diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 917862b0..46a5ad9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ endif
 
 DEFINES+=-DCONFDIR=\"$(CONFDIR)\"
 
-#options if you have a bind>=4.9.4 libresolv (or, maybe, glibc)
-LDLIBS=-lresolv
-ADDLIB=
-
 #options for decnet
 ADDLIB+=dnet_ntop.o dnet_pton.o
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index d80f79b4..7ecaab3c 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <resolv.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
index a0ab2e97..b45f5ba1 100644
--- a/misc/ss.c
+++ b/misc/ss.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <resolv.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <getopt.h>