diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/stats.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/stats.h
index e6e39775ad..5728f54ff0 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/stats.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/stats.h
@@ -444,22 +444,6 @@ enum {
 	dns_sizecounter_out_max = 257
 };
 
-#define DNS_STATS_NCOUNTERS 8
-
-#if 0
-/*%<
- * Flag(s) for dns_xxxstats_dump().  DNS_STATSDUMP_VERBOSE is obsolete.
- * ISC_STATSDUMP_VERBOSE should be used instead.  These two values are
- * intentionally defined to be the same value to ensure binary compatibility.
- */
-#define DNS_STATSDUMP_VERBOSE 0x00000001 /*%< dump 0-value counters */
-#endif					 /* if 0 */
-
-/*%<
- * (Obsoleted)
- */
-extern const char *dns_statscounter_names[];
-
 /*%
  * Attributes for statistics counters of RRset and Rdatatype types.
  *
@@ -803,22 +787,4 @@ dns_rcodestats_dump(dns_stats_t *stats, dns_rcodestats_dumper_t dump_fn,
  *\li	'stats' is a valid dns_stats_t created by dns_generalstats_create().
  */
 
-isc_result_t
-dns_stats_alloccounters(isc_mem_t *mctx, uint64_t **ctrp);
-/*%<
- * Allocate an array of query statistics counters from the memory
- * context 'mctx'.
- *
- * This function is obsoleted.  Use dns_xxxstats_create() instead.
- */
-
-void
-dns_stats_freecounters(isc_mem_t *mctx, uint64_t **ctrp);
-/*%<
- * Free an array of query statistics counters allocated from the memory
- * context 'mctx'.
- *
- * This function is obsoleted.  Use dns_stats_destroy() instead.
- */
-
 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
diff --git a/lib/dns/stats.c b/lib/dns/stats.c
index c84f830f81..4a8eb32f24 100644
--- a/lib/dns/stats.c
+++ b/lib/dns/stats.c
@@ -618,31 +618,3 @@ dns_rcodestats_dump(dns_stats_t *stats, dns_rcodestats_dumper_t dump_fn,
 	arg.arg = arg0;
 	isc_stats_dump(stats->counters, rcode_dumpcb, &arg, options);
 }
-
-/***
- *** Obsolete variables and functions follow:
- ***/
-const char *dns_statscounter_names[DNS_STATS_NCOUNTERS] = {
-	"success",   "referral", "nxrrset",   "nxdomain",
-	"recursion", "failure",	 "duplicate", "dropped"
-};
-
-isc_result_t
-dns_stats_alloccounters(isc_mem_t *mctx, uint64_t **ctrp) {
-	int i;
-	uint64_t *p = isc_mem_get(mctx, DNS_STATS_NCOUNTERS * sizeof(uint64_t));
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		return (ISC_R_NOMEMORY);
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < DNS_STATS_NCOUNTERS; i++) {
-		p[i] = 0;
-	}
-	*ctrp = p;
-	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
-}
-
-void
-dns_stats_freecounters(isc_mem_t *mctx, uint64_t **ctrp) {
-	isc_mem_put(mctx, *ctrp, DNS_STATS_NCOUNTERS * sizeof(uint64_t));
-	*ctrp = NULL;
-}