diff --git a/src/core/dns.c b/src/core/dns.c
index 056672b7..793896e4 100644
--- a/src/core/dns.c
+++ b/src/core/dns.c
@@ -560,8 +560,6 @@ static err_t
 dns_lookup(const char *name, ip_addr_t *addr LWIP_DNS_ADDRTYPE_ARG(u8_t dns_addrtype))
 {
   u8_t i;
-#if DNS_LOCAL_HOSTLIST || defined(DNS_LOOKUP_LOCAL_EXTERN)
-#endif /* DNS_LOCAL_HOSTLIST || defined(DNS_LOOKUP_LOCAL_EXTERN) */
 #if DNS_LOCAL_HOSTLIST
   if (dns_lookup_local(name, addr LWIP_DNS_ADDRTYPE_ARG(dns_addrtype)) == ERR_OK) {
     return ERR_OK;