diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 397451fd01..f5cc6722da 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1029,13 +1029,12 @@ unit:gcc:ossl3:amd64:
       artifacts: true
 
 # Jobs for regular GCC builds on Debian "sid" (amd64)
-# Also tests configration option: --without-lmdb.
 
 gcc:sid:amd64:
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -O3"
-    EXTRA_CONFIGURE: "--with-libidn2 --without-lmdb ${WITH_READLINE}"
+    EXTRA_CONFIGURE: "--with-libidn2 ${WITH_READLINE}"
     RUN_MAKE_INSTALL: 1
   <<: *debian_sid_amd64_image
   <<: *build_job
@@ -1056,14 +1055,13 @@ unit:gcc:sid:amd64:
       artifacts: true
 
 # Job for out-of-tree GCC build on Debian 12 "bookworm" (amd64)
-# Also tests configration option: --with-lmdb.
 
 gcc:out-of-tree:
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     CONFIGURE: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/configure"
-    EXTRA_CONFIGURE: "--with-libidn2 --with-lmdb"
+    EXTRA_CONFIGURE: "--with-libidn2"
     RUN_MAKE_INSTALL: 1
     OUT_OF_TREE_WORKSPACE: workspace
   <<: *base_image
diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 23df890193..7f0e7c57ae 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -159,11 +159,9 @@ options {\n\
 	fetch-quota-params 100 0.1 0.3 0.7;\n\
 	fetches-per-server 0;\n\
 	fetches-per-zone 0;\n\
-	lame-ttl 0;\n"
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
-			    "	lmdb-mapsize 32M;\n"
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-			    "	max-cache-size 90%;\n\
+	lame-ttl 0;\n\
+        lmdb-mapsize 32M;\n\
+        max-cache-size 90%;\n\
 	max-cache-ttl 604800; /* 1 week */\n\
 	max-clients-per-query 100;\n\
 	max-ncache-ttl 10800; /* 3 hours */\n\
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index e52e60f11f..f6988b1fc1 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -140,14 +140,7 @@
 #include <named/smf_globals.h>
 #endif /* ifdef HAVE_LIBSCF */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 #include <lmdb.h>
-#define configure_newzones configure_newzones_db
-#define dumpzone	   dumpzone_db
-#else /* HAVE_LMDB */
-#define configure_newzones configure_newzones_file
-#define dumpzone	   dumpzone_file
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 #ifndef SIZE_MAX
 #define SIZE_MAX ((size_t)-1)
@@ -503,7 +496,6 @@ putuint8(isc_buffer_t **b, uint8_t val);
 static isc_result_t
 putnull(isc_buffer_t **b);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 static isc_result_t
 nzd_writable(dns_view_t *view);
 
@@ -518,10 +510,6 @@ nzd_env_close(dns_view_t *view);
 
 static isc_result_t
 nzd_close(MDB_txn **txnp, bool commit);
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-static isc_result_t
-nzf_append(dns_view_t *view, const cfg_obj_t *zconfig);
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
 
 static isc_result_t
 load_nzf(dns_view_t *view, ns_cfgctx_t *nzcfg);
@@ -7361,7 +7349,6 @@ setup_newzones(dns_view_t *view, cfg_obj_t *config, cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
 		dns_view_setnewzonedir(view, dir);
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	result = named_config_get(maps, "lmdb-mapsize", &obj);
 	if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && obj != NULL) {
 		mapsize = cfg_obj_asuint64(obj);
@@ -7381,9 +7368,6 @@ setup_newzones(dns_view_t *view, cfg_obj_t *config, cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
 			return ISC_R_FAILURE;
 		}
 	}
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-	UNUSED(obj);
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	/*
 	 * A non-empty catalog-zones statement implies allow-new-zones
@@ -7478,54 +7462,6 @@ configure_zone_setviewcommit(isc_result_t result, const cfg_obj_t *zconfig,
 	dns_view_detach(&pview);
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-
-static isc_result_t
-configure_newzones(dns_view_t *view, cfg_obj_t *config, cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
-		   cfg_aclconfctx_t *actx) {
-	isc_result_t result;
-	ns_cfgctx_t *nzctx;
-	const cfg_obj_t *zonelist;
-	const cfg_listelt_t *element;
-
-	nzctx = view->new_zone_config;
-	if (nzctx == NULL || nzctx->nzf_config == NULL) {
-		return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
-	isc_log_write(NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL, NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER,
-		      ISC_LOG_INFO, "loading additional zones for view '%s'",
-		      view->name);
-
-	zonelist = NULL;
-	cfg_map_get(nzctx->nzf_config, "zone", &zonelist);
-
-	for (element = cfg_list_first(zonelist); element != NULL;
-	     element = cfg_list_next(element))
-	{
-		const cfg_obj_t *zconfig = cfg_listelt_value(element);
-		CHECK(configure_zone(config, zconfig, vconfig, view,
-				     &named_g_server->viewlist,
-				     &named_g_server->kasplist,
-				     &named_g_server->keystorelist, actx, true,
-				     false, false, false));
-	}
-
-	result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
-
-cleanup:
-	for (element = cfg_list_first(zonelist); element != NULL;
-	     element = cfg_list_next(element))
-	{
-		const cfg_obj_t *zconfig = cfg_listelt_value(element);
-		configure_zone_setviewcommit(result, zconfig, view);
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-#else /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 static isc_result_t
 data_to_cfg(dns_view_t *view, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data, isc_buffer_t **text,
 	    cfg_obj_t **zoneconfig) {
@@ -7823,8 +7759,6 @@ cleanup:
 	return result;
 }
 
