diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8483dcf492..30b9d8975a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
   used by the Linux kernel.  This affects the size and layout of those
   structures.
 
+* The pfcode field of struct res_state and the functions fp_nquery,
+  fp_query, and p_query have been removed.  Printing of DNS queries is no
+  longer support.
+
 Changes to build and runtime requirements:
 
 * Python 3.4 or later is required to build the GNU C Library.
diff --git a/include/resolv.h b/include/resolv.h
index daf4a74777..801357dcb3 100644
--- a/include/resolv.h
+++ b/include/resolv.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ libresolv_hidden_proto (__p_rcode)
 libresolv_hidden_proto (__p_class)
 libresolv_hidden_proto (__p_type)
 libresolv_hidden_proto (__loc_ntoa)
-libresolv_hidden_proto (__fp_nquery)
-libresolv_hidden_proto (__fp_query)
 libresolv_hidden_proto (__res_nameinquery)
 libresolv_hidden_proto (__res_queriesmatch)
 libresolv_hidden_proto (__b64_ntop)
diff --git a/resolv/bits/types/res_state.h b/resolv/bits/types/res_state.h
index 2544a627f6..061c98d72e 100644
--- a/resolv/bits/types/res_state.h
+++ b/resolv/bits/types/res_state.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct __res_state {
 	/* 2 byte hole here.  */
 	char	*dnsrch[MAXDNSRCH+1];	/* components of domain to search */
 	char	defdname[256];		/* default domain (deprecated) */
-	unsigned long pfcode;		/* RES_PRF_ flags - see below. */
+	unsigned long int __glibc_reserved1;
 	unsigned ndots:4;		/* threshold for initial abs. query */
 	unsigned nsort:4;		/* number of elements in sort_list[] */
 	unsigned ipv6_unavail:1;	/* connecting to IPv6 server failed */
diff --git a/resolv/res_debug.c b/resolv/res_debug.c
index 7681ad4639..0c8056a679 100644
--- a/resolv/res_debug.c
+++ b/resolv/res_debug.c
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ extern const char *_res_sectioncodes[] attribute_hidden;
 /* _res_opcodes was exported by accident as a variable.  */
 #if SHLIB_COMPAT (libresolv, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_26)
 static const char *res_opcodes[] =
-#else
-static const char res_opcodes[][9] =
-#endif
   {
     "QUERY",
     "IQUERY",
@@ -141,12 +138,9 @@ static const char res_opcodes[][9] =
     "ZONEINIT",
     "ZONEREF",
   };
-#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libresolv, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_26)
 strong_alias (res_opcodes, _res_opcodes)
 #endif
 
-static const char *p_section(int section, int opcode);
-
 /*
  * Print the current options.
  */
@@ -161,174 +155,34 @@ fp_resstat(const res_state statp, FILE *file) {
 	putc('\n', file);
 }
 
+#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libresolv, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_29)
 static void
-do_section (int pfcode, ns_msg *handle, ns_sect section, int pflag, FILE *file)
+fp_query_not_implemented (FILE *file)
 {
-	int n, sflag, rrnum;
-	static int buflen = 2048;
-	char *buf;
-	ns_opcode opcode;
-	ns_rr rr;
-
-	/*
-	 * Print answer records.
-	 */
-	sflag = (pfcode & pflag);
-	if (pfcode && !sflag)
-		return;
-
-	buf = malloc(buflen);
-	if (buf == NULL) {
-		fprintf(file, ";; memory allocation failure\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	opcode = (ns_opcode) ns_msg_getflag(*handle, ns_f_opcode);
-	rrnum = 0;
-	for (;;) {
-		if (ns_parserr(handle, section, rrnum, &rr)) {
-			if (errno != ENODEV)
-				fprintf(file, ";; ns_parserr: %s\n",
-					strerror(errno));
-			else if (rrnum > 0 && sflag != 0 &&
-				 (pfcode & RES_PRF_HEAD1))
-				putc('\n', file);
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-		if (rrnum == 0 && sflag != 0 && (pfcode & RES_PRF_HEAD1))
-			fprintf(file, ";; %s SECTION:\n",
-				p_section(section, opcode));
-		if (section == ns_s_qd)
-			fprintf(file, ";;\t%s, type = %s, class = %s\n",
-				ns_rr_name(rr),
-				p_type(ns_rr_type(rr)),
-				p_class(ns_rr_class(rr)));
-		else {
-			n = ns_sprintrr(handle, &rr, NULL, NULL,
-					buf, buflen);
-			if (n < 0) {
-				if (errno == ENOSPC) {
-					free(buf);
-					buf = NULL;
-					if (buflen < 131072)
-						buf = malloc(buflen += 1024);
-					if (buf == NULL) {
-						fprintf(file,
-					      ";; memory allocation failure\n");
-					      return;
-					}
-					continue;
-				}
-				fprintf(file, ";; ns_sprintrr: %s\n",
-					strerror(errno));
-				goto cleanup;
-			}
-			fputs(buf, file);
-			fputc('\n', file);
-		}
-		rrnum++;
-	}
- cleanup:
-	free(buf);
+  fputs (";; DNS query printing: not implemented\n", file);
 }
 
