diff --git a/lightningd/closing_control.c b/lightningd/closing_control.c
index 11a9469577f4..3378d23e0383 100644
--- a/lightningd/closing_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/closing_control.c
@@ -427,9 +427,6 @@ void peer_start_closingd(struct channel *channel, struct peer_fd *peer_fd)
 	if (channel->closing_feerate_range) {
 		min_feerate = channel->closing_feerate_range[0];
 		max_feerate = channel->closing_feerate_range[1];
-	} else if (channel->ignore_fee_limits || ld->config.ignore_fee_limits) {
-		min_feerate = 253;
-		max_feerate = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	}
 
 	/* BOLT #3:
diff --git a/tests/test_closing.py b/tests/test_closing.py
index 948c99a8526a..425973fb9a5a 100644
--- a/tests/test_closing.py
+++ b/tests/test_closing.py
@@ -4044,7 +4044,6 @@ def test_closing_no_anysegwit_retry(node_factory, bitcoind):
     l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'], destination=oldaddr)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True)
 def test_closing_ignore_fee_limits(node_factory, bitcoind, executor):
     """Don't use ignore-fee-limits on mutual close: LDK takes us to the cleaners if we do!"""
     l1, l2 = node_factory.line_graph(2, opts=[{'may_reconnect': True,