diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
index acde98421b..b45c842c9a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/zone.h
@@ -976,19 +976,6 @@ dns_zone_setxfracl(dns_zone_t *zone, dns_acl_t *acl);
  *\li	'acl' to be valid acl.
  */
 
-dns_acl_t *
-dns_zone_getnotifyacl(dns_zone_t *zone);
-/*%<
- * 	Returns the current notify acl or NULL.
- *
- * Require:
- *\li	'zone' to be a valid zone.
- *
- * Returns:
- *\li	acl a pointer to the acl.
- *\li	NULL
- */
-
 dns_acl_t *
 dns_zone_getqueryacl(dns_zone_t *zone);
 /*%<
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 280cf2b79f..d0bc8b65c4 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15399,13 +15399,6 @@ dns_zone_setxfracl(dns_zone_t *zone, dns_acl_t *acl) {
 	UNLOCK_ZONE(zone);
 }
 
-dns_acl_t *
-dns_zone_getnotifyacl(dns_zone_t *zone) {
-	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(zone));
-
-	return zone->notifyctx.notify_acl;
-}
-
 dns_acl_t *
 dns_zone_getqueryacl(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(zone));