diff --git a/contrib/msggen/msggen/schema.json b/contrib/msggen/msggen/schema.json
index 9a0c0266df46..e75eb8f06eae 100644
--- a/contrib/msggen/msggen/schema.json
+++ b/contrib/msggen/msggen/schema.json
@@ -1860,7 +1860,9 @@
               "    * `failedpays`: payment attempts which did not succeed (`failed` in listpays `status`).",
               "    * `succeededpays`: payment attempts which succeeded (`complete` in listpays `status`).",
               "    * `expiredinvoices`: invoices which were not paid (and cannot be) (`expired` in listinvoices `status`).",
-              "    * `paidinvoices`: invoices which were paid (`paid` in listinvoices `status)."
+              "    * `paidinvoices`: invoices which were paid (`paid` in listinvoices `status).",
+              "",
+              "NOTE: until v25.12, the `uncleaned` field contained all entries not removed (e.g. in `failedforwards` it counted all forwards, not just failed ones).  This was an interface only an engineer could love, so it was fixed."
             ]
           },
           "age": {
@@ -1892,13 +1894,13 @@
                   "cleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                      "The number of successful forwards deleted."
                     ]
                   },
                   "uncleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                      "The number of successful forwards *not* deleted (too new)."
                     ]
                   }
                 }
@@ -1914,13 +1916,13 @@
                   "cleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                      "The number of failed forwards deleted."
                     ]
                   },
                   "uncleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                      "The number of failed forwards *not* deleted (too new)."
                     ]
                   }
                 }
@@ -1936,13 +1938,13 @@
                   "cleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                      "The number of successful payments deleted."
                     ]
                   },
                   "uncleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                      "The number of successful forwards *not* deleted (too new)."
                     ]
                   }
                 }
@@ -1958,13 +1960,13 @@
                   "cleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                      "The number of unsuccessful payments deleted."
                     ]
                   },
                   "uncleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                      "The number of unsuccessful payments *not* deleted (too new)."
                     ]
                   }
                 }
@@ -1980,13 +1982,13 @@
                   "cleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                      "The number of paid invoices deleted."
                     ]
                   },
                   "uncleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                      "The number of paid invoices *not* deleted (too new)."
                     ]
                   }
                 }
@@ -2002,13 +2004,13 @@
                   "cleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                      "The number of expired invoices deleted."
                     ]
                   },
                   "uncleaned": {
                     "type": "u64",
                     "description": [
-                      "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                      "The number of expired invoices *not* deleted (too new)."
                     ]
                   }
                 }
diff --git a/doc/schemas/autoclean-once.json b/doc/schemas/autoclean-once.json
index ecb6476c5fee..069e019b4091 100644
--- a/doc/schemas/autoclean-once.json
+++ b/doc/schemas/autoclean-once.json
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
           "    * `failedpays`: payment attempts which did not succeed (`failed` in listpays `status`).",
           "    * `succeededpays`: payment attempts which succeeded (`complete` in listpays `status`).",
           "    * `expiredinvoices`: invoices which were not paid (and cannot be) (`expired` in listinvoices `status`).",
-          "    * `paidinvoices`: invoices which were paid (`paid` in listinvoices `status)."
+          "    * `paidinvoices`: invoices which were paid (`paid` in listinvoices `status).",
+          "",
+          "NOTE: until v25.12, the `uncleaned` field contained all entries not removed (e.g. in `failedforwards` it counted all forwards, not just failed ones).  This was an interface only an engineer could love, so it was fixed."
         ]
       },
       "age": {
@@ -62,13 +64,13 @@
               "cleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                  "The number of successful forwards deleted."
                 ]
               },
               "uncleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                  "The number of successful forwards *not* deleted (too new)."
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -84,13 +86,13 @@
               "cleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                  "The number of failed forwards deleted."
                 ]
               },
               "uncleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                  "The number of failed forwards *not* deleted (too new)."
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -106,13 +108,13 @@
               "cleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                  "The number of successful payments deleted."
                 ]
               },
               "uncleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                  "The number of successful forwards *not* deleted (too new)."
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -128,13 +130,13 @@
               "cleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                  "The number of unsuccessful payments deleted."
                 ]
               },
               "uncleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                  "The number of unsuccessful payments *not* deleted (too new)."
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -150,13 +152,13 @@
               "cleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                  "The number of paid invoices deleted."
                 ]
               },
               "uncleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                  "The number of paid invoices *not* deleted (too new)."
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -172,13 +174,13 @@
               "cleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "Total number of deletions done this run."
+                  "The number of expired invoices deleted."
                 ]
               },
               "uncleaned": {
                 "type": "u64",
                 "description": [
-                  "The total number of entries *not* deleted this run."
+                  "The number of expired invoices *not* deleted (too new)."
                 ]
               }
             }
diff --git a/plugins/autoclean.c b/plugins/autoclean.c
index f1561252252e..5e423b2413c2 100644
--- a/plugins/autoclean.c
+++ b/plugins/autoclean.c
@@ -511,13 +511,11 @@ static struct command_result *list_done(struct command *cmd,
 
 		variant = ops->get_variant(buf, t, subsystem, &timestamp);
 		if (!variant) {
-			subsystem->num_uncleaned++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* Continue if we don't care. */
 		if (variant->age == 0) {
-			subsystem->num_uncleaned++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index bc3e6c9178f5..ad8f827a47be 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -3078,7 +3078,7 @@ def test_autoclean_once(node_factory):
     # Make sure > 1 second old!
     time.sleep(2)
     assert (l1.rpc.autoclean_once('failedpays', 1)
-            == {'autoclean': {'failedpays': {'cleaned': 1, 'uncleaned': 1}}})
+            == {'autoclean': {'failedpays': {'cleaned': 1, 'uncleaned': 0}}})
     assert l1.rpc.autoclean_status() == {'autoclean': {'failedpays': {'enabled': False,
                                                                       'cleaned': 1},
                                                        'succeededpays': {'enabled': False,
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ def test_autoclean_once(node_factory):
                                                        'paidinvoices': {'enabled': False,
                                                                         'cleaned': 0}}}
     assert (l2.rpc.autoclean_once('failedforwards', 1)
-            == {'autoclean': {'failedforwards': {'cleaned': 1, 'uncleaned': 1}}})
+            == {'autoclean': {'failedforwards': {'cleaned': 1, 'uncleaned': 0}}})
     assert l2.rpc.autoclean_status() == {'autoclean': {'failedpays': {'enabled': False,
                                                                       'cleaned': 0},
                                                        'succeededpays': {'enabled': False,
@@ -3134,7 +3134,7 @@ def test_autoclean_once(node_factory):
                                                        'paidinvoices': {'enabled': False,
                                                                         'cleaned': 0}}}
     assert (l3.rpc.autoclean_once('expiredinvoices', 1)
-            == {'autoclean': {'expiredinvoices': {'cleaned': 1, 'uncleaned': 1}}})
+            == {'autoclean': {'expiredinvoices': {'cleaned': 1, 'uncleaned': 0}}})
     assert l3.rpc.autoclean_status() == {'autoclean': {'failedpays': {'enabled': False,
                                                                       'cleaned': 0},
                                                        'succeededpays': {'enabled': False,