diff --git a/modules/express/src/lightning/codecs.ts b/modules/express/src/lightning/codecs.ts
index af8e322221..487570220b 100644
--- a/modules/express/src/lightning/codecs.ts
+++ b/modules/express/src/lightning/codecs.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ export const InitLightningWalletRequest = t.intersection(
   [
     t.strict({
       passphrase: t.string,
-      signerHost: t.string,
-      signerTlsCert: t.string,
     }),
     t.partial({
-      signerTlsKey: t.string,
       expressHost: t.string,
     }),
   ],
diff --git a/modules/express/src/lightning/lightningSignerRoutes.ts b/modules/express/src/lightning/lightningSignerRoutes.ts
index 25ffd1aef4..4687724cf9 100644
--- a/modules/express/src/lightning/lightningSignerRoutes.ts
+++ b/modules/express/src/lightning/lightningSignerRoutes.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export async function handleInitLightningWallet(req: express.Request): Promise<u
     throw new ApiResponseError(`Invalid wallet id: ${walletId}`, 400);
   }
 
-  const { passphrase, signerTlsKey, signerTlsCert, signerHost, expressHost } = decodeOrElse(
+  const { passphrase, expressHost } = decodeOrElse(
     InitLightningWalletRequest.name,
     InitLightningWalletRequest,
     req.body,
diff --git a/modules/express/test/unit/clientRoutes/lightning/lightningSignerFixture.ts b/modules/express/test/unit/clientRoutes/lightning/lightningSignerFixture.ts
index 6ff69c462f..2774a5173c 100644
--- a/modules/express/test/unit/clientRoutes/lightning/lightningSignerFixture.ts
+++ b/modules/express/test/unit/clientRoutes/lightning/lightningSignerFixture.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ export const apiData = {
   initWalletRequestBody: {
     passphrase: 'password123',
     expressHost: '127.0.0.1',
-    signerHost: '127.0.0.1',
-    signerTlsCert:
-      'LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUNQRENDQWVLZ0F3SUJBZ0lSQU02TEFoaGxOMGo4ZlhxV2dLTWdENmN3Q2dZSUtvWkl6ajBFQXdJd09ERWYKTUIwR0ExVUVDaE1XYkc1a0lHRjFkRzluWlc1bGNtRjBaV1FnWTJWeWRERVZNQk1HQTFVRUF4TU1aV1UxTVdZeApOREV4TUdVMk1CNFhEVEkwTURneE9ERXlNVE14TWxvWERUSTFNVEF4TXpFeU1UTXhNbG93T0RFZk1CMEdBMVVFCkNoTVdiRzVrSUdGMWRHOW5aVzVsY21GMFpXUWdZMlZ5ZERFVk1CTUdBMVVFQXhNTVpXVTFNV1l4TkRFeE1HVTIKTUZrd0V3WUhLb1pJemowQ0FRWUlLb1pJemowREFRY0RRZ0FFclA0d2NXWFEwUWFFazhsVFNVTXBCa1d3ditFbQpxNTNyOWVSeVJUOTRkZGdVR0tTMFlRK0liZzFseVBRU3hiN0dXYloyWG9GUFdiK1VOM0lFMVlMQ2thT0J6RENCCnlUQU9CZ05WSFE4QkFmOEVCQU1DQXFRd0V3WURWUjBsQkF3d0NnWUlLd1lCQlFVSEF3RXdEd1lEVlIwVEFRSC8KQkFVd0F3RUIvekFkQmdOVkhRNEVGZ1FVb3JmUkNVQytmaUNjZlE4cEhEUTFWaE1uMXBBd2NnWURWUjBSQkdzdwphWUlNWldVMU1XWXhOREV4TUdVMmdnbHNiMk5oYkdodmMzU0NDbk5wWjI1bGNtNXZaR1dDQ1d4dlkyRnNhRzl6CmRJSUVkVzVwZUlJS2RXNXBlSEJoWTJ0bGRJSUhZblZtWTI5dWJvY0Vmd0FBQVljUUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUEKQUFBQUFZY0VyQlFBQWpBS0JnZ3Foa2pPUFFRREFnTklBREJGQWlFQXJuQ0xRTlgzeDZ1NjhIM2xCOG9wOUFKaApBd2RrUjhXOXNSaUZnZDJKM2tZQ0lHczFOVGM0T0toRzByNzVHUWpXb2x0SkJyOUtjWWVyR1V3aklCaCtvZ1h0Ci0tLS0tRU5EIENFUlRJRklDQVRFLS0tLS0K',
-    signerTlsKey:
-      'LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBFQyBQUklWQVRFIEtFWS0tLS0tCk1IY0NBUUVFSUFFamQ0Qng3M3VPYllGSW42VlZpZTJmeG9lbXVYZFBob2FkS2JscHpnaTBvQW9HQ0NxR1NNNDkKQXdFSG9VUURRZ0FFclA0d2NXWFEwUWFFazhsVFNVTXBCa1d3ditFbXE1M3I5ZVJ5UlQ5NGRkZ1VHS1MwWVErSQpiZzFseVBRU3hiN0dXYloyWG9GUFdiK1VOM0lFMVlMQ2tRPT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgRUMgUFJJVkFURSBLRVktLS0tLQo=',
   },
   signerMacaroonRequestBody: {
     passphrase: 'password123',