diff --git a/src/services/serverMethods/index.ts b/src/services/serverMethods/index.ts
index 3c18bbb1..5e204369 100644
--- a/src/services/serverMethods/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/serverMethods/index.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ export default (mainHandler: Main): Types.ServerMethods => {
         },
         CloseChannel: async ({ ctx, req }) => {
             const err = Types.CloseChannelRequestValidate(req, {
-                funding_txid_CustomCheck: chanId => chanId !== '',
-                sat_per_v_byte_CustomCheck: spv => spv > 0
+                funding_txid_CustomCheck: chanId => chanId !== ''
             })
             if (err != null) throw new Error(err.message)
             return mainHandler.adminManager.CloseChannel(req)
@@ -414,4 +413,4 @@ export default (mainHandler: Main): Types.ServerMethods => {
             return mainHandler.appUserManager.GetHttpCreds(ctx)
         },
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}