diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index bc43aa1bbc..72b6166329 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@
  */
 /* #include "xxdb.h" */
 
-#ifdef CONTRIB_DLZ
-/*
- * Include contributed DLZ drivers if appropriate.
- */
-#include <dlz/dlz_drivers.h>
-#endif /* ifdef CONTRIB_DLZ */
-
 /*
  * The maximum number of stack frames to dump on assertion failure.
  */
@@ -1226,17 +1219,6 @@ setup(void) {
 				      isc_result_totext(result));
 	}
 
-#if CONTRIB_DLZ
-	/*
-	 * Register any other contributed DLZ drivers.
-	 */
-	result = dlz_drivers_init();
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		named_main_earlyfatal("dlz_drivers_init() failed: %s",
-				      isc_result_totext(result));
-	}
-#endif /* if CONTRIB_DLZ */
-
 	named_server_create(named_g_mctx, &named_g_server);
 	ENSURE(named_g_server != NULL);
 	sctx = named_g_server->sctx;
@@ -1302,12 +1284,6 @@ cleanup(void) {
 	 */
 	/* xxdb_clear(); */
 
-#ifdef CONTRIB_DLZ
-	/*
-	 * Unregister contributed DLZ drivers.
-	 */
-	dlz_drivers_clear();
-#endif /* ifdef CONTRIB_DLZ */
 	/*
 	 * Unregister "dlopen" DLZ driver.
 	 */