diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 60baf418c..1493e0ef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
       BITCOIN_VERSION: "26.1"
-      ELEMENTS_VERSION: 22.0.2
+      ELEMENTS_VERSION: 23.2.1
       RUST_PROFILE: release  # Has to match the one in the compile step
       PYTEST_OPTS: --timeout=1200 --force-flaky
     needs:
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
       BITCOIN_VERSION: "26.1"
-      ELEMENTS_VERSION: 22.0.2
+      ELEMENTS_VERSION: 23.2.1
       RUST_PROFILE: release  # Has to match the one in the compile step
       CFG: compile-gcc
       PYTEST_OPTS: --test-group-random-seed=42 --timeout=1800 --force-flaky
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
       BITCOIN_VERSION: "26.1"
-      ELEMENTS_VERSION: 22.0.2
+      ELEMENTS_VERSION: 23.2.1
       RUST_PROFILE: release
       SLOW_MACHINE: 1
       TEST_DEBUG: 1
diff --git a/plugins/bcli.c b/plugins/bcli.c
index 41f08feec..be2c4c3f5 100644
--- a/plugins/bcli.c
+++ b/plugins/bcli.c
@@ -1004,17 +1004,7 @@ static struct command_result *sendrawtransaction(struct command *cmd,
 		return command_param_failed();
 
 	if (*allowhighfees) {
-		if (bitcoind->version >= 190001)
-			/* Starting in 19.0.1, second argument is
-			 * maxfeerate, which when set to 0 means
-			 * no max feerate.
-			 */
 			highfeesarg = "0";
-		else
-			/* in older versions, second arg is allowhighfees,
-			 * set to true to allow high fees.
-			 */
-			highfeesarg = "true";
 	} else
 		highfeesarg = NULL;