diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DnsHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DnsHelper.java
index b35ba229db..2f647244fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DnsHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DnsHelper.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import android.os.Build;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
-import org.xbill.DNS.CNAMERecord;
 import org.xbill.DNS.Lookup;
 import org.xbill.DNS.MXRecord;
 import org.xbill.DNS.Record;
@@ -103,11 +102,6 @@ public class DnsHelper {
 
     @NonNull
     static DnsRecord[] lookup(Context context, String name, String type) throws UnknownHostException {
-        return _lookup(context, name, type, 0);
-    }
-
-    @NonNull
-    static DnsRecord[] _lookup(Context context, String name, String type, int redirects) throws UnknownHostException {
         int rtype;
         switch (type) {
             case "mx":
@@ -145,11 +139,6 @@ public class DnsHelper {
                     } else if (record instanceof SRVRecord) {
                         SRVRecord srv = (SRVRecord) record;
                         result.add(new DnsRecord(srv.getTarget().toString(true), srv.getPort()));
-                    } else if (record instanceof CNAMERecord) {
-                        if (++redirects > 3)
-                            throw new UnknownHostException("Too many cname records");
-                        CNAMERecord cname = (CNAMERecord) record;
-                        return _lookup(context, cname.getTarget().toString(true), type, redirects);
                     } else
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException(record.getClass().getName());
                 }