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 static isc_result_t
 load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 		   bool first_time) {
@@ -8832,12 +8766,11 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 		server->sctx->tkeyctx = tkeyctx;
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	/*
-	 * If we're using LMDB, we may have created newzones databases
-	 * as root, making it impossible to reopen them later after
-	 * switching to a new userid. We close them now, and reopen
-	 * after relinquishing privileges them.
+	 * We may have created newzones LMDB databases as root, making
+	 * it impossible to reopen them later after switching to a new
+	 * userid. We close them now, and reopen after relinquishing
+	 * privileges them.
 	 */
 	if (first_time) {
 		for (dns_view_t *view = ISC_LIST_HEAD(server->viewlist);
@@ -8846,7 +8779,6 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 			nzd_env_close(view);
 		}
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	/*
 	 * Switch to the effective UID for setting up files.
@@ -8868,7 +8800,6 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 		goto cleanup_cachelist;
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	/*
 	 * Reopen NZD databases.
 	 */
@@ -8879,7 +8810,6 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 			nzd_env_reopen(view);
 		}
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	/*
 	 * Configure the logging system.
@@ -12345,163 +12275,6 @@ named_smf_add_message(isc_buffer_t **text) {
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBSCF */
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-
-/*
- * Emit a comment at the top of the nzf file containing the viewname
- * Expects the fp to already be open for writing
- */
-#define HEADER1 "# New zone file for view: "
-#define HEADER2                                                     \
-	"\n# This file contains configuration for zones added by\n" \
-	"# the 'rndc addzone' command. DO NOT EDIT BY HAND.\n"
-static isc_result_t
-add_comment(FILE *fp, const char *viewname) {
-	isc_result_t result;
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_write(HEADER1, sizeof(HEADER1) - 1, 1, fp, NULL));
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_write(viewname, strlen(viewname), 1, fp, NULL));
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_write(HEADER2, sizeof(HEADER2) - 1, 1, fp, NULL));
-cleanup:
-	return result;
-}
-
-static void
-dumpzone(void *arg, const char *buf, int len) {
-	FILE *fp = arg;
-
-	(void)isc_stdio_write(buf, len, 1, fp, NULL);
-}
-
-static isc_result_t
-nzf_append(dns_view_t *view, const cfg_obj_t *zconfig) {
-	isc_result_t result;
-	off_t offset;
-	FILE *fp = NULL;
-	bool offsetok = false;
-
-	LOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
-
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_open(view->new_zone_file, "a", &fp));
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_seek(fp, 0, SEEK_END));
-
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_tell(fp, &offset));
-	offsetok = true;
-	if (offset == 0) {
-		CHECK(add_comment(fp, view->name));
-	}
-
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_write("zone ", 5, 1, fp, NULL));
-	cfg_printx(zconfig, CFG_PRINTER_ONELINE, dumpzone, fp);
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_write(";\n", 2, 1, fp, NULL));
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_flush(fp));
-	result = isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	fp = NULL;
-
-cleanup:
-	if (fp != NULL) {
-		(void)isc_stdio_close(fp);
-		if (offsetok) {
-			isc_result_t result2;
-
-			result2 = isc_file_truncate(view->new_zone_file,
-						    offset);
-			if (result2 != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-				isc_log_write(NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
-					      NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER,
-					      ISC_LOG_ERROR,
-					      "Error truncating NZF file '%s' "
-					      "during rollback from append: "
-					      "%s",
-					      view->new_zone_file,
-					      isc_result_totext(result2));
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	UNLOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
-	return result;
-}
-
-static isc_result_t
-nzf_writeconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_view_t *view) {
-	const cfg_obj_t *zl = NULL;
-	cfg_list_t *list;
-	const cfg_listelt_t *elt;
-
-	FILE *fp = NULL;
-	char tmp[1024];
-	isc_result_t result;
-
-	result = isc_file_template(view->new_zone_file, "nzf-XXXXXXXX", tmp,
-				   sizeof(tmp));
-	if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		result = isc_file_openunique(tmp, &fp);
-	}
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	cfg_map_get(config, "zone", &zl);
-	if (!cfg_obj_islist(zl)) {
-		CHECK(ISC_R_FAILURE);
-	}
-
-	list = UNCONST(&zl->value.list);
-
-	CHECK(add_comment(fp, view->name)); /* force a comment */
-
-	for (elt = ISC_LIST_HEAD(*list); elt != NULL;
-	     elt = ISC_LIST_NEXT(elt, link))
-	{
-		const cfg_obj_t *zconfig = cfg_listelt_value(elt);
-
-		CHECK(isc_stdio_write("zone ", 5, 1, fp, NULL));
-		cfg_printx(zconfig, CFG_PRINTER_ONELINE, dumpzone, fp);
-		CHECK(isc_stdio_write(";\n", 2, 1, fp, NULL));
-	}
-
-	CHECK(isc_stdio_flush(fp));
-	result = isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	fp = NULL;
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-	CHECK(isc_file_rename(tmp, view->new_zone_file));
-	return result;
-
-cleanup:
-	if (fp != NULL) {
-		(void)isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	}
-	(void)isc_file_remove(tmp);
-	return result;
-}
-
-static isc_result_t
-load_nzf(dns_view_t *view, ns_cfgctx_t *nzcfg) {
-	isc_result_t result;
-
-	/* The new zone file may not exist. That is OK. */
-	if (!isc_file_exists(view->new_zone_file)) {
-		return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Parse the configuration in the NZF file.  This may be called in
-	 * multiple views, so we reset the parser each time.
-	 */
-	cfg_parser_reset(named_g_addparser);
-	result = cfg_parse_file(named_g_addparser, view->new_zone_file,
-				&cfg_type_addzoneconf, &nzcfg->nzf_config);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_log_write(NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL, NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER,
-			      ISC_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing NZF file '%s': %s",
-			      view->new_zone_file, isc_result_totext(result));
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 static void
 nzd_setkey(MDB_val *key, dns_name_t *name, char *namebuf, size_t buflen) {
 	dns_fixedname_t fixed;
@@ -12983,7 +12756,6 @@ cleanup:
 