-/*
- * Print the contents of a query.
- * This is intended to be primarily a debugging routine.
- */
 void
-fp_nquery (const unsigned char *msg, int len, FILE *file)
+__fp_nquery (const unsigned char *msg, int len, FILE *file)
 {
-	ns_msg handle;
-	int qdcount, ancount, nscount, arcount;
-	u_int opcode, rcode, id;
-
-	/* There is no need to initialize _res: If _res is not yet
-	   initialized, _res.pfcode is zero.  But initialization will
-	   leave it at zero, too.  _res.pfcode is an unsigned long,
-	   but the code here assumes that the flags fit into an int,
-	   so use that.  */
-	int pfcode = _res.pfcode;
-
-	if (ns_initparse(msg, len, &handle) < 0) {
-		fprintf(file, ";; ns_initparse: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		return;
-	}
-	opcode = ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_opcode);
-	rcode = ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_rcode);
-	id = ns_msg_id(handle);
-	qdcount = ns_msg_count(handle, ns_s_qd);
-	ancount = ns_msg_count(handle, ns_s_an);
-	nscount = ns_msg_count(handle, ns_s_ns);
-	arcount = ns_msg_count(handle, ns_s_ar);
-
-	/*
-	 * Print header fields.
-	 */
-	if ((!pfcode) || (pfcode & RES_PRF_HEADX) || rcode)
-		fprintf(file,
-			";; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: %s, status: %s, id: %d\n",
-			res_opcodes[opcode], p_rcode(rcode), id);
-	if ((!pfcode) || (pfcode & RES_PRF_HEADX))
-		putc(';', file);
-	if ((!pfcode) || (pfcode & RES_PRF_HEAD2)) {
-		fprintf(file, "; flags:");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_qr))
-			fprintf(file, " qr");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_aa))
-			fprintf(file, " aa");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_tc))
-			fprintf(file, " tc");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_rd))
-			fprintf(file, " rd");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_ra))
-			fprintf(file, " ra");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_z))
-			fprintf(file, " ??");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_ad))
-			fprintf(file, " ad");
-		if (ns_msg_getflag(handle, ns_f_cd))
-			fprintf(file, " cd");
-	}
-	if ((!pfcode) || (pfcode & RES_PRF_HEAD1)) {
-		fprintf(file, "; %s: %d",
-			p_section(ns_s_qd, opcode), qdcount);
-		fprintf(file, ", %s: %d",
-			p_section(ns_s_an, opcode), ancount);
-		fprintf(file, ", %s: %d",
-			p_section(ns_s_ns, opcode), nscount);
-		fprintf(file, ", %s: %d",
-			p_section(ns_s_ar, opcode), arcount);
-	}
-	if ((!pfcode) || (pfcode &
-		(RES_PRF_HEADX | RES_PRF_HEAD2 | RES_PRF_HEAD1))) {
-		putc('\n',file);
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Print the various sections.
-	 */
-	do_section (pfcode, &handle, ns_s_qd, RES_PRF_QUES, file);
-	do_section (pfcode, &handle, ns_s_an, RES_PRF_ANS, file);
-	do_section (pfcode, &handle, ns_s_ns, RES_PRF_AUTH, file);
-	do_section (pfcode, &handle, ns_s_ar, RES_PRF_ADD, file);
-	if (qdcount == 0 && ancount == 0 &&
-	    nscount == 0 && arcount == 0)
-		putc('\n', file);
+  fp_query_not_implemented (file);
 }
-libresolv_hidden_def (fp_nquery)
+compat_symbol (libresolv, __fp_nquery, __fp_nquery, GLIBC_2_0);
 
 void
-fp_query (const unsigned char *msg, FILE *file)
+__fp_query (const unsigned char *msg, FILE *file)
 {
-  fp_nquery (msg, PACKETSZ, file);
+  fp_query_not_implemented (file);
 }
-libresolv_hidden_def (fp_query)
+compat_symbol (libresolv, __fp_query, __fp_query, GLIBC_2_0);
 
 void
-p_query (const unsigned char *msg)
+__p_query (const unsigned char *msg)
 {
-  fp_query (msg, stdout);
+  fp_query_not_implemented (stdout);
 }
+compat_symbol (libresolv, __p_query, __p_query, GLIBC_2_0);
+#endif
 
 const u_char *
 p_cdnname(const u_char *cp, const u_char *msg, int len, FILE *file) {
@@ -561,24 +415,6 @@ p_type(int type) {
 }
 libresolv_hidden_def (p_type)
 
