diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/masterdump.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/masterdump.h
index 973f31fafd..a030924e73 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/masterdump.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/masterdump.h
@@ -336,17 +336,6 @@ dns_master_questiontotext(const dns_name_t	   *owner_name,
 			  const dns_master_style_t *style,
 			  isc_buffer_t		   *target);
 
-isc_result_t
-dns_master_dumpnodetostream(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_db_t *db,
-			    dns_dbversion_t *version, dns_dbnode_t *node,
-			    const dns_name_t	     *name,
-			    const dns_master_style_t *style, FILE *f);
-
-isc_result_t
-dns_master_dumpnode(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t *version,
-		    dns_dbnode_t *node, const dns_name_t *name,
-		    const dns_master_style_t *style, const char *filename);
-
 dns_masterstyle_flags_t
 dns_master_styleflags(const dns_master_style_t *style);
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/masterdump.c b/lib/dns/masterdump.c
index 32b13b630f..6418420dc5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/masterdump.c
+++ b/lib/dns/masterdump.c
@@ -1908,93 +1908,6 @@ cleanup:
 	return (result);
 }
 
-/*
- * Dump a database node into a master file.
- * XXX: this function assumes the text format.
- */
-isc_result_t
-dns_master_dumpnodetostream(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_db_t *db,
-			    dns_dbversion_t *version, dns_dbnode_t *node,
-			    const dns_name_t *name,
-			    const dns_master_style_t *style, FILE *f) {
-	isc_result_t result;
-	isc_buffer_t buffer;
-	char *bufmem;
-	isc_stdtime_t now = isc_stdtime_now();
-	dns_totext_ctx_t ctx;
-	dns_rdatasetiter_t *rdsiter = NULL;
-	unsigned int options = DNS_DB_STALEOK;
-
-	if ((style->flags & DNS_STYLEFLAG_EXPIRED) != 0) {
-		options |= DNS_DB_EXPIREDOK;
-	}
-
-	result = totext_ctx_init(style, NULL, &ctx);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		UNEXPECTED_ERROR("could not set master file style");
-		return (ISC_R_UNEXPECTED);
-	}
-
-	bufmem = isc_mem_get(mctx, initial_buffer_length);
-
-	isc_buffer_init(&buffer, bufmem, initial_buffer_length);
-
-	result = dns_db_allrdatasets(db, node, version, options, now, &rdsiter);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto failure;
-	}
-	result = dump_rdatasets_text(mctx, name, rdsiter, &ctx, &buffer, f);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto failure;
-	}
-	dns_rdatasetiter_destroy(&rdsiter);
-
-	result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
-
-failure:
-	isc_mem_put(mctx, buffer.base, buffer.length);
-	return (result);
-}
-
-isc_result_t
-dns_master_dumpnode(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t *version,
-		    dns_dbnode_t *node, const dns_name_t *name,
-		    const dns_master_style_t *style, const char *filename) {
-	FILE *f = NULL;
-	isc_result_t result;
-
-	result = isc_stdio_open(filename, "w", &f);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, ISC_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
-			      DNS_LOGMODULE_MASTERDUMP, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
-			      "dumping node to file: %s: open: %s", filename,
-			      isc_result_totext(result));
-		return (ISC_R_UNEXPECTED);
-	}
-
-	result = dns_master_dumpnodetostream(mctx, db, version, node, name,
-					     style, f);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, ISC_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
-			      DNS_LOGMODULE_MASTERDUMP, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
-			      "dumping master file: %s: dump: %s", filename,
-			      isc_result_totext(result));
-		(void)isc_stdio_close(f);
-		return (ISC_R_UNEXPECTED);
-	}
-
-	result = isc_stdio_close(f);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, ISC_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
-			      DNS_LOGMODULE_MASTERDUMP, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
-			      "dumping master file: %s: close: %s", filename,
-			      isc_result_totext(result));
-		return (ISC_R_UNEXPECTED);
-	}
-
-	return (result);
-}
-
 dns_masterstyle_flags_t
 dns_master_styleflags(const dns_master_style_t *style) {
 	REQUIRE(style != NULL);