diff --git a/src/setup/networking.c b/src/setup/networking.c
index 51dc7acb0..97d58f724 100644
--- a/src/setup/networking.c
+++ b/src/setup/networking.c
@@ -219,13 +219,6 @@ int oktoleave(void)
 	strcpy(temp, ""); findkey(kv, "RED_TYPE", temp);
 	if ((configtype == 0) || (strcmp(temp, "STATIC") == 0))
 	{
-		strcpy(temp, ""); findkey(kv, "DNS1", temp);
-		if (!(strlen(temp)))
-		{
-                       errorbox(_("Missing DNS."));
-			freekeyvalues(kv);
-			return 0;
-		}
 		strcpy(temp, ""); findkey(kv, "DEFAULT_GATEWAY", temp);
 		if (!(strlen(temp)))
 		{