diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 52c8b969e4..21edf38377 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -14458,18 +14458,6 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "' reconfigured."));
 	} else {
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
-		CHECK(nzd_open(view, 0, &txn, &dbi));
-		CHECK(nzd_save(&txn, dbi, zone, zoneobj));
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-		result = nzf_append(view, zoneobj);
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			TCHECK(putstr(text, "\nNew zone config not saved: "));
-			TCHECK(putstr(text, isc_result_totext(result)));
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "zone '"));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "' must also be reconfigured in\n"));