diff --git a/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/market.go b/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/market.go
index 426005ac31f..9577f341ed7 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/market.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/market.go
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ func (p *Processor) HandleMarketChanges(ctx context.Context, marketTips ActorTip
 		log.Fatalw("Failed to persist market actors", "error", err)
 	}
 
-	// we persist the dealID <--> minerID,sectorID here since the dealID needs to be stored above first
-	if err := p.storePreCommitDealInfo(p.sectorDealEvents); err != nil {
-		close(p.sectorDealEvents)
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := p.updateMarket(ctx, marketChanges); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalw("Failed to update market actors", "error", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/miner.go b/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/miner.go
index 6e4d40decd6..b9835742a04 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/miner.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/miner.go
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ func (p *Processor) persistMiners(ctx context.Context, miners []minerActorInfo)
 	preCommitEvents := make(chan *MinerSectorsEvent, 8)
 	sectorEvents := make(chan *MinerSectorsEvent, 8)
 	partitionEvents := make(chan *MinerSectorsEvent, 8)
-	p.sectorDealEvents = make(chan *SectorDealEvent, 8)
 
 	grp.Go(func() error {
 		return p.storeMinerSectorEvents(ctx, sectorEvents, preCommitEvents, partitionEvents)
@@ -280,9 +279,8 @@ func (p *Processor) persistMiners(ctx context.Context, miners []minerActorInfo)
 	grp.Go(func() error {
 		defer func() {
 			close(preCommitEvents)
-			close(p.sectorDealEvents)
 		}()
-		return p.storeMinerPreCommitInfo(ctx, miners, preCommitEvents, p.sectorDealEvents)
+		return p.storeMinerPreCommitInfo(ctx, miners, preCommitEvents)
 	})
 
 	grp.Go(func() error {
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ func (p *Processor) persistMiners(ctx context.Context, miners []minerActorInfo)
 	return grp.Wait()
 }
 
-func (p *Processor) storeMinerPreCommitInfo(ctx context.Context, miners []minerActorInfo, sectorEvents chan<- *MinerSectorsEvent, sectorDeals chan<- *SectorDealEvent) error {
+func (p *Processor) storeMinerPreCommitInfo(ctx context.Context, miners []minerActorInfo, sectorEvents chan<- *MinerSectorsEvent) error {
 	tx, err := p.db.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -334,13 +332,6 @@ func (p *Processor) storeMinerPreCommitInfo(ctx context.Context, miners []minerA
 
 		preCommitAdded := make([]uint64, len(changes.Added))
 		for i, added := range changes.Added {
-			if len(added.Info.DealIDs) > 0 {
-				sectorDeals <- &SectorDealEvent{
-					MinerID:  m.common.addr,
-					SectorID: uint64(added.Info.SectorNumber),
-					DealIDs:  added.Info.DealIDs,
-				}
-			}
 			if added.Info.ReplaceCapacity {
 				if _, err := stmt.Exec(
 					m.common.addr.String(),
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/processor.go b/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/processor.go
index c7540494358..e05ac255e76 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/processor.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-chainwatch/processor/processor.go
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ type Processor struct {
 
 	// number of blocks processed at a time
 	batch int
-
-	// process communication channels
-	sectorDealEvents chan *SectorDealEvent
 }
 
 type ActorTips map[types.TipSetKey][]actorInfo