diff --git a/config/blobs.yml b/config/blobs.yml
index 9c68f1435a7..64a7f9f7412 100644
--- a/config/blobs.yml
+++ b/config/blobs.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ postgres/postgresql-15.6.tar.gz:
   size: 30299236
   object_id: 8cc25480-8de8-4f0b-56a2-b359ff6838dc
   sha: sha256:3a08314af1714671213a8a4f6bd646d0b1cdc94b029e8988944ab04d4b8cf2d2
-powerdns/pdns-static_3.3.1-1_amd64.deb:
-  size: 9353694
-  object_id: 6e861aa6-2e83-4027-a1e8-0ebec995c274
-  sha: 22bb46aa0b3e7671e0ee9aa30ed95c38841106ab
 s3cli/s3cli-0.0.279-linux-amd64:
   size: 18496144
   object_id: a4445869-9b78-431b-5448-11810142b89c
diff --git a/jobs/director/spec b/jobs/director/spec
index e7ae83a91ec..a400117439f 100644
--- a/jobs/director/spec
+++ b/jobs/director/spec
@@ -336,35 +336,9 @@ properties:
     default: false
 
   # DNS
-  dns.address:
-    description: Address of the powerdns server
   dns.domain_name:
     description: TLD of the dns zone used by bosh
     default: bosh
-  dns.db.adapter:
-    description: DNS Database adapter
-    default: postgres
-  dns.db.user:
-    description: DNS Database user
-    default: bosh
-  dns.db.password:
-    description: DNS Database password
-  dns.db.host:
-    description: DNS Database host
-    default: 127.0.0.1
-  dns.db.port:
-    description: Port that the powerdns database listens on
-    default: 5432
-  dns.db.database:
-    description: Name of the powerdns database
-    default: bosh
-  dns.db.connection_options:
-    description: |
-      Additional options for the powerdns database.
-      The below default applies to postgres databases. For config options for mysql dbs, refer to the mysql2 gem options.
-    default:
-      max_connections: 32  #Maximum size of the connection pool
-      pool_timeout: 10     #Number of seconds to wait if a connection cannot be acquired before  raising an error
 
   # Events
   director.events.record_events:
diff --git a/jobs/director/templates/director.yml.erb b/jobs/director/templates/director.yml.erb
index fcb25d855a6..7b5204cae9a 100644
--- a/jobs/director/templates/director.yml.erb
+++ b/jobs/director/templates/director.yml.erb
@@ -169,32 +169,10 @@ params['scan_and_fix'] = {
   'auto_fix_stateful_nodes' => p('director.auto_fix_stateful_nodes')
 }
 
-if_p('dns.db.adapter', 'dns.db.user', 'dns.db.password', 'dns.db.host',
-     'dns.db.port', 'dns.db.database', 'dns.db.connection_options', 'dns.address') do
-  |adapter, user, password, db_host, port, database, connection_options, address|
+if_p('dns.domain_name') do |domain_name|
   params['dns'] = {
-    'server' => address,
-    'flush_command' => '/var/vcap/jobs/powerdns/bin/powerdns_ctl flush',
-    'db' => {
-        'adapter' => adapter,
-        'user' => user,
-        'password' => password,
-        'host' => db_host,
-        'port' => port,
-        'database' => database,
-        'connection_options' => connection_options
-     }
+    'domain_name' => domain_name
   }
-
-  if_p('dns.domain_name') do |domain_name|
-    params['dns']['domain_name'] = domain_name
-  end
-end.else do
-  if_p('dns.domain_name') do |domain_name|
-    params['dns'] = {
-      'domain_name' => domain_name
-    }
-  end
 end
 
