diff --git a/chainregistry.go b/chainregistry.go
index 7d402051c..a9bed51d6 100644
--- a/chainregistry.go
+++ b/chainregistry.go
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ func newChainControlFromConfig(cfg *config, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 	var (
 		err          error
 		cleanUp      func()
-		btcdConn     *chain.RPCClient
 		bitcoindConn *chain.BitcoindClient
 	)
 
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ func newChainControlFromConfig(cfg *config, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 		}
 
 		walletConfig.ChainSource = chainRPC
-		btcdConn = chainRPC
 
 		// If we're not in simnet or regtest mode, then we'll attempt
 		// to use a proper fee estimator for testnet.
@@ -522,41 +520,6 @@ func newChainControlFromConfig(cfg *config, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 
 	cc.wallet = wallet
 
-	// As a final check, if we're using the RPC backend, we'll ensure that
-	// the btcd node has the txindex set. Atm, this is required in order to
-	// properly perform historical confirmation+spend dispatches.
-	if homeChainConfig.Node != "neutrino" {
-		// In order to check to see if we have the txindex up to date
-		// and active, we'll try to fetch the first transaction in the
-		// latest block via the index. If this doesn't succeed, then we
-		// know it isn't active (or just not yet up to date).
-		bestHash, _, err := cc.chainIO.GetBestBlock()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get current "+
-				"best hash: %v", err)
-		}
-		bestBlock, err := cc.chainIO.GetBlock(bestHash)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get current "+
-				"block hash: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		firstTxHash := bestBlock.Transactions[0].TxHash()
-		switch homeChainConfig.Node {
-		case "btcd":
-			_, err = btcdConn.GetRawTransaction(&firstTxHash)
-		case "bitcoind":
-			_, err = bitcoindConn.GetRawTransactionVerbose(&firstTxHash)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			// If the node doesn't have the txindex set, then we'll
-			// halt startup, as we can't proceed in this state.
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s detected to not "+
-				"have --txindex active, cannot proceed",
-				homeChainConfig.Node)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return cc, cleanUp, nil
 }