 	return result;
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 static isc_result_t
 newzone_parse(named_server_t *server, char *command, dns_view_t **viewp,
@@ -13168,21 +12940,14 @@ cleanup:
 
 static isc_result_t
 do_addzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
-	   dns_name_t *name, cfg_obj_t *zoneconf, const cfg_obj_t *zoneobj,
-	   bool redirect, isc_buffer_t **text) {
+	   dns_name_t *name, const cfg_obj_t *zoneobj, bool redirect,
+	   isc_buffer_t **text) {
 	isc_result_t result, tresult;
 	dns_zone_t *zone = NULL;
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	FILE *fp = NULL;
-	bool cleanup_config = false;
-#else /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	MDB_txn *txn = NULL;
 	MDB_dbi dbi;
 	bool locked = false;
 
-	UNUSED(zoneconf);
-#endif
-
 	/* Zone shouldn't already exist */
 	if (redirect) {
 		result = (view->redirect == NULL) ? ISC_R_NOTFOUND
@@ -13198,24 +12963,6 @@ do_addzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 	}
 
 	isc_loopmgr_pause(named_g_loopmgr);
-
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	/*
-	 * Make sure we can open the configuration save file
-	 */
-	result = isc_stdio_open(view->new_zone_file, "a", &fp);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_loopmgr_resume(named_g_loopmgr);
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, "unable to create '"));
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, view->new_zone_file));
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, "': "));
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, isc_result_totext(result)));
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	(void)isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	fp = NULL;
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	LOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
 	locked = true;
 	/* Make sure we can open the NZD database */
@@ -13228,7 +12975,6 @@ do_addzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	/* Mark view unfrozen and configure zone */
 	dns_view_thaw(view);
@@ -13263,22 +13009,6 @@ do_addzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	/*
-	 * If there wasn't a previous newzone config, just save the one
-	 * we've created. If there was a previous one, merge the new
-	 * zone into it.
-	 */
-	if (cfg->nzf_config == NULL) {
-		cfg_obj_attach(zoneconf, &cfg->nzf_config);
-	} else {
-		cfg_obj_t *z = UNCONST(zoneobj);
-		CHECK(cfg_parser_mapadd(cfg->add_parser, cfg->nzf_config, z,
-					"zone"));
-	}
-	cleanup_config = true;
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 	/*
 	 * Load the zone from the master file.  If this fails, we'll
 	 * need to undo the configuration we've done already.
@@ -13307,34 +13037,17 @@ do_addzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 	/* Flag the zone as having been added at runtime */
 	dns_zone_setadded(zone, true);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	/* Save the new zone configuration into the NZD */
 	CHECK(nzd_open(view, 0, &txn, &dbi));
 	CHECK(nzd_save(&txn, dbi, zone, zoneobj));
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-	/* Append the zone configuration to the NZF */
-	result = nzf_append(view, zoneobj);
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 cleanup:
-
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	if (fp != NULL) {
-		(void)isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	}
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS && cleanup_config) {
-		tresult = delete_zoneconf(view, cfg->add_parser,
-					  cfg->nzf_config, name, NULL);
-		RUNTIME_CHECK(tresult == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
-	}
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	if (txn != NULL) {
 		(void)nzd_close(&txn, false);
 	}
 	if (locked) {
 		UNLOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	if (zone != NULL) {
 		dns_zone_detach(&zone);
@@ -13350,14 +13063,9 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 	isc_result_t result, tresult;
 	dns_zone_t *zone = NULL;
 	bool added;
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	FILE *fp = NULL;
-	cfg_obj_t *z;
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	MDB_txn *txn = NULL;
 	MDB_dbi dbi;
 	bool locked = false;
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	/* Zone must already exist */
 	if (redirect) {
@@ -13377,30 +13085,8 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 	added = dns_zone_getadded(zone);
 	dns_zone_detach(&zone);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	cfg = (ns_cfgctx_t *)view->new_zone_config;
-	if (cfg == NULL) {
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, "new zone config is not set"));
-		CHECK(ISC_R_FAILURE);
-	}
-#endif /* ifndef HAVE_LMDB */
-
 	isc_loopmgr_pause(named_g_loopmgr);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	/* Make sure we can open the configuration save file */
-	result = isc_stdio_open(view->new_zone_file, "a", &fp);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, "unable to open '"));
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, view->new_zone_file));
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, "': "));
-		TCHECK(putstr(text, isc_result_totext(result)));
-		isc_loopmgr_resume(named_g_loopmgr);
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-	(void)isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	fp = NULL;
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	LOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
 	locked = true;
 	/* Make sure we can open the NZD database */
@@ -13413,7 +13099,6 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		isc_loopmgr_resume(named_g_loopmgr);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	/* Reconfigure the zone */
 	dns_view_thaw(view);
@@ -13441,21 +13126,6 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		CHECK(dns_view_findzone(view, name, DNS_ZTFIND_EXACT, &zone));
 	}
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	/* Remove old zone from configuration (and NZF file if applicable) */
-	if (added) {
-		result = delete_zoneconf(view, cfg->add_parser, cfg->nzf_config,
-					 dns_zone_getorigin(zone),
-					 nzf_writeconf);
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			TCHECK(putstr(text, "former zone configuration "
-					    "not deleted: "));
-			TCHECK(putstr(text, isc_result_totext(result)));
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 	if (!added) {
 		if (cfg->vconfig == NULL) {
 			result = delete_zoneconf(
@@ -13512,24 +13182,9 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	/* Store the new zone configuration; also in NZF if applicable */
-	z = UNCONST(zoneobj);
-	CHECK(cfg_parser_mapadd(cfg->add_parser, cfg->nzf_config, z, "zone"));
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
-
 	if (added) {
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 		CHECK(nzd_open(view, 0, &txn, &dbi));
 		CHECK(nzd_save(&txn, dbi, zone, zoneobj));
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-		result = nzf_append(view, zoneobj);
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			TCHECK(putstr(text, "\nNew zone config not saved: "));
-			TCHECK(putstr(text, isc_result_totext(result)));
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "zone '"));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
@@ -13543,18 +13198,12 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 
 cleanup:
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	if (fp != NULL) {
-		(void)isc_stdio_close(fp);
-	}
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	if (txn != NULL) {
 		(void)nzd_close(&txn, false);
 	}
 	if (locked) {
 		UNLOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	if (zone != NULL) {
 		dns_zone_detach(&zone);
@@ -13594,12 +13243,7 @@ named_server_changezone(named_server_t *server, char *command,
 			    &redirect, text));
 
