diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
index 8bcf589827..6fa4664d74 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
@@ -287,10 +287,6 @@ dns_zone_setdbtype(dns_zone_t *zone, char *db_type);
  *	ISC_R_SUCCESS
  */
 
-void
-dns_zone_validate(dns_zone_t *zone);
-/* XXX MPA */
-
 void
 dns_zone_expire(dns_zone_t *zone);
 /*
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index ecd9382e01..6e6737fbe2 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.128 2000/05/25 21:05:43 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.129 2000/05/25 21:13:37 gson Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -571,24 +571,6 @@ dns_zone_getjournal(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 	return (zone->journal);
 }
 
-void
-dns_zone_validate(dns_zone_t *zone) {
-	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(zone));
-	REQUIRE(dns_name_countlabels(&zone->origin) != 0);
-	REQUIRE(zone->type != dns_zone_none);
-
-	switch (zone->rdclass) {
-	case dns_zone_master:
-	case dns_zone_slave:
-	case dns_zone_stub:
-		REQUIRE(zone->dbname != NULL);
-		REQUIRE(zone->rdclass != dns_rdataclass_none);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	REQUIRE(zone->db_type != NULL);
-}
-
 isc_result_t
 dns_zone_load(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 	const char me[] = "dns_zone_load";