diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 071fe0c511..425fdcc871 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -2856,7 +2856,7 @@ catz_addmodzone_cb(void *arg) {
 		}
 
 		/* Remove the zone from the zone table */
-		dns_zt_unmount(cz->view->zonetable, zone);
+		dns_view_delzone(cz->view, zone);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@ catz_delzone_cb(void *arg) {
 		dns_zone_unload(zone);
 	}
 
-	CHECK(dns_zt_unmount(cz->view->zonetable, zone));
+	CHECK(dns_view_delzone(cz->view, zone));
 	file = dns_zone_getfile(zone);
 	if (file != NULL) {
 		isc_file_remove(file);
@@ -13551,7 +13551,7 @@ do_addzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		}
 
 		/* Remove the zone from the zone table */
-		dns_zt_unmount(view->zonetable, zone);
+		dns_view_delzone(view, zone);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -13759,7 +13759,7 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		}
 
 		/* Remove the zone from the zone table */
-		dns_zt_unmount(view->zonetable, zone);
+		dns_view_delzone(view, zone);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -14147,7 +14147,7 @@ named_server_delzone(named_server_t *server, isc_lex_t *lex,
 	if (dns_zone_gettype(zone) == dns_zone_redirect) {
 		dns_zone_detach(&view->redirect);
 	} else {
-		CHECK(dns_zt_unmount(view->zonetable, zone));
+		CHECK(dns_view_delzone(view, zone));
 	}
 
 	/* Send cleanup event */
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index e801b3a30f..aa0a650f0b 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -493,6 +493,16 @@ dns_view_addzone(dns_view_t *view, dns_zone_t *zone);
  *\li	'zone' is a valid zone.
  */
 
+isc_result_t
+dns_view_delzone(dns_view_t *view, dns_zone_t *zone);
+/*%<
+ * Removes zone 'zone' from 'view'.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *
+ *\li	'zone' is a valid zone.
+ */
+
 void
 dns_view_freeze(dns_view_t *view);
 /*%<
diff --git a/lib/dns/view.c b/lib/dns/view.c
index 7349ae6f82..809223f67d 100644
--- a/lib/dns/view.c
+++ b/lib/dns/view.c
@@ -787,6 +787,25 @@ dns_view_addzone(dns_view_t *view, dns_zone_t *zone) {
 	return (result);
 }
 
+isc_result_t
+dns_view_delzone(dns_view_t *view, dns_zone_t *zone) {
+	isc_result_t result;
+	dns_zt_t *zonetable = NULL;
+
+	REQUIRE(DNS_VIEW_VALID(view));
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	zonetable = rcu_dereference(view->zonetable);
+	if (zonetable != NULL) {
+		result = dns_zt_unmount(zonetable, zone);
+	} else {
+		result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return (result);
+}
+
 isc_result_t
 dns_view_findzone(dns_view_t *view, const dns_name_t *name,
 		  dns_zone_t **zonep) {