 	/* Are we accepting new zones in this view? */
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
-	if (view->new_zone_db == NULL)
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-	if (view->new_zone_file == NULL)
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
-	{
+	if (view->new_zone_db == NULL) {
 		(void)putstr(text, "Not allowing new zones in view '");
 		(void)putstr(text, view->name);
 		(void)putstr(text, "'");
@@ -13629,8 +13273,8 @@ named_server_changezone(named_server_t *server, char *command,
 	}
 
 	if (addzone) {
-		CHECK(do_addzone(server, cfg, view, dnsname, zoneconf, zoneobj,
-				 redirect, text));
+		CHECK(do_addzone(server, cfg, view, dnsname, zoneobj, redirect,
+				 text));
 	} else {
 		CHECK(do_modzone(server, cfg, view, dnsname, zonename, zoneobj,
 				 redirect, text));
@@ -13693,10 +13337,8 @@ rmzone(void *arg) {
 	dns_db_t *dbp = NULL;
 	bool added;
 	isc_result_t result;
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	MDB_txn *txn = NULL;
 	MDB_dbi dbi;
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	REQUIRE(dz != NULL);
 
@@ -13718,7 +13360,6 @@ rmzone(void *arg) {
 	catz = dns_zone_get_parentcatz(zone);
 
 	if (added && catz == NULL && cfg != NULL) {
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 		/* Make sure we can open the NZD database */
 		LOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
 		result = nzd_open(view, 0, &txn, &dbi);
@@ -13742,17 +13383,6 @@ rmzone(void *arg) {
 			(void)nzd_close(&txn, false);
 		}
 		UNLOCK(&view->new_zone_lock);
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-		result = delete_zoneconf(view, cfg->add_parser, cfg->nzf_config,
-					 dns_zone_getorigin(zone),
-					 nzf_writeconf);
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			isc_log_write(NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
-				      NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
-				      "unable to delete zone configuration: %s",
-				      isc_result_totext(result));
-		}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	}
 
 	if (!added && cfg != NULL) {
@@ -14061,9 +13691,7 @@ named_server_showzone(named_server_t *server, isc_lex_t *lex,
 	dns_view_t *view = NULL;
 	dns_zone_t *zone = NULL;
 	ns_cfgctx_t *cfg = NULL;
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	cfg_obj_t *nzconfig = NULL;
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	bool added, redirect;
 	ns_dzarg_t dzarg;
 
@@ -14103,12 +13731,6 @@ named_server_showzone(named_server_t *server, isc_lex_t *lex,
 						     redirect);
 	}
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	if (zconfig == NULL && cfg->nzf_config != NULL) {
-		zconfig = find_name_in_list_from_map(cfg->nzf_config, "zone",
-						     zonename, redirect);
-	}
-#else  /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	if (zconfig == NULL) {
 		const cfg_obj_t *zlist = NULL;
 		CHECK(get_newzone_config(view, zonename, &nzconfig));
@@ -14119,7 +13741,6 @@ named_server_showzone(named_server_t *server, isc_lex_t *lex,
 
 		zconfig = cfg_listelt_value(cfg_list_first(zlist));
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	if (zconfig == NULL) {
 		CHECK(ISC_R_NOTFOUND);
@@ -14137,11 +13758,10 @@ named_server_showzone(named_server_t *server, isc_lex_t *lex,
 	result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 
 cleanup:
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	if (nzconfig != NULL) {
 		cfg_obj_destroy(named_g_addparser, &nzconfig);
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
+
 	if (isc_buffer_usedlength(*text) > 0) {
 		(void)putnull(text);
 	}
diff --git a/bin/rndc/rndc.rst b/bin/rndc/rndc.rst
index 11c35c2d03..6d81ddd5f5 100644
--- a/bin/rndc/rndc.rst
+++ b/bin/rndc/rndc.rst
@@ -133,14 +133,13 @@ Currently supported commands are:
    string specified on the command line is the zone configuration text
    that would ordinarily be placed in :iscman:`named.conf`.
 
-   The configuration is saved in a file called ``viewname.nzf`` (or, if
-   :iscman:`named` is compiled with liblmdb, an LMDB database file called
-   ``viewname.nzd``). ``viewname`` is the name of the view, unless the view
-   name contains characters that are incompatible with use as a file
-   name, in which case a cryptographic hash of the view name is used
-   instead. When :iscman:`named` is restarted, the file is loaded into
-   the view configuration so that zones that were added can persist
-   after a restart.
+   The configuration is saved in an LMDB database called
+   ``viewname.nzf``. ``viewname`` is the name of the view, unless the
+   view name contains characters that are incompatible with use as a
+   file name, in which case a cryptographic hash of the view name is
+   used instead. When :iscman:`named` is restarted, the file is loaded
+   into the view configuration so that zones that were added can
+   persist after a restart.
 
