diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ef1cf22f62..257b83d7cc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 3489.	[bug]		--enable-developer now turns on ISC_LIST_CHECKINIT.
-			dns_dlzcreate() failed to properly initialize
-			dlzdb.link.  When cloning a rdataset do not copy
-			the link contents.  [RT #32651]
+			When cloning a rdataset do not copy the link contents.
+			[RT #32651]
 
 3488.	[bug]		Use after free error with DH generated keys. [RT #32649]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/dlz.c b/lib/dns/dlz.c
index 3676cd4c95..fbd4f0c0a1 100644
--- a/lib/dns/dlz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/dlz.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ dns_dlzcreate(isc_mem_t *mctx, const char *dlzname, const char *drivername,
 	memset(db, 0, sizeof(dns_dlzdb_t));
 
 	db->implementation = impinfo;
-	ISC_LINK_INIT(db, link);
 
 	/* Create a new database using implementation 'drivername'. */
 	result = ((impinfo->methods->create)(mctx, dlzname, argc, argv,