diff --git a/lib/dns/dyndb.c b/lib/dns/dyndb.c
index 0ce5e42..556d920 100644
--- a/lib/dns/dyndb.c
+++ b/lib/dns/dyndb.c
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ load_library(isc_mem_t *mctx, const char *filename, const char *instname,
 		      instname, filename);
 
 	flags = RTLD_NOW|RTLD_LOCAL;
-#ifdef RTLD_DEEPBIND
-	flags |= RTLD_DEEPBIND;
-#endif
 
 	handle = dlopen(filename, flags);
 	if (handle == NULL)
