diff --git a/routing/pathfind.go b/routing/pathfind.go
index 35b44cf6b..ba9d111c4 100644
--- a/routing/pathfind.go
+++ b/routing/pathfind.go
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ type blindedPathRestrictions struct {
 // path.
 type blindedHop struct {
 	vertex       route.Vertex
-	edgePolicy   *models.CachedEdgePolicy
+	channelID    uint64
 	edgeCapacity btcutil.Amount
 }
 
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ func processNodeForBlindedPath(g Graph, node route.Vertex,
 
 			hop := blindedHop{
 				vertex:       channel.OtherNode,
-				edgePolicy:   channel.InPolicy,
+				channelID:    channel.ChannelID,
 				edgeCapacity: channel.Capacity,
 			}
 
diff --git a/routing/router.go b/routing/router.go
index 0a0af0d86..3c9be1030 100644
--- a/routing/router.go
+++ b/routing/router.go
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func (r *ChannelRouter) FindBlindedPaths(destination route.Vertex,
 
 			hops = append(hops, &route.Hop{
 				PubKeyBytes: path[j].vertex,
-				ChannelID:   path[j-1].edgePolicy.ChannelID,
+				ChannelID:   path[j-1].channelID,
 			})
 
 			prevNode = path[j].vertex