diff --git a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
index c65e93343c..65fc27c4f1 100644
--- a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
+++ b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ EXTERN const char *named_g_conffile	   INIT(NAMED_SYSCONFDIR "/named.conf");
 EXTERN const char *named_g_defaultbindkeys INIT(NAMED_SYSCONFDIR "/bind.keys");
 EXTERN const char *named_g_keyfile	   INIT(NAMED_SYSCONFDIR "/rndc.key");
 
-EXTERN dns_tsigkey_t *named_g_sessionkey    INIT(NULL);
-EXTERN dns_name_t			    named_g_sessionkeyname;
 EXTERN bool named_g_conffileset		    INIT(false);
 EXTERN cfg_aclconfctx_t *named_g_aclconfctx INIT(NULL);
 
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 1d30bb8f82..8d7eb35172 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -10298,10 +10298,6 @@ shutdown_server(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 
 	dns_zonemgr_shutdown(server->zonemgr);
 
-	if (named_g_sessionkey != NULL) {
-		dns_tsigkey_detach(&named_g_sessionkey);
-		dns_name_free(&named_g_sessionkeyname, server->mctx);
-	}
 #if defined(HAVE_GEOIP2)
 	named_geoip_shutdown();
 #endif /* HAVE_GEOIP2 */