    This sample ``addzone`` command adds the zone ``example.com`` to
    the default view:
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests.sh
index 6d5939c896..41f239a0ac 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-# When LMDB support is compiled in, this tests that migration from
-# NZF to NZD occurs during named startup
+# This tests that migration from NZF to NZD occurs during named
+# startup
 echo_i "checking previously added zone ($n)"
 ret=0
 $DIG $DIGOPTS @10.53.0.2 a.previous.example a >dig.out.ns2.$n || ret=1
@@ -47,13 +47,11 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-if $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "checking that existing NZF file was renamed after migration ($n)"
-  [ -e ns2/3bf305731dd26307.nzf~ ] || ret=1
-  n=$((n + 1))
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
+echo_i "checking that existing NZF file was renamed after migration ($n)"
+[ -e ns2/3bf305731dd26307.nzf~ ] || ret=1
+n=$((n + 1))
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
 
 echo_i "adding new zone ($n)"
 ret=0
@@ -126,16 +124,6 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-if ! $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "verifying no comments in NZF file ($n)"
-  ret=0
-  hcount=$(grep "^# New zone file for view: _default" ns2/3bf305731dd26307.nzf | wc -l)
-  [ $hcount -eq 0 ] || ret=1
-  n=$((n + 1))
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
-
 echo_i "checking rndc showzone with previously added zone ($n)"
 ret=0
 $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.2 showzone previous.example >rndc.out.ns2.$n
@@ -145,13 +133,11 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-if $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "checking zone is present in NZD ($n)"
-  ret=0
-  $NZD2NZF ns2/_default.nzd | grep previous.example >/dev/null || ret=1
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
+echo_i "checking zone is present in NZD ($n)"
+ret=0
+$NZD2NZF ns2/_default.nzd | grep previous.example >/dev/null || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
 
 echo_i "deleting previously added zone ($n)"
 ret=0
@@ -171,22 +157,10 @@ check_nzd2nzf() (
     && ! grep previous.example nzd2nzf.out.$n >/dev/null
 )
 
-if $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "checking zone was deleted from NZD ($n)"
-  retry_quiet 10 check_nzd2nzf || ret=1
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
-
-if ! $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "checking NZF file now has comment ($n)"
-  ret=0
-  hcount=$(grep "^# New zone file for view: _default" ns2/3bf305731dd26307.nzf | wc -l)
-  [ $hcount -eq 1 ] || ret=1
-  n=$((n + 1))
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
+echo_i "checking zone was deleted from NZD ($n)"
+retry_quiet 10 check_nzd2nzf || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
 
 echo_i "deleting newly added zone added.example ($n)"
 ret=0
@@ -508,24 +482,12 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-if ! $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "checking new NZF file has comment ($n)"
-  ret=0
-  hcount=$(grep "^# New zone file for view: external" ns2/external.nzf | wc -l)
-  [ $hcount -eq 1 ] || ret=1
-  n=$((n + 1))
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
-
-if $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "verifying added.example in external view created an external.nzd DB ($n)"
-  ret=0
-  [ -e ns2/external.nzd ] || ret=1
-  n=$((n + 1))
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
+echo_i "verifying added.example in external view created an external.nzd DB ($n)"
+ret=0
+[ -e ns2/external.nzd ] || ret=1
+n=$((n + 1))
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
 
 echo_i "checking rndc reload causes named to reload the external view's new zone config ($n)"
 ret=0
@@ -544,11 +506,7 @@ status=$((status + ret))
 
 echo_i "checking rndc showzone with newly added zone ($n)"
 _check_rndc_showzone_newly_added() (
-  if ! $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-    expected='zone "added.example" in external { type primary; file "added.db"; };'
-  else
-    expected='zone "added.example" { type primary; file "added.db"; };'
-  fi
+  expected='zone "added.example" { type primary; file "added.db"; };'
   $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.2 showzone added.example in external >rndc.out.ns2.$n 2>/dev/null \
     && [ "$(cat rndc.out.ns2.$n)" = "$expected" ]
 )
@@ -651,13 +609,8 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-if $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "checking NZD file was created in new-zones-directory ($n)"
-  expect=ns2/new-zones/directory.nzd
-else
-  echo_i "checking NZF file was created in new-zones-directory ($n)"
-  expect=ns2/new-zones/directory.nzf
-fi
+echo_i "checking NZD file was created in new-zones-directory ($n)"
+expect=ns2/new-zones/directory.nzd
 $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.2 sync 'added.example IN directory' 2>&1 | sed 's/^/I:ns2 /'
 sleep 2
 [ -e "$expect" ] || ret=1
@@ -693,19 +646,6 @@ n=$((n + 1))
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-if ! $FEATURETEST --with-lmdb; then
-  echo_i "check that addzone is fully reversed on failure (--with-lmdb=no) ($n)"
-  ret=0
-  $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.3 addzone "test1.baz" '{ type primary; file "e.db"; };' >/dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
-  $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.3 addzone "test2.baz" '{ type primary; file "dne.db"; };' >/dev/null 2>&1 && ret=1
-  $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.3 addzone "test3.baz" '{ type primary; file "e.db"; };' >/dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
-  $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.3 delzone "test3.baz" >/dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
-  grep test2.baz ns3/_default.nzf >/dev/null && ret=1
-  n=$((n + 1))
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
-  status=$((status + ret))
-fi
-
 _check_version_bind() (
   $DIG $DIGOPTS @10.53.0.3 version.bind txt ch >dig.out.test$n \
     && grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/feature-test.c b/bin/tests/system/feature-test.c
index 11481f3bbb..4f6134e6ae 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/feature-test.c
+++ b/bin/tests/system/feature-test.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ usage(void) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t--tsan\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t--with-dlz-filesystem\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t--with-libidn2\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "\t--with-lmdb\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t--with-libnghttp2\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t--with-zlib\n");
 }
@@ -238,14 +237,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif /* ifdef HAVE_LIBIDN2 */
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(argv[1], "--with-lmdb") == 0) {
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
-		return 0;
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-		return 1;
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-	}
-
 	if (strcmp(argv[1], "--with-libnghttp2") == 0) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNGHTTP2
 		return 0;
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/nzd2nzf/prereq.sh b/bin/tests/system/nzd2nzf/prereq.sh
index c3a239b741..e2eacbbe5b 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/nzd2nzf/prereq.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/nzd2nzf/prereq.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,5 @@
 