 if p('blobstore.provider') == 's3'
diff --git a/jobs/powerdns/monit b/jobs/powerdns/monit
deleted file mode 100644
index d245938a54a..00000000000
--- a/jobs/powerdns/monit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-check process powerdns
-  with pidfile /var/vcap/sys/run/powerdns/pdns.pid
-  start program "/var/vcap/jobs/powerdns/bin/powerdns_ctl start"
-  stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/powerdns/bin/powerdns_ctl stop"
-  group vcap
diff --git a/jobs/powerdns/spec b/jobs/powerdns/spec
deleted file mode 100644
index ddc4785438d..00000000000
--- a/jobs/powerdns/spec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
----
-name: powerdns
-
-templates:
-  pdns.conf.erb: config/pdns.conf
-  powerdns_ctl.erb: bin/powerdns_ctl
-
-packages:
-  - powerdns
-
-properties:
-
-  dns.db.adapter:
-    description: Adapter for the PowerDNS database connection
-    default: postgres
-  dns.db.user:
-    description: User for the PowerDNS database connection
-    default: bosh
-  dns.db.password:
-    description: Password for the PowerDNS database connection
-  dns.db.host:
-    description: Address for the PowerDNS database
-    default: 127.0.0.1
-  dns.db.port:
-    description: Port for the PowerDNS database connection
-    default: 5432
-  dns.db.database:
-    description: Database for the PowerDNS database connection
-    default: bosh
-
-  dns.distributor_threads:
-    description: Number of threads to query the backend, for each receiver thread
-    default: 2
-  dns.receiver_threads:
-    description: Number of sockets the powerdns process will open
-    default: 2
-  dns.recursor:
-    description: If recursion is desired, IP address of a recursing nameserver (optional)
-  dns.local_address:
-    description: IP address to which to bind to (optional; useful with multiple IP addresses)
-  dns.query_local_address:
-    description: IP address to use as a source address for sending queries (optional; useful with multiple IP addresses)
-  dns.address:
-    description: Address of the primary PowerDNS instance
-
-  dns.webserver.port:
-    description: TCP port PowerDNS webserver listens on (optional)
-    default: 8081
-  dns.webserver.address:
-    description: IP address PowerDNS webserver listens on (optional)
-    default: 0.0.0.0
-  dns.webserver.password:
-    description: Password clients must use to access PowerDNS webserver (optional)
diff --git a/jobs/powerdns/spec.yml b/jobs/powerdns/spec.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index 15acefd8bbf..00000000000
--- a/jobs/powerdns/spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-spec
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jobs/powerdns/templates/pdns.conf.erb b/jobs/powerdns/templates/pdns.conf.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 42abddc69f8..00000000000
--- a/jobs/powerdns/templates/pdns.conf.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<%
-    adapters = {
-            'mysql2' => 'gmysql',
-            'mysql' => 'gmysql',
-            'postgres' => 'gpgsql',
-            'sqlite' => 'gsqlite3'
-    }
-    db_module = adapters[p('dns.db.adapter')]
-    raise "unknown adapter #{p('dns.db.adapter')} for powerdns" unless db_module
-%>
-launch=<%= db_module %>
-<%= db_module %>-host=<%= p('dns.db.host') %>
-<%= db_module %>-port=<%= p('dns.db.port') %>
