diff --git a/src/app-layer-dns-common.c b/src/app-layer-dns-common.c
index 01b20ba7c9..44a49215be 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-dns-common.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-dns-common.c
@@ -82,188 +82,6 @@ void DNSAppLayerRegisterGetEventInfoById(uint8_t ipproto, AppProto alproto)
     return;
 }
 
-void DNSCreateTypeString(uint16_t type, char *str, size_t str_size)
-{
-    switch (type) {
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_A:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "A");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NS:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NS");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_AAAA:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "AAAA");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_CNAME:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "CNAME");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_TXT:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "TXT");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MX:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MX");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_SOA:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "SOA");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_PTR:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "PTR");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_SIG:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "SIG");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_KEY:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "KEY");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_WKS:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "WKS");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_TKEY:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "TKEY");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_TSIG:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "TSIG");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_ANY:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "ANY");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_RRSIG:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "RRSIG");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NSEC:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NSEC");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_DNSKEY:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "DNSKEY");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_HINFO:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "HINFO");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MINFO:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MINFO");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_RP:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "RP");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_AFSDB:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "AFSDB");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_X25:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "X25");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_ISDN:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "ISDN");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_RT:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "RT");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NSAP:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NSAP");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NSAPPTR:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NSAPPTR");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_PX:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "PX");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_GPOS:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "GPOS");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_LOC:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "LOC");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_SRV:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "SRV");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_ATMA:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "ATMA");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NAPTR:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NAPTR");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_KX:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "KX");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_CERT:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "CERT");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_A6:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "A6");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_DNAME:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "DNAME");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_OPT:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "OPT");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_APL:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "APL");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_DS:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "DS");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_SSHFP:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "SSHFP");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_IPSECKEY:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "IPSECKEY");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_DHCID:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "DHCID");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NSEC3:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NSEC3");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NSEC3PARAM:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NSEC3PARAM");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_TLSA:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "TLSA");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_HIP:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "HIP");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_CDS:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "CDS");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_CDNSKEY:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "CDNSKEY");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MAILA:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MAILA");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_URI:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "URI");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MB:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MB");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MG:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MG");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MR:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MR");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NULL:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NULL");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_SPF:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "SPF");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_NXT:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "NXT");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MD:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MD");
-            break;
-        case DNS_RECORD_TYPE_MF:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "MF");
-            break;
-        default:
-            snprintf(str, str_size, "%04x/%u", type, type);
-    }
-}
-
 void DNSCreateRcodeString(uint8_t rcode, char *str, size_t str_size)
 {
     switch (rcode) {
diff --git a/src/app-layer-dns-common.h b/src/app-layer-dns-common.h
index 31892ebb52..319c8bdb15 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-dns-common.h
+++ b/src/app-layer-dns-common.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ int DNSStateGetEventInfoById(int event_id, const char **event_name,
 void DNSAppLayerRegisterGetEventInfo(uint8_t ipproto, AppProto alproto);
 void DNSAppLayerRegisterGetEventInfoById(uint8_t ipproto, AppProto alproto);
 
-void DNSCreateTypeString(uint16_t type, char *str, size_t str_size);
 void DNSCreateRcodeString(uint8_t rcode, char *str, size_t str_size);
 
 #endif /* __APP_LAYER_DNS_COMMON_H__ */