diff --git a/liquidity/liquidity.go b/liquidity/liquidity.go
index bc5be2a..0829363 100644
--- a/liquidity/liquidity.go
+++ b/liquidity/liquidity.go
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
+	// defaultParameters contains the default parameters that we start our
+	// liquidity manger with.
+	defaultParameters = Parameters{
+		ChannelRules: make(map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]*ThresholdRule),
+	}
+
 	// ErrZeroChannelID is returned if we get a rule for a 0 channel ID.
 	ErrZeroChannelID = fmt.Errorf("zero channel ID not allowed")
 )
@@ -71,13 +77,6 @@ type Parameters struct {
 	ChannelRules map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]*ThresholdRule
 }
 
-// newParameters creates an empty set of parameters.
-func newParameters() Parameters {
-	return Parameters{
-		ChannelRules: make(map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]*ThresholdRule),
-	}
-}
-
 // String returns the string representation of our parameters.
 func (p Parameters) String() string {
 	channelRules := make([]string, 0, len(p.ChannelRules))
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 func NewManager(cfg *Config) *Manager {
 	return &Manager{
 		cfg:    cfg,
-		params: newParameters(),
+		params: defaultParameters,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/liquidity/liquidity_test.go b/liquidity/liquidity_test.go
index 36492b8..cba9ca3 100644
--- a/liquidity/liquidity_test.go
+++ b/liquidity/liquidity_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestParameters(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Start with the case where we have no rules set.
 	startParams := manager.GetParameters()
-	require.Equal(t, newParameters(), startParams)
+	require.Equal(t, defaultParameters, startParams)
 
 	// Mutate the parameters returned by our get function.
 	startParams.ChannelRules[chanID] = NewThresholdRule(1, 1)
@@ -81,15 +81,14 @@ func TestParameters(t *testing.T) {
 	// Make sure that we have not mutated the liquidity manager's params
 	// by making this change.
 	params := manager.GetParameters()
-	require.Equal(t, newParameters(), params)
+	require.Equal(t, defaultParameters, params)
 
 	// Provide a valid set of parameters and validate assert that they are
 	// set.
 	originalRule := NewThresholdRule(10, 10)
-	expected := Parameters{
-		ChannelRules: map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]*ThresholdRule{
-			chanID: originalRule,
-		},
+	expected := defaultParameters
+	expected.ChannelRules = map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]*ThresholdRule{
+		chanID: originalRule,
 	}
 
 	err := manager.SetParameters(expected)