-<%= db_module %>-user=<%= p('dns.db.user') %>
-<%= db_module %>-password=<%= p('dns.db.password') %>
-<%= db_module %>-dbname=<%= p('dns.db.database') %>
-
-config-dir=/var/vcap/jobs/powerdns/config
-daemon=yes
-distributor-threads=<%= p('dns.distributor_threads') %>
-receiver-threads=<%= p('dns.receiver_threads') %>
-guardian=no
-max-tcp-connections=256
-module-dir=/usr/local/lib
-<% if_p('dns.recursor') do |recursor| %>
-recursor=<%= recursor %>
-<% end %>
-<% if_p('dns.local_address') do |local_address| %>
-local-address=<%= local_address %>
-<% end %>
-<% if_p('dns.query_local_address') do |query_local_address| %>
-query-local-address=<%= query_local_address %>
-<% end %>
-setgid=vcap
-setuid=vcap
-version-string=anonymous
-<% if_p('dns.webserver.port',
-        'dns.webserver.address',
-        'dns.webserver.password') do |web_port, web_address, web_pass|  %>
-webserver=yes
-webserver-port=<%= web_port %>
-webserver-address=<%= web_address %>
-webserver-password=<%= web_pass %>
-<% end %>
diff --git a/jobs/powerdns/templates/powerdns_ctl.erb b/jobs/powerdns/templates/powerdns_ctl.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index e31ee27db5e..00000000000
--- a/jobs/powerdns/templates/powerdns_ctl.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-RUN_DIR=/var/vcap/sys/run/powerdns
-LOG_DIR=/var/vcap/sys/log/powerdns
-PIDFILE=$RUN_DIR/pdns.pid
-
-case $1 in
-
-start)
-  mkdir -p $RUN_DIR
-  mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
-
-  echo $$ > $PIDFILE
-
-  exec /var/vcap/packages/powerdns/pdns_server \
-    --socket-dir=$RUN_DIR \
-    --config-dir=/var/vcap/jobs/powerdns/config \
-    >>$LOG_DIR/powerdns.stdout.log \
-    2>>$LOG_DIR/powerdns.stderr.log
-  ;;
-
-stop)
-  head -1 $PIDFILE | xargs kill
-  rm -f $PIDFILE
-  ;;
-
-flush)
-  /var/vcap/packages/powerdns/pdns_control \
-    --socket-dir=$RUN_DIR \
-    --config-dir=/var/vcap/jobs/powerdns/config \
-    purge
-  ;;
-
-*)
-  echo "Usage: powerdns_ctl {start|stop|flush}" ;;
-esac
-exit 0
diff --git a/packages/powerdns/packaging b/packages/powerdns/packaging
deleted file mode 100644
index 62ac5405a1a..00000000000
--- a/packages/powerdns/packaging
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-set -e
-
-echo "Extracting PowerDNS archive ..."
-
-mkdir -p target
-
-ar p powerdns/pdns-static_3.3.1-1_amd64.deb data.tar.gz | tar zx -C target
-
-cp -a target/usr/sbin/pdns_server ${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET}
-cp -a target/usr/bin/pdns_control ${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET}
diff --git a/packages/powerdns/spec b/packages/powerdns/spec
deleted file mode 100644
index 52c6c81f7cd..00000000000
--- a/packages/powerdns/spec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-name: powerdns
-files:
-- powerdns/pdns-static_3.3.1-1_amd64.deb
diff --git a/packages/powerdns/spec.yml b/packages/powerdns/spec.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index 15acefd8bbf..00000000000
--- a/packages/powerdns/spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-spec
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/director.yml.erb_spec.rb b/spec/director.yml.erb_spec.rb
index 76111509521..2c10bc5c20b 100644
--- a/spec/director.yml.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/director.yml.erb_spec.rb
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@
         end
       end
 