-/*
- * Return a string for the type.
- */
-static const char *
-p_section(int section, int opcode) {
-	const struct res_sym *symbols;
-
-	switch (opcode) {
-	case ns_o_update:
-		symbols = __p_update_section_syms;
-		break;
-	default:
-		symbols = __p_default_section_syms;
-		break;
-	}
-	return (sym_ntos(symbols, section, (int *)0));
-}
-
 /*
  * Return a mnemonic for class.
  */
diff --git a/resolv/res_send.c b/resolv/res_send.c
index 947ebf5212..47e9de1f5b 100644
--- a/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -1358,10 +1358,7 @@ send_dg(res_state statp,
 			    goto wait;
 			  }
 
-			/* don't retry if called from dig */
-			if (!statp->pfcode)
-			  return close_and_return_error (statp, resplen2);
-			__res_iclose(statp, false);
+			return close_and_return_error (statp, resplen2);
 		}
 		if (anhp->rcode == NOERROR && anhp->ancount == 0
 		    && anhp->aa == 0 && anhp->ra == 0 && anhp->arcount == 0) {
diff --git a/resolv/resolv.h b/resolv/resolv.h
index 80a523e5e4..eff86cd456 100644
--- a/resolv/resolv.h
+++ b/resolv/resolv.h
@@ -138,36 +138,13 @@ struct res_sym {
 
 #define RES_DEFAULT	(RES_RECURSE|RES_DEFNAMES|RES_DNSRCH)
 
-/*
- * Resolver "pfcode" values.  Used by dig.
- */
-#define RES_PRF_STATS	0x00000001
-#define RES_PRF_UPDATE	0x00000002
-#define RES_PRF_CLASS   0x00000004
-#define RES_PRF_CMD	0x00000008
-#define RES_PRF_QUES	0x00000010
-#define RES_PRF_ANS	0x00000020
-#define RES_PRF_AUTH	0x00000040
-#define RES_PRF_ADD	0x00000080
-#define RES_PRF_HEAD1	0x00000100
-#define RES_PRF_HEAD2	0x00000200
-#define RES_PRF_TTLID	0x00000400
-#define RES_PRF_HEADX	0x00000800
-#define RES_PRF_QUERY	0x00001000
-#define RES_PRF_REPLY	0x00002000
-#define RES_PRF_INIT	0x00004000
-/*			0x00008000	*/
-
 /* Things involving an internal (static) resolver context. */
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 extern struct __res_state *__res_state(void) __attribute__ ((__const__));
 __END_DECLS
 #define _res (*__res_state())
 
-#define fp_nquery		__fp_nquery
-#define fp_query		__fp_query
 #define hostalias		__hostalias
-#define p_query			__p_query
 #define res_close		__res_close
 #define res_init		__res_init
 #define res_isourserver		__res_isourserver
@@ -178,10 +155,7 @@ __END_DECLS
 #define res_send		__res_send
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
-void		fp_nquery (const unsigned char *, int, FILE *) __THROW;
-void		fp_query (const unsigned char *, FILE *) __THROW;
 const char *	hostalias (const char *) __THROW;
-void		p_query (const unsigned char *) __THROW;
 void		res_close (void) __THROW;
 int		res_init (void) __THROW;
 int		res_isourserver (const struct sockaddr_in *) __THROW;
diff --git a/resolv/resolv_conf.c b/resolv/resolv_conf.c
index 2f0ffbc524..6fb3dc76fa 100644
--- a/resolv/resolv_conf.c
+++ b/resolv/resolv_conf.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static __attribute__ ((nonnull (1, 2), warn_unused_result)) bool
 update_from_conf (struct __res_state *resp, const struct resolv_conf *conf)
 {
   resp->defdname[0] = '\0';
-  resp->pfcode = 0;
+  resp->__glibc_reserved1 = 0;
   resp->_vcsock = -1;
   resp->_flags = 0;
   resp->ipv6_unavail = false;
