diff --git a/osdep/MacEthernetTap.cpp b/osdep/MacEthernetTap.cpp
index a48de6758..fb49bad61 100644
--- a/osdep/MacEthernetTap.cpp
+++ b/osdep/MacEthernetTap.cpp
@@ -458,65 +458,6 @@ void MacEthernetTap::setDns(const char *domain, const std::vector<InetAddress> &
 {
 	MacDNSHelper::doTheThing();
 	MacDNSHelper::setDNS(this->_nwid, domain, servers);
-	// _removeDnsConfig(domain, servers);
-	// _addDnsConfig(domain, servers);
-}
-
-void MacEthernetTap::_removeDnsConfig(const char *domain, const std::vector<InetAddress> &servers)
-{
-	std::string tmpfile = std::tmpnam(nullptr);
-	std::FILE *remf = std::fopen(tmpfile.c_str(), "w");
-	char buf[4096] = {0};
-	sprintf(buf, "remove State:/Network/Service/%.16llx/DNS\n", _nwid);
-	std::fputs(buf, remf);
-	std::fflush(remf);
-	std::fclose(remf);
-	fprintf(stderr, "wrote tmpfile %s\n", tmpfile.c_str());
-	long cpid = (long)vfork();
-	if (cpid == 0) {
-		char cmd[1024] = {0};
-		sprintf(cmd, "/usr/sbin/scutil < %s", tmpfile.c_str());
-		::execl("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd);
-	} else if (cpid > 0) {
-		int exitcode = -1;
-		::waitpid(cpid, &exitcode,0);
-		if (exitcode) {
-			throw std::runtime_error("scutil dns config remove error");
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-void MacEthernetTap::_addDnsConfig(const char *domain, const std::vector<InetAddress> &servers)
-{
-	std::string tmpfile = std::tmpnam(nullptr);
-	std::FILE *addf = std::fopen(tmpfile.c_str(), "w");
-	char buf[4096] = {0};
-	sprintf(buf, "d.init\n");
-	sprintf(buf, "d.add ServerAddresses *");
-	for (auto it = servers.begin(); it != servers.end(); ++it) {
-		char ipbuf[128] = {0};
-		sprintf(buf, " %s", it->toIpString(buf));
-	}
-	sprintf(buf, "\n");
-	sprintf(buf, "d.add SupplementalMatchDomains * %s\n", domain);
-	sprintf(buf, "set State:/Network/Service/%.16llx/DNS", _nwid);
-	std::fputs(buf, addf);
-	std::fflush(addf);
-	std::fclose(addf);
-	fprintf(stderr, "wrote add tmpfile %s\n", tmpfile.c_str());
-	long cpid = (long)vfork();
-	if (cpid == 0) {
-		char cmd[1024];
-		sprintf(cmd, "'/usr/bin/scutil < %s'", tmpfile.c_str());
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", cmd);
-		::execl("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd);
-	} else if (cpid > 0) {
-		int exitcode = -1;
-		::waitpid(cpid, &exitcode, 0);
-		if (exitcode) {
-			throw std::runtime_error("scutil dns config add error");
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 } // namespace ZeroTier
diff --git a/osdep/MacEthernetTap.hpp b/osdep/MacEthernetTap.hpp
index 9ffbdee56..7945bb408 100644
--- a/osdep/MacEthernetTap.hpp
+++ b/osdep/MacEthernetTap.hpp
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ public:
 		throw();
 
 private:
-	void _removeDnsConfig(const char *domain, const std::vector<InetAddress> &servers);
-	void _addDnsConfig(const char *domain, const std::vector<InetAddress> &servers);
-
 	void (*_handler)(void *,void *,uint64_t,const MAC &,const MAC &,unsigned int,unsigned int,const void *,unsigned int);
 	void *_arg;
 	uint64_t _nwid;