diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannelDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannelDialog.qml
index f4cb089e3..05ae0049c 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannelDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannelDialog.qml
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ ElDialog {
                 app.channelOpenProgressDialog.channelBackup = channelopener.channelBackup(cid)
             }
             // TODO: handle incomplete TX
-            channelopener.wallet.channelModel.new_channel(cid)
             root.close()
         }
     }