diff --git a/autopilot/graph.go b/autopilot/graph.go
index eba26c99a..992f2752f 100644
--- a/autopilot/graph.go
+++ b/autopilot/graph.go
@@ -98,15 +98,10 @@ func (d *dbNode) ForEachChannel(ctx context.Context,
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		node, err := d.tx.FetchNode(ep.ToNode)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		edge := ChannelEdge{
 			ChanID:   lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(ep.ChannelID),
 			Capacity: ei.Capacity,
-			Peer:     node.Node().PubKeyBytes,
+			Peer:     ep.ToNode,
 		}
 
 		return cb(ctx, edge)
diff --git a/autopilot/prefattach_test.go b/autopilot/prefattach_test.go
index 8ebb1419f..58e5f8f12 100644
--- a/autopilot/prefattach_test.go
+++ b/autopilot/prefattach_test.go
@@ -742,16 +742,4 @@ func (t *testNodeTx) ForEachChannel(f func(*models.ChannelEdgeInfo,
 	)
 }
 
-func (t *testNodeTx) FetchNode(pub route.Vertex) (graphdb.NodeRTx, error) {
-	node, err := t.db.db.FetchLightningNode(context.Background(), pub)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &testNodeTx{
-		db:   t.db,
-		node: node,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 var _ graphdb.NodeRTx = (*testNodeTx)(nil)
diff --git a/graph/db/interfaces.go b/graph/db/interfaces.go
index dbcd5d1e6..19b2e3104 100644
--- a/graph/db/interfaces.go
+++ b/graph/db/interfaces.go
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ type NodeRTx interface {
 	// the same transaction used to fetch the node.
 	ForEachChannel(func(*models.ChannelEdgeInfo, *models.ChannelEdgePolicy,
 		*models.ChannelEdgePolicy) error) error
-
-	// FetchNode fetches the node with the given pub key under the same
-	// transaction used to fetch the current node. The returned node is also
-	// a NodeRTx and any operations on that NodeRTx will also be done under
-	// the same transaction.
-	FetchNode(node route.Vertex) (NodeRTx, error)
 }
 
 // NodeTraverser is an abstract read only interface that provides information
diff --git a/graph/db/kv_store.go b/graph/db/kv_store.go
index 7bac0ec13..3d1129654 100644
--- a/graph/db/kv_store.go
+++ b/graph/db/kv_store.go
@@ -4902,20 +4902,6 @@ func (c *chanGraphNodeTx) Node() *models.LightningNode {
 	return c.node
 }
 
-// FetchNode fetches the node with the given pub key under the same transaction
-// used to fetch the current node. The returned node is also a NodeRTx and any
-// operations on that NodeRTx will also be done under the same transaction.
-//
-// NOTE: This is a part of the NodeRTx interface.
-func (c *chanGraphNodeTx) FetchNode(nodePub route.Vertex) (NodeRTx, error) {
-	node, err := c.db.FetchLightningNodeTx(c.tx, nodePub)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return newChanGraphNodeTx(c.tx, c.db, node), nil
-}
-
 // ForEachChannel can be used to iterate over the node's channels under
 // the same transaction used to fetch the node.
 //
diff --git a/graph/db/sql_store.go b/graph/db/sql_store.go
index 9d439f448..0b5e8be6a 100644
--- a/graph/db/sql_store.go
+++ b/graph/db/sql_store.go
@@ -865,23 +865,6 @@ func (s *sqlGraphNodeTx) ForEachChannel(cb func(*models.ChannelEdgeInfo,
 	return forEachNodeChannel(ctx, s.db, s.cfg, s.id, cb)
 }
 
-// FetchNode fetches the node with the given pub key under the same transaction
-// used to fetch the current node. The returned node is also a NodeRTx and any
-// operations on that NodeRTx will also be done under the same transaction.
-//
-// NOTE: This is a part of the NodeRTx interface.
-func (s *sqlGraphNodeTx) FetchNode(nodePub route.Vertex) (NodeRTx, error) {
-	ctx := context.TODO()
-
-	id, node, err := getNodeByPubKey(ctx, s.db, nodePub)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch V1 node(%x): %w",
-			nodePub, err)
-	}
-
-	return newSQLGraphNodeTx(s.db, s.cfg, id, node), nil
-}
-
 // ForEachNodeDirectedChannel iterates through all channels of a given node,
 // executing the passed callback on the directed edge representing the channel
 // and its incoming policy. If the callback returns an error, then the iteration