-      context 'when domain name specified without all other dns properties' do
+      context 'when dns.domain_name specified' do
         before do
           merged_manifest_properties['dns'] = {
-            'domain_name' => 'domain.name'
+            'domain_name' => 'fake.domain.name'
           }
         end
 
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@
     let(:erb_yaml) { File.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../jobs/director/templates/director.yml.erb')) }
 
     subject(:parsed_yaml) do
-
       binding = Bosh::Template::EvaluationContext.new(
         {
           'job' => {'name' => 'i_like_bosh'},
diff --git a/src/bosh-dev/lib/bosh/dev/sandbox/main.rb b/src/bosh-dev/lib/bosh/dev/sandbox/main.rb
index fe56b95cb37..1c3e23dcc59 100644
--- a/src/bosh-dev/lib/bosh/dev/sandbox/main.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-dev/lib/bosh/dev/sandbox/main.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ def initialize(db_opts, debug, test_env_number)
 
       @logger.level = ENV.fetch('LOG_LEVEL', 'DEBUG')
 
-      @dns_db_path = sandbox_path('director-dns.sqlite')
       @task_logs_dir = sandbox_path('boshdir/tasks')
       @blobstore_storage_dir = sandbox_path('bosh_test_blobstore')
       @verify_multidigest_path = File.join(REPO_ROOT, 'tmp', 'verify-multidigest', 'verify-multidigest')
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ def stop
 
       @sandbox_log_file.close unless @sandbox_log_file == STDOUT
 
-      FileUtils.rm_f(dns_db_path)
       FileUtils.rm_rf(agent_tmp_path)
       FileUtils.rm_rf(blobstore_storage_dir)
     end
@@ -289,9 +287,8 @@ def run
 
       loop { sleep 60 }
 
-    # rubocop:disable HandleExceptions
     rescue Interrupt
-    # rubocop:enable HandleExceptions
+      # Ignored
     ensure
       stop
       @logger.info('Stopped sandbox')
@@ -580,6 +577,6 @@ def get_nats_client_ca_private_key_path
       File.join(SANDBOX_ASSETS_DIR, 'nats_server', 'certs', 'rootCA.key')
     end
 
-    attr_reader :director_tmp_path, :dns_db_path, :task_logs_dir
+    attr_reader :director_tmp_path, :task_logs_dir
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/bin/bosh-director-migrate b/src/bosh-director/bin/bosh-director-migrate
index 0fb50bc2c0d..e5741a2daae 100755
--- a/src/bosh-director/bin/bosh-director-migrate
+++ b/src/bosh-director/bin/bosh-director-migrate
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ director_db = config.db
 # Configure the singleton for migrations that need access to this config. There does not appear
 # to be a way to pass additional data or objects into Sequel gem migrations.
 if director_db.table_exists?(:releases)
-  config.configure_evil_config_singleton!(preload_db_classes: false)
+  config.configure_evil_config_singleton!
 end
 abort 'Director database config missing from config file' unless director_db
-dns_db = config.dns_db
 
 DBMigrator.new(director_db, :director).migrate
-DBMigrator.new(dns_db, :dns).migrate
 DBMigrator.new(director_db, :cpi, cpi: config.cpi).migrate
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/director/20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances.rb b/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/director/20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a62936d4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/director/20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Sequel.migration do
+  down do
+    alter_table(:instances) do
+      add_column :dns_records, String, text: true
+    end
+  end
+
+  up do
+    alter_table(:instances) do
+      drop_column :dns_records
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/dns/20120123234908_initial.rb b/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/dns/20120123234908_initial.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 813b34d9bee..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/dns/20120123234908_initial.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-Sequel.migration do
-  change do
-    create_table :domains do
-      primary_key :id
-      String :name, :size => 255, :null => false, :unique => true
-      String :master, :size => 128, :null => true, :default => nil
-      Integer :last_check, :null => true, :default => nil
-      String :type, :size => 6, :null => false
-      Integer :notified_serial, :null => true, :default => nil
-      String :account, :size=> 40, :null => true, :default => nil
-    end
-
-    create_table :records do
-      primary_key :id
-      String :name, :size => 255, :null => true, :default => nil, :index => true
-      String :type, :size => 10, :null => true, :default => nil
-      String :content, :size => 4098, :null => true, :default => nil
-      Integer :ttl, :null => true, :default => nil
-      Integer :prio, :null => true, :default => nil
-      Integer :change_date, :null => true, :default => nil
-      foreign_key :domain_id, :domains, :on_delete => :cascade, :null => true, :default => nil, :index => true
-      index [:name, :type]
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/migration_digests.json b/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/migration_digests.json
index 2a02482585c..cc0f107b907 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/migration_digests.json
+++ b/src/bosh-director/db/migrations/migration_digests.json
@@ -160,5 +160,6 @@
   "20190325095716_remove_resurrection_paused": "546c855e7d2ee00a4f9867ab1d819847781a06de",
   "20190327222054_scale_dns_blob_version": "2460bacc06eae7368d9322a97bfe781a10c59d3f",
   "20210902232124_add_blobstore_and_nats_shas_to_vms": "34aaaf22c8e5074a96b2666f1bd30a2f41652e24",
-  "20230103143246_add_permanent_nats_credentials_to_vms": "a01b24aa3891d6bb0eb4e4032553d4e9871a19e0"
+  "20230103143246_add_permanent_nats_credentials_to_vms": "a01b24aa3891d6bb0eb4e4032553d4e9871a19e0",
+  "20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances": "bb637d410772d09caabdb68a1126fbc9f9b4deec"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director.rb
index 80d172f27b7..0b9a9ab85c6 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ module Director
 require 'bosh/director/dns/dns_encoder'
 require 'bosh/director/dns/local_dns_encoder_manager'
 require 'bosh/director/dns/local_dns_manager'
-require 'bosh/director/dns/power_dns_manager'
 require 'bosh/director/dns/dns_records'
 require 'bosh/director/errors'
 require 'bosh/director/ext'
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/api/controllers/info_controller.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/api/controllers/info_controller.rb
index 79384e54554..adf14a21421 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/api/controllers/info_controller.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/api/controllers/info_controller.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 module Bosh::Director
   module Api::Controllers
     class InfoController < BaseController
-      def initialize(config)
-        super(config)
-        @powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
-      end
 
