckConfig{
 				Interval: defaultChainInterval,
diff --git a/lncfg/protocol.go b/lncfg/protocol.go
index 59027a09b..e98b4dcf8 100644
--- a/lncfg/protocol.go
+++ b/lncfg/protocol.go
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ type ProtocolOptions struct {
 	NoRouteBlindingOption bool `long:"no-route-blinding" description:"do not forward payments that are a part of a blinded route"`
 }
 
-// DefaultProtocol returns a protocol config with route blinding turned off,
-// temporarily in place until full handling of blinded route errors is merged.
-func DefaultProtocol() *ProtocolOptions {
-	return &ProtocolOptions{
-		NoRouteBlindingOption: true,
-	}
-}
-
 // Wumbo returns true if lnd should permit the creation and acceptance of wumbo
 // channels.
 func (l *ProtocolOptions) Wumbo() bool {
diff --git a/lncfg/protocol_integration.go b/lncfg/protocol_integration.go
index f44aa1246..841f8e9eb 100644
--- a/lncfg/protocol_integration.go
+++ b/lncfg/protocol_integration.go
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ type ProtocolOptions struct {
 	NoRouteBlindingOption bool `long:"no-route-blinding" description:"do not forward payments that are a part of a blinded route"`
 }
 
-// DefaultProtocol returns a protocol config with route blinding turned on,
-// so that itests can run against route blinding features even while we've
-// got it turned off for the daemon (pending completion of error handling).
-func DefaultProtocol() *ProtocolOptions {
-	return &ProtocolOptions{}
-}
-
 // Wumbo returns true if lnd should permit the creation and acceptance of wumbo
 // channels.
 func (l *ProtocolOptions) Wumbo() bool {