diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 04e2b0b3..c454bbeb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(perl,
 	fi,
 	want_perl=static)
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(dane,
-[  --enable-dane           Enable DANE support],
-	if test x$enableval = xno ; then
-		want_dane=no
-	else
-		want_dane=yes
-	fi,
-	want_dane=no)
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(true-color,
 [  --enable-true-color     Build with true color support in terminal],
 	if test x$enableval = xno ; then
@@ -597,23 +588,6 @@ COMMON_LIBS="$FE_COMMON_LIBS $COMMON_NOUI_LIBS"
 AC_SUBST(COMMON_NOUI_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(COMMON_LIBS)
 
-have_dane=no
-if test "x$want_dane" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for DANE])
-	AC_CHECK_LIB(val-threads, val_getdaneinfo,
-	[
-		LIBS="$LIBS -lval-threads -lsres"
-		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DANE], [], [DANE support])
-		have_dane=yes
-	], [], [-lssl -lcrypto -lsres -lpthread])
-
-	if test x$have_dane = "xyes" ; then
-		if test x$have_openssl = "xno" ; then
-			AC_ERROR([SSL is required to build Irssi with DANE support enabled.])
-		fi
-	fi
-fi
-
 if test "x$want_truecolor" = "xyes" -a "x$want_termcap" != "xyes" -a "x$want_terminfo" = "xyes" ; then
 	AC_DEFINE([TERM_TRUECOLOR], [], [true color support in terminal])
 else
@@ -763,7 +737,6 @@ if test "x$have_openssl" = "xno" -a "x$enable_ssl" = "xyes"; then
   fi
 fi
 echo "Building with 64bit DCC support .. : $offt_64bit"
-echo "Building with DANE support ....... : $have_dane"
 echo "Building with true color support.. : $want_truecolor"
 
 echo
diff --git a/src/core/network-openssl.c b/src/core/network-openssl.c
index a18e6fc7..1ff19a1a 100644
--- a/src/core/network-openssl.c
+++ b/src/core/network-openssl.c
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DANE
-#include <validator/validator.h>
-#include <validator/val_dane.h>
-#endif
-
 /* ssl i/o channel object */
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -206,39 +201,6 @@ static gboolean irssi_ssl_verify_hostname(X509 *cert, const char *hostname)
 static gboolean irssi_ssl_verify(SSL *ssl, SSL_CTX *ctx, const char* hostname, int port, X509 *cert, SERVER_REC *server)
 {
 	long result;
-#ifdef HAVE_DANE
-	int dane_ret;
-	struct val_daneparams daneparams;
-	struct val_danestatus *danestatus = NULL;
-
-	// Check if a TLSA record is available.
-	daneparams.port = port;
-	daneparams.proto = DANE_PARAM_PROTO_TCP;
-
-	dane_ret = val_getdaneinfo(NULL, hostname, &daneparams, &danestatus);
-
-	if (dane_ret == VAL_DANE_NOERROR) {
-		signal_emit("tlsa available", 1, server);
-	}
-
-	if (danestatus != NULL) {
-		int do_certificate_check = 1;
-
-		if (val_dane_check(NULL, ssl, danestatus, &do_certificate_check) != VAL_DANE_NOERROR) {
-			g_warning("DANE: TLSA record for hostname %s port %d could not be verified", hostname, port);
-			signal_emit("tlsa verification failed", 1, server);
-			val_free_dane(danestatus);
-			return FALSE;
-		}
-
-		signal_emit("tlsa verification success", 1, server);
-		val_free_dane(danestatus);
-
-		if (do_certificate_check == 0) {
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
 
 	result = SSL_get_verify_result(ssl);
 	if (result != X509_V_OK) {