diff --git a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
index 8c73379834..eac0fe18be 100644
--- a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
+++ b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
@@ -135,14 +135,6 @@ EXTERN const char *		named_g_defaultpidfile 	INIT(NAMED_LOCALSTATEDIR
 							     "/run/named.pid");
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DNSTAP
-EXTERN const char *		named_g_defaultdnstap
-					INIT(NAMED_LOCALSTATEDIR "/run/named/"
-							      "dnstap.sock");
-#else
-EXTERN const char *		named_g_defaultdnstap	INIT(NULL);
-#endif /* HAVE_DNSTAP */
-
 EXTERN const char *		named_g_username	INIT(NULL);
 
 EXTERN const char *		named_g_engine		INIT(NULL);
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 014f7b9575..0cbd462b1d 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -3473,7 +3473,7 @@ configure_dnstap(const cfg_obj_t **maps, dns_view_t *view) {
 	isc_result_t result;
 	const cfg_obj_t *obj, *obj2;
 	const cfg_listelt_t *element;
-	const char *dpath = named_g_defaultdnstap;
+	const char *dpath;
 	const cfg_obj_t *dlist = NULL;
 	dns_dtmsgtype_t dttypes = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
diff --git a/bin/named/win32/os.c b/bin/named/win32/os.c
index 2bed922310..2365a6cc0a 100644
--- a/bin/named/win32/os.c
+++ b/bin/named/win32/os.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ named_paths_init(void) {
 	named_g_keyfile = isc_ntpaths_get(RNDC_KEY_PATH);
 	named_g_defaultsessionkeyfile = isc_ntpaths_get(SESSION_KEY_PATH);
 	named_g_defaultbindkeys = isc_ntpaths_get(BIND_KEYS_PATH);
-	named_g_defaultdnstap = NULL;
 
 	Initialized = TRUE;
 }