diff --git a/graph/db/graph.go b/graph/db/graph.go
index 1d53ad3c2..5d9ea819e 100644
--- a/graph/db/graph.go
+++ b/graph/db/graph.go
@@ -439,3 +439,24 @@ func (c *ChannelGraph) FilterKnownChanIDs(chansInfo []ChannelUpdateInfo,
 
 	return unknown, nil
 }
+
+// MarkEdgeZombie attempts to mark a channel identified by its channel ID as a
+// zombie. This method is used on an ad-hoc basis, when channels need to be
+// marked as zombies outside the normal pruning cycle.
+func (c *ChannelGraph) MarkEdgeZombie(chanID uint64,
+	pubKey1, pubKey2 [33]byte) error {
+
+	c.cacheMu.Lock()
+	defer c.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	err := c.KVStore.MarkEdgeZombie(chanID, pubKey1, pubKey2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if c.graphCache != nil {
+		c.graphCache.RemoveChannel(pubKey1, pubKey2, chanID)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/graph/db/kv_store.go b/graph/db/kv_store.go
index 04e0d75ae..3dd336578 100644
--- a/graph/db/kv_store.go
+++ b/graph/db/kv_store.go
@@ -3588,10 +3588,6 @@ func (c *KVStore) MarkEdgeZombie(chanID uint64,
 				"bucket: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if c.graphCache != nil {
-			c.graphCache.RemoveChannel(pubKey1, pubKey2, chanID)
-		}
-
 		return markEdgeZombie(zombieIndex, chanID, pubKey1, pubKey2)
 	})
 	if err != nil {