diff --git a/paychmgr/manager.go b/paychmgr/manager.go
index 093afc0e9fc..d1fd715ef6c 100644
--- a/paychmgr/manager.go
+++ b/paychmgr/manager.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (pm *Manager) GetPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Address, amt t
 		return address.Undef, cid.Undef, err
 	}
 
-	return chanAccessor.getPaych(ctx, from, to, amt)
+	return chanAccessor.getPaych(ctx, amt)
 }
 
 func (pm *Manager) AvailableFunds(from address.Address, to address.Address) (*api.ChannelAvailableFunds, error) {
diff --git a/paychmgr/simple.go b/paychmgr/simple.go
index dc089d3fa23..88d94645e79 100644
--- a/paychmgr/simple.go
+++ b/paychmgr/simple.go
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ type paychFundsRes struct {
 type fundsReq struct {
 	ctx     context.Context
 	promise chan *paychFundsRes
-	from    address.Address
-	to      address.Address
 	amt     types.BigInt
 
 	lk sync.Mutex
@@ -47,13 +45,11 @@ type fundsReq struct {
 	active bool
 }
 
-func newFundsReq(ctx context.Context, from address.Address, to address.Address, amt types.BigInt) *fundsReq {
+func newFundsReq(ctx context.Context, amt types.BigInt) *fundsReq {
 	promise := make(chan *paychFundsRes)
 	return &fundsReq{
 		ctx:     ctx,
 		promise: promise,
-		from:    from,
-		to:      to,
 		amt:     amt,
 		active:  true,
 	}
@@ -150,14 +146,6 @@ func (m *mergedFundsReq) onComplete(res *paychFundsRes) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *mergedFundsReq) from() address.Address {
-	return m.reqs[0].from
-}
-
-func (m *mergedFundsReq) to() address.Address {
-	return m.reqs[0].to
-}
-
 // sum is the sum of the amounts in all requests in the merge
 func (m *mergedFundsReq) sum() types.BigInt {
 	sum := types.NewInt(0)
@@ -180,9 +168,9 @@ func (m *mergedFundsReq) sum() types.BigInt {
 // address and the CID of the new add funds message.
 // If an operation returns an error, subsequent waiting operations will still
 // be attempted.
-func (ca *channelAccessor) getPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Address, amt types.BigInt) (address.Address, cid.Cid, error) {
+func (ca *channelAccessor) getPaych(ctx context.Context, amt types.BigInt) (address.Address, cid.Cid, error) {
 	// Add the request to add funds to a queue and wait for the result
-	freq := newFundsReq(ctx, from, to, amt)
+	freq := newFundsReq(ctx, amt)
 	ca.enqueue(freq)
 	select {
 	case res := <-freq.promise:
@@ -226,7 +214,7 @@ func (ca *channelAccessor) processQueue() (*api.ChannelAvailableFunds, error) {
 		return ca.currentAvailableFunds(amt)
 	}
 
-	res := ca.processTask(merged.ctx, merged.from(), merged.to(), amt)
+	res := ca.processTask(merged.ctx, amt)
 
 	// If the task is waiting on an external event (eg something to appear on
 	// chain) it will return nil
@@ -360,23 +348,18 @@ func (ca *channelAccessor) currentAvailableFunds(queuedAmt types.BigInt) (*api.C
 // Note that processTask may be called repeatedly in the same state, and should
 // return nil if there is no state change to be made (eg when waiting for a
 // message to be confirmed on chain)
-func (ca *channelAccessor) processTask(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	from address.Address,
-	to address.Address,
-	amt types.BigInt,
-) *paychFundsRes {
+func (ca *channelAccessor) processTask(ctx context.Context, amt types.BigInt) *paychFundsRes {
 	// Get the payment channel for the from/to addresses.
 	// Note: It's ok if we get ErrChannelNotTracked. It just means we need to
 	// create a channel.
-	channelInfo, err := ca.store.OutboundActiveByFromTo(from, to)
+	channelInfo, err := ca.store.OutboundActiveByFromTo(ca.from, ca.to)
 	if err != nil && err != ErrChannelNotTracked {
 		return &paychFundsRes{err: err}
 	}
 
 	// If a channel has not yet been created, create one.
 	if channelInfo == nil {
-		mcid, err := ca.createPaych(ctx, from, to, amt)
+		mcid, err := ca.createPaych(ctx, amt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return &paychFundsRes{err: err}
 		}
@@ -408,8 +391,8 @@ func (ca *channelAccessor) processTask(
 }
 
 // createPaych sends a message to create the channel and returns the message cid
-func (ca *channelAccessor) createPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Address, amt types.BigInt) (cid.Cid, error) {
-	params, aerr := actors.SerializeParams(&paych.ConstructorParams{From: from, To: to})
+func (ca *channelAccessor) createPaych(ctx context.Context, amt types.BigInt) (cid.Cid, error) {
+	params, aerr := actors.SerializeParams(&paych.ConstructorParams{From: ca.from, To: ca.to})
 	if aerr != nil {
 		return cid.Undef, aerr
 	}
@@ -424,7 +407,7 @@ func (ca *channelAccessor) createPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Add
 
 	msg := &types.Message{
 		To:     builtin.InitActorAddr,
-		From:   from,
+		From:   ca.from,
 		Value:  amt,
 		Method: builtin.MethodsInit.Exec,
 		Params: enc,
@@ -437,7 +420,7 @@ func (ca *channelAccessor) createPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Add
 	mcid := smsg.Cid()
 
 	// Create a new channel in the store
-	ci, err := ca.store.CreateChannel(from, to, mcid, amt)
+	ci, err := ca.store.CreateChannel(ca.from, ca.to, mcid, amt)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("creating channel: %s", err)
 		return cid.Undef, err