       def requires_authentication?
         false
@@ -27,10 +23,6 @@ def requires_authentication?
               'status' => Config.local_dns_enabled?,
               'extras' => { 'domain_name' => Config.root_domain },
             },
-            'power_dns' => {
-              'status' => @powerdns_manager.dns_enabled?,
-              'extras' => { 'domain_name' => @powerdns_manager.root_domain },
-            },
             'snapshots' => {
               'status' => Config.enable_snapshots,
             },
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/cloudcheck_helper.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/cloudcheck_helper.rb
index d342cfcc9a2..78d5d6d70fe 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/cloudcheck_helper.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/cloudcheck_helper.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def recreate_vm(instance_model, wait_for_running = true)
             true,
           )
 
-        powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
         local_dns_manager = LocalDnsManager.create(Config.root_domain, @logger)
         dns_names_to_ip = {}
 
@@ -103,11 +102,8 @@ def recreate_vm(instance_model, wait_for_running = true)
         end
 
         @logger.debug("Updating DNS record for instance: #{instance_model.inspect}; to: #{dns_names_to_ip.inspect}")
-        powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, dns_names_to_ip)
         local_dns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_plan_to_create)
 
-        powerdns_manager.flush_dns_cache
-
         cloud_check_procedure = lambda do
           blobstore_client = App.instance.blobstores.blobstore
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/config.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/config.rb
index db771eaabec..4661ef11b6a 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/config.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/config.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ class << self
         :audit_filename,
         :audit_log_path,
         :base_dir,
-        :cloud_options,
         :preferred_cpi_api_version,
         :current_job,
         :db,
         :default_ssh_options,
         :default_update_vm_strategy,
         :dns,
-        :dns_db,
         :enable_cpi_resize_disk,
         :enable_short_lived_nats_bootstrap_credentials,
         :enable_short_lived_nats_bootstrap_credentials_compilation_vms,
@@ -58,6 +56,7 @@ class << self
 
       attr_reader(
         :blobstore_config_fingerprint,
+        :cloud_options,
         :config_server,
         :config_server_enabled,
         :db_config,
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ def clear
         @nats_rpc = nil
       end
 
-      def configure(config, preload_db_classes: true)
+      def configure(config)
         @max_vm_create_tries = Integer(config.fetch('max_vm_create_tries', 5))
         @flush_arp = config.fetch('flush_arp', false)
 
@@ -173,24 +172,7 @@ def configure(config, preload_db_classes: true)
 
