diff --git a/cmd/tx.go b/cmd/tx.go
index e318899a..16553151 100644
--- a/cmd/tx.go
+++ b/cmd/tx.go
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ func createChannelCmd(ctx *config.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			if _, err = c[dst].GetAddress(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			return core.CreateChannel(c[src], c[dst], false, to)
+			return core.CreateChannel(c[src], c[dst], to)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/channel.go b/core/channel.go
index b1044098..4885ca2a 100644
--- a/core/channel.go
+++ b/core/channel.go
@@ -13,20 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 // CreateChannel runs the channel creation messages on timeout until they pass
 // TODO: add max retries or something to this function
-func CreateChannel(src, dst *ProvableChain, ordered bool, to time.Duration) error {
+func CreateChannel(src, dst *ProvableChain, to time.Duration) error {
 	logger := GetChannelPairLogger(src, dst)
 	defer logger.TimeTrack(time.Now(), "CreateChannel")
-	var order chantypes.Order
-	if ordered {
-		order = chantypes.ORDERED
-	} else {
-		order = chantypes.UNORDERED
-	}
 
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(to)
 	failures := 0
 	for ; true; <-ticker.C {
-		chanSteps, err := createChannelStep(src, dst, order)
+		chanSteps, err := createChannelStep(src, dst)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error(
 				"failed to create channel step",
@@ -75,7 +69,7 @@ func CreateChannel(src, dst *ProvableChain, ordered bool, to time.Duration) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createChannelStep(src, dst *ProvableChain, ordering chantypes.Order) (*RelayMsgs, error) {
+func createChannelStep(src, dst *ProvableChain) (*RelayMsgs, error) {
 	out := NewRelayMsgs()
 	if err := validatePaths(src, dst); err != nil {
 		return nil, err