 . ../conf.sh
 
-$FEATURETEST --with-lmdb || {
-  echo_i "This test requires LMDB support." >&2
-  exit 255
-}
+$FEATURETEST
 exit 0
diff --git a/bin/tools/Makefile.am b/bin/tools/Makefile.am
index 0df1c7409b..d7e2f71ab4 100644
--- a/bin/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/bin/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.top
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS +=			\
 	$(LIBISC_CFLAGS)	\
-	$(LIBDNS_CFLAGS)
+	$(LIBDNS_CFLAGS)	\
+	$(LMDB_CFLAGS)
 
 LDADD +=			\
 	$(LIBDNS_LIBS)		\
-	$(LIBISC_LIBS)
+	$(LIBISC_LIBS)		\
+	$(LMDB_LIBS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS =			\
 	arpaname		\
 	mdig			\
 	named-journalprint	\
 	named-rrchecker		\
-	nsec3hash
+	nsec3hash		\
+	named-nzd2nzf
 
 arpaname_LDADD =		\
 	$(LIBISC_LIBS)
@@ -32,17 +35,3 @@ dnstap_read_LDADD =		\
 	$(LIBISC_LIBS)		\
 	$(DNSTAP_LIBS)
 endif
-
-if HAVE_LMDB
-bin_PROGRAMS +=			\
-	named-nzd2nzf
-
-named_nzd2nzf_CPPFLAGS =		\
-	$(AM_CPPFLAGS)		\
-	$(LMDB_CFLAGS)
-
-named_nzd2nzf_LDADD =		\
-	$(LIBISC_LIBS)		\
-	$(LMDB_LIBS)
-
-endif
diff --git a/bin/tools/named-nzd2nzf.c b/bin/tools/named-nzd2nzf.c
index 42be33f7fc..c77cbb5375 100644
--- a/bin/tools/named-nzd2nzf.c
+++ b/bin/tools/named-nzd2nzf.c
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
  * information regarding copyright ownership.
  */
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-#error This program requires the LMDB library.
-#endif /* ifndef HAVE_LMDB */
-
 #include <lmdb.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 71f14127ee..fe3aa8aa70 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -756,43 +756,13 @@ AC_SUBST([KRB5_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([KRB5_LIBS])
 
 #
-# was --with-lmdb specified?
+# LMDB is mandatory
 #
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LMDB], [lmdb])
+AX_SAVE_FLAGS([lmdb])
 
-# [pairwise: --with-lmdb=auto, --with-lmdb=yes, --without-lmdb]
-AC_ARG_WITH([lmdb],
-	    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-lmdb=@<:@PATH@:>@],
-			    [use LMDB library @<:@default=auto@:>@, optionally specify the prefix for lmdb library])],
-	    [:],
-	    [with_lmdb="auto"])
-
-ac_lib_lmdb_found=no
-AS_CASE([$with_lmdb],
-	[no],[],
-	[auto|yes], [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LMDB], [lmdb],
-				       [ac_lib_lmdb_found=yes],
-				       [for ac_lib_lmdb_path in /usr /usr/local /opt /opt/local; do
-						AX_LIB_LMDB([$ac_lib_lmdb_path],
-							    [ac_lib_lmdb_found=yes
-							     break])
-					done
-				       ])],
-	[AX_LIB_LMDB([$with_lmdb],[ac_lib_lmdb_found=yes])])
-
-# don't fail when in automatic mode
-AS_IF([test "$with_lmdb" = "auto" && test "$ac_lib_lmdb_found" = "no"],
-      [with_lmdb=no])
-
-# hard fail when LMDB requested, but not found
-AS_IF([test "$with_lmdb" != "no" && test "$ac_lib_lmdb_found" != "yes"],
-      [AC_MSG_ERROR([LMDB requested, but not found])])
-
-AS_IF([test "$ac_lib_lmdb_found" = "yes"],
-      [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LMDB], [1], [Use lmdb library])])
-
-AC_SUBST([LMDB_CFLAGS])
-AC_SUBST([LMDB_LIBS])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_LMDB], [test -n "$LMDB_LIBS"])
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LMDB_CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$LIBS $LMDB_LIBS"
 
 #
 # was --with-libxml2 specified?
@@ -1519,7 +1489,7 @@ report() {
 	test -z "$LIBXML2_LIBS" || echo "    XML statistics (--with-libxml2)"
 	test -z "$JSON_C_LIBS" || echo "    JSON statistics (--with-json-c): $JSON_C_CFLAGS $JSON_C_LIBS"
 	test -z "$ZLIB_LIBS" || echo "    HTTP zlib compression (--with-zlib)"
-	test -z "$LMDB_LIBS" || echo "    LMDB database to store configuration for 'addzone' zones (--with-lmdb)"
+	test -z "$LMDB_LIBS" || echo "    LMDB database"
 	test -z "$LIBIDN2_LIBS" || echo "    IDN support (--with-libidn2)"
     fi
 
@@ -1581,7 +1551,7 @@ report() {
     test -z "$LIBXML2_LIBS" && echo "    XML statistics (--with-libxml2)"
     test -z "$JSON_C_LIBS" && echo "    JSON statistics (--with-json-c)"
     test -z "$ZLIB_LIBS" && echo "    HTTP zlib compression (--with-zlib)"
-    test -z "$LMDB_LIBS" && echo "    LMDB database to store configuration for 'addzone' zones (--with-lmdb)"
+    test -z "$LMDB_LIBS" && echo "    LMDB database"
     test -z "$LIBIDN2_LIBS" && echo "    IDN support (--with-libidn2)"
 
     echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/doc/arm/build.inc.rst b/doc/arm/build.inc.rst
index 10dd3eaddd..1baa80511d 100644
--- a/doc/arm/build.inc.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/build.inc.rst
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ be linked against ``zlib`` (https://zlib.net/). If this is installed in
 a nonstandard location, specify the prefix using
 ``--with-zlib=/prefix``.
 
