diff --git a/routes.py b/routes.py
index 7b3473d..fafcd61 100644
--- a/routes.py
+++ b/routes.py
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ def ignore_high_fee_hops(self, route):
         for hop in route.hops:
             if self.last_hop_channel and self.last_hop_channel.chan_id == hop.chan_id:
                 continue
-            if self.first_hop_channel and self.first_hop_channel.chan_id == hop.chan_id:
-                continue
             if hop.fee_msat > max_fee_msat:
                 max_fee_msat = hop.fee_msat
                 max_fee_hop = hop