diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.c
index 9288aa0af8..ddbb663b18 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.c
@@ -552,12 +552,3 @@ int dns_question_merge(DnsQuestion *a, DnsQuestion *b, DnsQuestion **ret) {
         *ret = TAKE_PTR(k);
         return 0;
 }
-
-bool dns_question_contains_key_type(DnsQuestion *q, uint16_t type) {
-        DnsResourceKey *t;
-        DNS_QUESTION_FOREACH(t, q)
-                if (t->type == type)
-                        return true;
-
-        return false;
-}
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.h b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.h
index 15ea3024ec..d4298a6031 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.h
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-question.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ static inline bool dns_question_isempty(DnsQuestion *q) {
 
 int dns_question_merge(DnsQuestion *a, DnsQuestion *b, DnsQuestion **ret);
 
-bool dns_question_contains_key_type(DnsQuestion *q, uint16_t type);
-
 DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC(DnsQuestion*, dns_question_unref);
 
 #define _DNS_QUESTION_FOREACH(u, k, q)                                     \
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-scope.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-scope.c
index 72b918b3cf..867158aa71 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-scope.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-scope.c
@@ -764,11 +764,6 @@ DnsScopeMatch dns_scope_good_domain(
                 if (!dns_scope_get_dns_server(s))
                         return DNS_SCOPE_NO;
 
-                /* Route DS requests to the parent */
-                const char *route_domain = domain;
-                if (dns_question_contains_key_type(question, DNS_TYPE_DS))
-                        (void) dns_name_parent(&route_domain);
-
                 /* Always honour search domains for routing queries, except if this scope lacks DNS servers. Note that
                  * we return DNS_SCOPE_YES here, rather than just DNS_SCOPE_MAYBE, which means other wildcard scopes
                  * won't be considered anymore. */
@@ -777,7 +772,7 @@ DnsScopeMatch dns_scope_good_domain(
                         if (!d->route_only && !dns_name_is_root(d->name))
                                 has_search_domains = true;
 
-                        if (dns_name_endswith(route_domain, d->name) > 0) {
+                        if (dns_name_endswith(domain, d->name) > 0) {
                                 int c;
 
                                 c = dns_name_count_labels(d->name);