diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
index 81198b2266..422dfc0af8 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
@@ -373,19 +373,6 @@ void dns_zone_unload(dns_zone_t *zone);
  *	'zone' to be a valid initalised zone.
  */
 
-isc_result_t dns_zone_manage(dns_zone_t *zone, isc_taskmgr_t *tmgr);
-/*
- *	Bring the zone under control of a task manger.
- *
- * Require:
- *	'zone' to be a valid initalised zone.
- *	'tmgr' to be a valid initalised task manager.
- *
- * Returns:
- *	DNS_R_UNEXPECTED
- *	DNS_R_SUCCESS
- */
-
 void dns_zone_setoption(dns_zone_t *zone, unsigned int option,
 		        isc_boolean_t value);
 /*
@@ -796,7 +783,11 @@ dns_zonemgr_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 isc_result_t
 dns_zonemgr_managezone(dns_zonemgr_t *zmgr, dns_zone_t *zone);
 /*
- * Start managing the zone 'zone' with zone manager 'zmgr'.
+ *	Bring the zone under control of a zone manager.
+ *
+ * Require:
+ *	'zmgr' to be a valid zone manager.
+ *	'zone' to be a valid initalised zone.
  */
 
 isc_result_t
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 2be6c81443..cca58b7932 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
- /* $Id: zone.c,v 1.59 2000/01/21 19:20:56 gson Exp $ */
+ /* $Id: zone.c,v 1.60 2000/01/21 19:52:00 gson Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -1766,7 +1766,10 @@ dns_zone_unmount(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 	/*XXX MPA*/
 }
 
-isc_result_t
+/*
+ * For reference only.  Use dns_zonemanager_managezone() instead.
+ */
+static isc_result_t
 dns_zone_manage(dns_zone_t *zone, isc_taskmgr_t *tmgr) {
 #if 1
 	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(zone));