-To support storing configuration data for runtime-added zones in an LMDB
-database, the server must be linked with ``liblmdb``
-(https://github.com/LMDB/lmdb). If this is installed in a nonstandard
-location, specify the prefix using ``--with-lmdb=/prefix``.
-
 To support MaxMind GeoIP2 location-based ACLs, the server must be linked
 with ``libmaxminddb`` (https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/). This is
 turned on by default if the library is found; if the library is
diff --git a/doc/arm/reference.rst b/doc/arm/reference.rst
index 4f83936ba8..d82989a234 100644
--- a/doc/arm/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/reference.rst
@@ -1364,12 +1364,11 @@ default is used.
    :tags: server
    :short: Sets a maximum size for the memory map of the new-zone database in LMDB database format.
 
-   When :iscman:`named` is built with liblmdb, this option sets a maximum size
-   for the memory map of the new-zone database (NZD) in LMDB database
-   format. This database is used to store configuration information for
-   zones added using :option:`rndc addzone`. Note that this is not the NZD
-   database file size, but the largest size that the database may grow
-   to.
+   This option sets a maximum size for the memory map of the new-zone
+   database (NZD) in LMDB database format. This database is used to
+   store configuration information for zones added using :option:`rndc
+   addzone`. Note that this is not the NZD database file size, but the
+   largest size that the database may grow to.
 
    Because the database file is memory-mapped, its size is limited by
    the address space of the :iscman:`named` process. The default of 32 megabytes
@@ -1998,17 +1997,15 @@ Boolean Options
 
    Newly added zones' configuration parameters are stored so that they
    can persist after the server is restarted. The configuration
-   information is saved in a file called ``viewname.nzf`` (or, if
-   :iscman:`named` is compiled with liblmdb, in an LMDB database file called
-   ``viewname.nzd``). "viewname" is the name of the view, unless the view
-   name contains characters that are incompatible with use as a file
-   name, in which case a cryptographic hash of the view name is used
-   instead.
+   information is saved in an LMDB database file called
+   ``viewname.nzf``. "viewname" is the name of the view, unless the
+   view name contains characters that are incompatible with use as a
+   file name, in which case a cryptographic hash of the view name is
+   used instead.
 
-   Configurations for zones added at runtime are stored either in
-   a new-zone file (NZF) or a new-zone database (NZD), depending on
-   whether :iscman:`named` was linked with liblmdb at compile time. See
-   :ref:`man_rndc` for further details about :option:`rndc addzone`.
+   Configurations for zones added at runtime are stored either in a
+   new-zone database (NZD). See :ref:`man_rndc` for further details
+   about :option:`rndc addzone`.
 
 .. namedconf:statement:: auth-nxdomain
    :tags: query
diff --git a/doc/man/Makefile.am b/doc/man/Makefile.am
index 37d29ed17f..d43627bae6 100644
--- a/doc/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/man/Makefile.am
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ man_MANS =				\
 	named-checkzone.1		\
 	named-compilezone.1		\
 	named-journalprint.1		\
+	named-nzd2nzf.1			\
 	named.8				\
 	nsec3hash.1			\
 	rndc-confgen.8			\
@@ -111,11 +112,6 @@ man_MANS +=				\
 	dnstap-read.1
 endif HAVE_DNSTAP
 
-if HAVE_LMDB
-man_MANS +=				\
-	named-nzd2nzf.1
-endif HAVE_LMDB
-
 MANPAGES_IN =				\
 	$(man_MANS:=in)			\
 	dnstap-read.1in			\
diff --git a/doc/misc/options b/doc/misc/options
index baa4e3696f..816015e66c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/options
+++ b/doc/misc/options
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ options {
 	lame-ttl <duration>;
 	listen-on [ port <integer> ] [ proxy <string> ] [ tls <string> ] [ http <string> ] { <address_match_element>; ... }; // may occur multiple times
 	listen-on-v6 [ port <integer> ] [ proxy <string> ] [ tls <string> ] [ http <string> ] { <address_match_element>; ... }; // may occur multiple times
-	lmdb-mapsize <sizeval>; // optional (only available if configured)
+	lmdb-mapsize <sizeval>;
 	managed-keys-directory <quoted_string>;
 	masterfile-format ( raw | text );
 	masterfile-style ( full | relative );
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ view <string> [ <class> ] {
 	}; // may occur multiple times
 	key-directory <quoted_string>;
 	lame-ttl <duration>;
-	lmdb-mapsize <sizeval>; // optional (only available if configured)
+	lmdb-mapsize <sizeval>;
 	masterfile-format ( raw | text );
 	masterfile-style ( full | relative );
 	match-clients { <address_match_element>; ... };
diff --git a/lib/dns/Makefile.am b/lib/dns/Makefile.am
index d287dc5503..95a627dfe5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/dns/Makefile.am
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ libdns_la_CPPFLAGS =		\
 	$(LIBISC_CFLAGS)	\
 	$(LIBURCU_CFLAGS)	\
 	$(LIBUV_CFLAGS)		\
+	$(LMDB_CFLAGS)		\
 	$(OPENSSL_CFLAGS)
 
 libdns_la_LDFLAGS =		\
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ libdns_la_LIBADD =		\
 	$(LIBISC_LIBS)		\
 	$(LIBURCU_LIBS)		\
 	$(LIBUV_LIBS)		\
+	$(LMDB_LIBS)		\
 	$(OPENSSL_LIBS)
 
 if HAVE_JSON_C
@@ -326,11 +328,6 @@ libdns_la_CPPFLAGS += $(DNSTAP_CFLAGS)
 libdns_la_LIBADD += $(DNSTAP_LIBS)
 endif
 
