diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c47d76e351..a8ff4c2cb4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 3489.	[bug]		--enable-developer now turns on ISC_LIST_CHECKINIT.
-			dns_dlzcreate() failed to properly initialize
-			dlzdb.link.  When cloning a rdataset do not copy
-			the link contents.  [RT #32651]
+			When cloning a rdataset do not copy the link contents.
+			[RT #32651]
 
 3487.	[bug]		Change 3444 was not complete.  There was a additional
 			place where the NOQNAME proof needed to be saved.
diff --git a/lib/dns/dlz.c b/lib/dns/dlz.c
index d48c50b47a..5b8daae737 100644
--- a/lib/dns/dlz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/dlz.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ dns_dlzcreate(isc_mem_t *mctx, const char *dlzname, const char *drivername,
 	memset(db, 0, sizeof(dns_dlzdb_t));
 
 	db->implementation = impinfo;
-	ISC_LINK_INIT(db, link);
 
 	/* Create a new database using implementation 'drivername'. */
 	result = ((impinfo->methods->create)(mctx, dlzname, argc, argv,