diff --git a/lib/Qpsmtpd/Base.pm b/lib/Qpsmtpd/Base.pm
index 5d3e8faa..4a2da064 100644
--- a/lib/Qpsmtpd/Base.pm
+++ b/lib/Qpsmtpd/Base.pm
@@ -59,26 +59,6 @@ sub get_resolver {
     return $self->{_resolver};
 }
 
-sub get_async_resolver {
-    my ( $self, %args ) = @_;
-    return $self->{_async_resolver} if $self->{_async_resolver};
-
-    my $async_res;
-    eval 'use Net::DNS::Async';
-    if ($@) {
-        warn "could not load Net::DNS::Async, is it installed?";
-        return;
-    }
-
-    my $res = Net::DNS::Resolver->new(dnsrch => 0);
-    $res->tcp_timeout(0);  # Net::DNS::Async handles its own timeouts
-    $res->tcp_timeout(0);
-
-    $self->{_async_resolver} = Net::DNS::Async->new( %args );
-    $self->{_async_resolver}{Resolver} = $res;
-    return $self->{_async_resolver};
-}
-
 sub resolve_a {
     my ($self, $name) = @_;
     my $q = $self->get_resolver->query($name, 'A') or return;
diff --git a/t/qpsmtpd-base.t b/t/qpsmtpd-base.t
index 20f5148e..2d443024 100644
--- a/t/qpsmtpd-base.t
+++ b/t/qpsmtpd-base.t
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ __tildeexp();
 __is_localhost();
 __is_valid_ip();
 __get_resolver();
-__get_async_resolver();
 __resolve_a();
 __resolve_aaaa();
 __resolve_mx();
@@ -63,14 +62,6 @@ sub __get_resolver {
 
 }
 
-sub __get_async_resolver {
-    eval 'use Net::DNS::Async';
-    return if ($@);
-    my $res = $base->get_async_resolver() or return;
-    isa_ok( $res, 'Net::DNS::Async', "resolver object, $res");
-    isa_ok( $res->{Resolver}, 'Net::DNS::Resolver', "resolver object, $res");
-}
-
 sub __resolve_a {
     my @r = $base->resolve_a('simerson.net');
     ok(@r, "resolve_a: " . join(',', @r));