diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 422cc3c6c3..ded22c39ac 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+ 385.	[cleanup]	Removed function dns_zone_equal().
+
  384.	[bug]		nsupdate was incorrectly limiting TTLs to 65535 instead
 			of 2147483647.
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
index f6a8631fa4..cf0824420e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zone.h,v 1.67 2000/08/10 00:53:36 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zone.h,v 1.68 2000/08/10 18:35:44 gson Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef DNS_ZONE_H
 #define DNS_ZONE_H 1
@@ -834,20 +834,6 @@ dns_zone_replacedb(dns_zone_t *zone, dns_db_t *db, isc_boolean_t dump);
  *	'zone' to be a valid zone.
  */
 
-isc_boolean_t
-dns_zone_equal(dns_zone_t *oldzone, dns_zone_t *newzone);
-/*
- * Tests whether the configuration of two zones is equal.
- * Zone contents and state information is not tested.
- *
- * Requires:
- *	'oldzone' and 'newzone' to be valid.
- *
- * Returns:
- *	ISC_TRUE if the configurations are equal.
- *	ISC_FALSE if the configurations differ.
- */
-
 isc_uint32_t
 dns_zone_getidlein(dns_zone_t *zone);
 /*
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 0b5655d77b..be1a0313a1 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.179 2000/08/10 17:11:23 bwelling Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.180 2000/08/10 18:35:46 gson Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -3753,84 +3753,6 @@ notify_done(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 	dns_zone_idetach(&zone);
 }
 
-
-isc_boolean_t
-dns_zone_equal(dns_zone_t *oldzone, dns_zone_t *newzone) {
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(oldzone));
-	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(newzone));
-
-	LOCK(&oldzone->lock);
-	LOCK(&newzone->lock);
-	if (oldzone->type != newzone->type ||
-	    oldzone->maxxfrin != newzone->maxxfrin ||
-	    oldzone->maxxfrout != newzone->maxxfrout ||
-	    oldzone->idlein != newzone->idlein ||
-	    oldzone->idleout != newzone->idleout ||
-	    oldzone->rdclass != newzone->rdclass ||
-	    oldzone->db_argc != newzone->db_argc ||
-	    oldzone->notifycnt != newzone->notifycnt ||
-	    oldzone->masterscnt != newzone->masterscnt ||
-	    oldzone->check_names != newzone->check_names ||
-	    oldzone->diff_on_reload != newzone->diff_on_reload ||
-	    oldzone->journalsize != newzone->journalsize)
-		goto false;
-
-	if (!dns_name_equal(&oldzone->origin, &newzone->origin))
-		goto false;
-
-	if ((oldzone->journal == NULL && newzone->journal != NULL) ||
-	    (oldzone->journal != NULL && newzone->journal == NULL) ||
-	    (oldzone->journal != NULL &&
-	     strcmp(oldzone->journal, newzone->journal) != 0))
-		goto false;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < oldzone->db_argc; i++)
-		if (strcmp(oldzone->db_argv[i], newzone->db_argv[i]) != 0)
-			goto false;
-
-	if (!isc_sockaddr_equal(&oldzone->xfrsource4, &newzone->xfrsource4))
-		goto false;
-
-	if (!isc_sockaddr_equal(&oldzone->xfrsource6, &newzone->xfrsource6))
-		goto false;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < oldzone->notifycnt; i++)
-		if (!isc_sockaddr_equal(&oldzone->notify[i],
-					&newzone->notify[i]))
-			goto false;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < oldzone->masterscnt; i++)
-		if (!isc_sockaddr_equal(&oldzone->masters[i],
-					&newzone->masters[i]))
-			goto false;
-
-#define COMPARE_POINTERS(equalp, member) \
-	if ((oldzone->member == NULL && newzone->member != NULL) || \
-	    (oldzone->member != NULL && newzone->member == NULL) || \
-	    (oldzone->member != NULL && 			    \
-	     !(equalp)(oldzone->member, newzone->member)))	    \
-			goto false
-
-	COMPARE_POINTERS(dns_acl_equal, update_acl);
-	COMPARE_POINTERS(dns_acl_equal, query_acl);
-	COMPARE_POINTERS(dns_acl_equal, xfr_acl);
-
-#undef COMPARE_POINTERS
-
-	UNLOCK(&newzone->lock);
-	UNLOCK(&oldzone->lock);
-	return(ISC_TRUE);	/* XXX should be ISC_TRUE once acl/pubkey
-				   checks are done. */
-
- false:
-	UNLOCK(&newzone->lock);
-	UNLOCK(&oldzone->lock);
-	return (ISC_FALSE);
-}
-
-
 isc_result_t
 dns_zone_replacedb(dns_zone_t *zone, dns_db_t *db, isc_boolean_t dump) {
 	isc_result_t result;