diff --git a/lnwallet/channel.go b/lnwallet/channel.go
index b4bbe7f65..b1523db67 100644
--- a/lnwallet/channel.go
+++ b/lnwallet/channel.go
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ func (lc *LightningChannel) createCommitmentTx(c *commitment,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		err := lc.addHTLC(commitTx, c.isOurs, false, htlc, keyRing)
+		err := addHTLC(commitTx, c.isOurs, false, htlc, keyRing)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -2479,7 +2479,7 @@ func (lc *LightningChannel) createCommitmentTx(c *commitment,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		err := lc.addHTLC(commitTx, c.isOurs, true, htlc, keyRing)
+		err := addHTLC(commitTx, c.isOurs, true, htlc, keyRing)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -4995,7 +4995,7 @@ func genHtlcScript(isIncoming, ourCommit bool, timeout uint32, rHash [32]byte,
 // locate the added HTLC on the commitment transaction from the
 // PaymentDescriptor that generated it, the generated script is stored within
 // the descriptor itself.
-func (lc *LightningChannel) addHTLC(commitTx *wire.MsgTx, ourCommit bool,
+func addHTLC(commitTx *wire.MsgTx, ourCommit bool,
 	isIncoming bool, paymentDesc *PaymentDescriptor,
 	keyRing *CommitmentKeyRing) error {