diff --git a/channeld/channeld.c b/channeld/channeld.c
index eb06c97da0..3d3940e529 100644
--- a/channeld/channeld.c
+++ b/channeld/channeld.c
@@ -618,10 +618,7 @@ static void handle_peer_add_htlc(struct peer *peer, const u8 *msg)
 
 	if (!fromwire_update_add_htlc(msg, msg, &channel_id, &id, &amount,
 				      &payment_hash, &cltv_expiry,
-				      onion_routing_packet, &tlvs)
-	    /* This is an *even* field: don't send if we didn't understand */
-	    || (tlvs->blinding_point && !feature_offered(peer->our_features->bits[INIT_FEATURE],
-							 OPT_ROUTE_BLINDING))) {
+				      onion_routing_packet, &tlvs)) {
 		peer_failed_warn(peer->pps, &peer->channel_id,
 				 "Bad peer_add_htlc %s", tal_hex(msg, msg));
 	}
diff --git a/common/onion_decode.c b/common/onion_decode.c
index d576254360..092ab6077e 100644
--- a/common/onion_decode.c
+++ b/common/onion_decode.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ static bool handle_blinded_terminal(struct onion_payload *p,
 }
 
 struct onion_payload *onion_decode(const tal_t *ctx,
-				   bool blinding_support,
 				   const struct route_step *rs,
 				   const struct pubkey *blinding,
 				   const u64 *accepted_extra_tlvs,
@@ -214,12 +213,6 @@ struct onion_payload *onion_decode(const tal_t *ctx,
 	if (p->tlv->encrypted_recipient_data) {
 		struct tlv_encrypted_data_tlv *enc;
 
-		/* Only supported with --experimental-onion-messages! */
-		if (!blinding_support) {
-			*failtlvtype = TLV_PAYLOAD_ENCRYPTED_RECIPIENT_DATA;
-			goto field_bad;
-		}
-
 		/* BOLT #4:
 		 *
 		 *   - If `blinding_point` is set in the incoming `update_add_htlc`:
diff --git a/common/onion_decode.h b/common/onion_decode.h
index 3ed65f55bc..a9534ea683 100644
--- a/common/onion_decode.h
+++ b/common/onion_decode.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 /**
  * onion_decode: decode payload from a decrypted onion.
  * @ctx: context to allocate onion_contents off.
- * @blinding_support: --experimental-route-blinding?
  * @rs: the route_step, whose raw_payload is of at least length
  *       onion_payload_length().
  * @blinding: the optional incoming blinding point.
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
  * If the payload is not valid, returns NULL.
  */
 struct onion_payload *onion_decode(const tal_t *ctx,
-				   bool blinding_support,
 				   const struct route_step *rs,
 				   const struct pubkey *blinding,
 				   const u64 *accepted_extra_tlvs,
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
index 37b51e4eb6..10b73d61fd 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
@@ -935,8 +935,6 @@ static bool htlc_accepted_hook_deserialize(struct htlc_accepted_hook_payload *re
 
 		rs->raw_payload = prepend_length(rs, take(payload));
 		request->payload = onion_decode(request,
-						feature_offered(ld->our_features->bits[INIT_FEATURE],
-								OPT_ROUTE_BLINDING),
 						rs,
 						hin->blinding,
 						ld->accept_extra_tlv_types,
@@ -1267,9 +1265,6 @@ static bool peer_accepted_htlc(const tal_t *ctx,
 	struct onionpacket *op;
 	struct lightningd *ld = channel->peer->ld;
 	struct htlc_accepted_hook_payload *hook_payload;
-	const bool opt_blinding
-		= feature_offered(ld->our_features->bits[INIT_FEATURE],
-				  OPT_ROUTE_BLINDING);
 
 
 	*failmsg = NULL;
@@ -1357,8 +1352,6 @@ static bool peer_accepted_htlc(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 	hook_payload->route_step = tal_steal(hook_payload, rs);
 	hook_payload->payload = onion_decode(hook_payload,
-					     feature_offered(ld->our_features->bits[INIT_FEATURE],
-							     OPT_ROUTE_BLINDING),
 					     rs,
 					     hin->blinding,
 					     ld->accept_extra_tlv_types,
@@ -1372,8 +1365,7 @@ static bool peer_accepted_htlc(const tal_t *ctx,
 	hook_payload->next_onion = serialize_onionpacket(hook_payload, rs->next);
 
 	/* We could have blinding from hin or from inside onion. */
-	if (opt_blinding
-	    && hook_payload->payload && hook_payload->payload->blinding) {
+	if (hook_payload->payload && hook_payload->payload->blinding) {
 		struct sha256 sha;
 		blinding_hash_e_and_ss(hook_payload->payload->blinding,
 				       &hook_payload->payload->blinding_ss,
diff --git a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
index 87633de95b..fc759c7089 100644
--- a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ enum watch_result onchaind_funding_spent(struct channel *channel UNNEEDED,
 { fprintf(stderr, "onchaind_funding_spent called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for onion_decode */
 struct onion_payload *onion_decode(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED,
-				   bool blinding_support UNNEEDED,
 				   const struct route_step *rs UNNEEDED,
 				   const struct pubkey *blinding UNNEEDED,
 				   const u64 *accepted_extra_tlvs UNNEEDED,