-if HAVE_LMDB
-libdns_la_CPPFLAGS += $(LMDB_CFLAGS)
-libdns_la_LIBADD += $(LMDB_LIBS)
-endif
-
 if !HAVE_SYSTEMTAP
 DTRACE_DEPS = libdns_la-xfrin.lo
 DTRACE_OBJS = .libs/libdns_la-xfrin.$(OBJEXT)
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index edab9d2be1..86e771c09d 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ struct dns_view {
 #define DNS_VIEWATTR_ADBSHUTDOWN 0x02
 #define DNS_VIEWATTR_REQSHUTDOWN 0x04
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 #define DNS_LMDB_COMMON_FLAGS (MDB_CREATE | MDB_NOSUBDIR | MDB_NOLOCK)
 #ifndef __OpenBSD__
 #define DNS_LMDB_FLAGS (DNS_LMDB_COMMON_FLAGS)
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ struct dns_view {
  */
 #define DNS_LMDB_FLAGS (DNS_LMDB_COMMON_FLAGS | MDB_WRITEMAP)
 #endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 isc_result_t
 dns_view_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_loopmgr_t *loopmgr,
diff --git a/lib/dns/view.c b/lib/dns/view.c
index d2f21ee8ba..f6c056ac8a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/view.c
+++ b/lib/dns/view.c
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <limits.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 #include <lmdb.h>
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <isc/atomic.h>
 #include <isc/dir.h>
@@ -392,7 +389,6 @@ destroy(dns_view_t *view) {
 		isc_mem_free(view->mctx, view->new_zone_dir);
 		view->new_zone_dir = NULL;
 	}
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	if (view->new_zone_dbenv != NULL) {
 		mdb_env_close((MDB_env *)view->new_zone_dbenv);
 		view->new_zone_dbenv = NULL;
@@ -401,7 +397,6 @@ destroy(dns_view_t *view) {
 		isc_mem_free(view->mctx, view->new_zone_db);
 		view->new_zone_db = NULL;
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 	dns_fwdtable_destroy(&view->fwdtable);
 	dns_aclenv_detach(&view->aclenv);
 	if (view->failcache != NULL) {
@@ -1787,14 +1782,8 @@ dns_view_setnewzones(dns_view_t *view, bool allow, void *cfgctx,
 		     void (*cfg_destroy)(void **), uint64_t mapsize) {
 	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 	char buffer[1024];
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	MDB_env *env = NULL;
 	int status;
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-
-#ifndef HAVE_LMDB
-	UNUSED(mapsize);
-#endif /* ifndef HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	REQUIRE(DNS_VIEW_VALID(view));
 	REQUIRE((cfgctx != NULL && cfg_destroy != NULL) || !allow);
@@ -1804,7 +1793,6 @@ dns_view_setnewzones(dns_view_t *view, bool allow, void *cfgctx,
 		view->new_zone_file = NULL;
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	if (view->new_zone_dbenv != NULL) {
 		mdb_env_close((MDB_env *)view->new_zone_dbenv);
 		view->new_zone_dbenv = NULL;
@@ -1814,7 +1802,6 @@ dns_view_setnewzones(dns_view_t *view, bool allow, void *cfgctx,
 		isc_mem_free(view->mctx, view->new_zone_db);
 		view->new_zone_db = NULL;
 	}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	if (view->new_zone_config != NULL) {
 		view->cfg_destroy(&view->new_zone_config);
@@ -1830,7 +1817,6 @@ dns_view_setnewzones(dns_view_t *view, bool allow, void *cfgctx,
 
 	view->new_zone_file = isc_mem_strdup(view->mctx, buffer);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 	CHECK(nz_legacy(view->new_zone_dir, view->name, "nzd", buffer,
 			sizeof(buffer)));
 
@@ -1866,7 +1852,6 @@ dns_view_setnewzones(dns_view_t *view, bool allow, void *cfgctx,
 
 	view->new_zone_dbenv = env;
 	env = NULL;
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
 
 	view->new_zone_config = cfgctx;
 	view->cfg_destroy = cfg_destroy;
@@ -1878,7 +1863,6 @@ cleanup:
 			view->new_zone_file = NULL;
 		}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
 		if (view->new_zone_db != NULL) {
 			isc_mem_free(view->mctx, view->new_zone_db);
 			view->new_zone_db = NULL;
@@ -1886,7 +1870,7 @@ cleanup:
 		if (env != NULL) {
 			mdb_env_close(env);
 		}
-#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
+
 		view->new_zone_config = NULL;
 		view->cfg_destroy = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c b/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
index e6bef96e3c..453c3b10c8 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
@@ -2061,11 +2061,7 @@ static cfg_clausedef_t view_clauses[] = {
 	{ "ipv4only-server", &cfg_type_astring, 0 },
 	{ "ixfr-from-differences", &cfg_type_ixfrdifftype, 0 },
 	{ "lame-ttl", &cfg_type_duration, 0 },
-#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
-	{ "lmdb-mapsize", &cfg_type_sizeval, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_OPTIONAL },
-#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
-	{ "lmdb-mapsize", &cfg_type_sizeval, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_NOTCONFIGURED },
-#endif /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
+	{ "lmdb-mapsize", &cfg_type_sizeval, 0 },
 	{ "max-acache-size", NULL, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_ANCIENT },
 	{ "max-cache-size", &cfg_type_sizeorpercent, 0 },
 	{ "max-cache-ttl", &cfg_type_duration, 0 },