diff --git a/contrib/dlz/drivers/dlz_postgres_driver.c b/contrib/dlz/drivers/dlz_postgres_driver.c
index 5cad59e343..bf458b1247 100644
--- a/contrib/dlz/drivers/dlz_postgres_driver.c
+++ b/contrib/dlz/drivers/dlz_postgres_driver.c
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@ postgres_get_resultset(const char *zone, const char *record,
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 	unsigned int j = 0;
 
+#if 0
 	/* temporarily get a unique thread # */
 	unsigned int dlz_thread_num = 1+(int) (1000.0*rand()/(RAND_MAX+1.0));
+#endif
 
 	REQUIRE(*rs == NULL);