diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index fa5402a..8037f6f 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ ChannelList *	BX_prepare_command (int *, char *, int);
 	char		*do_nslookup (char *, char *, char *, char *, int, void (*func)(), char *);
 	void		set_nslookupfd(fd_set *);
 	long		print_nslookup(fd_set *);
-	void		ns_init(void);
 	void		auto_nslookup();
 	int		freadln(FILE *, char *);
 
diff --git a/source/irc.c b/source/irc.c
index 049e084..ea9273a 100644
--- a/source/irc.c
+++ b/source/irc.c
@@ -1529,7 +1529,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 #ifdef WANT_TCL
 	tcl_interp = Tcl_CreateInterp();
 #endif
-	ns_init();
 	
 	if (!dumb_mode && term_init(NULL))
 		_exit(1);
diff --git a/source/misc.c b/source/misc.c
index 6ff15f1..8b48e2d 100644
--- a/source/misc.c
+++ b/source/misc.c
@@ -3001,15 +3001,6 @@ int s;
 	return -1;
 }
 
-void ns_init(void)
-{
-#ifndef WINNT
-#if defined(WANT_NSLOOKUP) && !defined(THREAD)
-	ar_init(ARES_INITLIST|ARES_CALLINIT|ARES_INITSOCK);
-#endif
-#endif
-}
-
 char *do_nslookup(char *host, char *nick, char *user, char *chan, int server, void (*func)(), char *command)
 {
 #ifdef WANT_NSLOOKUP