diff --git a/examples/bridge/bridge_main.c b/examples/bridge/bridge_main.c
index da15dc2c1..38cecf633 100644
--- a/examples/bridge/bridge_main.c
+++ b/examples/bridge/bridge_main.c
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ printf("NET1: Configuring %s\n", CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IFNAME);
   netlib_set_ipv4netmask(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IFNAME, &addr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_DHCPC
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
-
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */
 
   netlib_getmacaddr(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IFNAME, mac);
@@ -256,10 +252,6 @@ printf("NET2: Configuring %s\n", CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IFNAME);
   netlib_set_ipv4netmask(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IFNAME, &addr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_DHCPC
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
-
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */
 
   netlib_getmacaddr(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IFNAME, mac);
diff --git a/examples/discover/discover_main.c b/examples/discover/discover_main.c
index 01668cf90..1384ec8b5 100644
--- a/examples/discover/discover_main.c
+++ b/examples/discover/discover_main.c
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ int discover_main(int argc, char *argv[])
   netlib_set_ipv4netmask("eth0", &addr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_DISCOVER_DHCPC
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
-
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */
 
   netlib_getmacaddr("eth0", mac);
diff --git a/examples/tcpecho/tcpecho_main.c b/examples/tcpecho/tcpecho_main.c
index b6a07c353..d27e96588 100644
--- a/examples/tcpecho/tcpecho_main.c
+++ b/examples/tcpecho/tcpecho_main.c
@@ -145,10 +145,6 @@ static int tcpecho_netsetup()
   netlib_set_ipv4netmask("eth0", &addr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TCPECHO_DHCPC
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
-
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */
 
   netlib_getmacaddr("eth0", mac);
diff --git a/examples/webserver/webserver_main.c b/examples/webserver/webserver_main.c
index 770f9a23e..512c79bda 100644
--- a/examples/webserver/webserver_main.c
+++ b/examples/webserver/webserver_main.c
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ int webserver_main(int argc, char *argv[])
   netlib_set_ipv4netmask("eth0", &addr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_WEBSERVER_DHCPC
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
-
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */
 
   netlib_getmacaddr("eth0", mac);
diff --git a/examples/xmlrpc/xmlrpc_main.c b/examples/xmlrpc/xmlrpc_main.c
index 0060b465f..184b00484 100644
--- a/examples/xmlrpc/xmlrpc_main.c
+++ b/examples/xmlrpc/xmlrpc_main.c
@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@ static int xmlrpc_netinit(void)
   netlib_set_ipv4netmask("eth0", &addr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_XMLRPC_DHCPC
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
-
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */
 
   netlib_getmacaddr("eth0", mac);
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c b/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c
index fc91af2db..17ef4abb4 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c
@@ -287,15 +287,10 @@ static void nsh_netinit_configure(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_AUTOCONF */
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_IPv6 */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NSH_DHCPC) || defined(CONFIG_NSH_DNS)
-  /* Set up the resolver */
-
-  dns_bind();
 #if defined(CONFIG_NSH_DNS)
   addr.s_addr = HTONL(CONFIG_NSH_DNSIPADDR);
   dns_setserver(&addr);
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NSH_DHCPC)
   /* Get the MAC address of the NIC */