         @db_config = config['db']
         @db = configure_db(config['db'])
-        @dns = config['dns']
-        if @dns && @dns['db']
-          @dns_db = configure_db(@dns['db'])
-          if @dns_db && preload_db_classes
-            # Load these constants early.
-            # These constants are not 'require'd, they are 'autoload'ed
-            # in models.rb. We're seeing that in 1.9.3 that sometimes
-            # the constants loaded from one thread are not visible to other threads,
-            # causing failures.
-            # These constants cannot be required because they are Sequel model classes
-            # that refer to database configuration that is only present when the (optional)
-            # powerdns job is present and configured and points to a valid DB.
-            # This is an attempt to make sure the constants are loaded
-            # before forking off to other threads, hopefully eliminating the errors.
-            Bosh::Director::Models::Dns::Record.class
-            Bosh::Director::Models::Dns::Domain.class
-          end
-        end
+        @dns = config.fetch('dns', {})
 
         @local_dns_enabled = config.fetch('local_dns', {}).fetch('enabled', false)
         @local_dns_include_index = config.fetch('local_dns', {}).fetch('include_index', false)
@@ -269,8 +251,7 @@ def log_director_start_event(object_type, object_name, context = {})
       end
 
       def root_domain
-        dns_config = Config.dns || {}
-        dns_config.fetch('domain_name', 'bosh')
+        (Config.dns || {}).fetch('domain_name', 'bosh')
       end
 
       def log_dir
@@ -341,6 +322,8 @@ def configure_db(db_config)
                 'sslkey' => db_client_private_key_path,
               }
               connection_config['driver_options'] = postgres_driver_options if mutual_tls_enabled
+            else
+              # intentionally blank
           end
         end
 
@@ -535,11 +518,6 @@ def db
       Config.configure_db(hash['db'])
     end
 
-    def dns_db
-      dns_db = hash.dig('dns', 'db')
-      Config.configure_db(dns_db) if dns_db
-    end
-
     def cpi
       hash.dig('cloud', 'plugin')
     end
@@ -556,8 +534,8 @@ def director_pool
       Config.director_pool
     end
 
-    def configure_evil_config_singleton!(preload_db_classes: true)
-      Config.configure(hash, preload_db_classes: preload_db_classes)
+    def configure_evil_config_singleton!
+      Config.configure(hash)
     end
 
     def get_uuid_provider
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_deleter.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_deleter.rb
index 9e11e3bc1f0..cfe7e203071 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_deleter.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_deleter.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 module Bosh::Director
   class DeploymentDeleter
     include LockHelper
-    def initialize(event_log, logger, powerdns_manager, max_threads)
+    def initialize(event_log, logger, max_threads)
       @event_log = event_log
       @logger = logger
-      @powerdns_manager = powerdns_manager
       @max_threads = max_threads
       @variables_interpolator = ConfigServer::VariablesInterpolator.new
     end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan.rb
index 4dd03474fe5..dd230f91f82 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan.rb
@@ -64,5 +64,3 @@ module DeploymentPlan
 require 'bosh/director/deployment_plan/persistent_disk_collection.rb'
 require 'bosh/director/deployment_plan/merged_cloud_properties.rb'
 require 'bosh/director/deployment_plan/vm_resources_cache.rb'
-
-require 'bosh/director/dns/powerdns'
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/assembler.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/assembler.rb
index b37284938c1..23cb6eac443 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/assembler.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/assembler.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ class DeploymentPlan::Assembler
     include IpUtil
 
     def self.create(deployment_plan, variables_interpolator)
-      new(deployment_plan, Api::StemcellManager.new, PowerDnsManagerProvider.create, variables_interpolator)
+      new(deployment_plan, Api::StemcellManager.new, variables_interpolator)
     end
 
-    def initialize(deployment_plan, stemcell_manager, powerdns_manager, variables_interpolator)
+    def initialize(deployment_plan, stemcell_manager, variables_interpolator)
       @deployment_plan = deployment_plan
       @logger = Config.logger
       @stemcell_manager = stemcell_manager
-      @powerdns_manager = powerdns_manager
       @links_manager = Bosh::Director::Links::LinksManager.new(deployment_plan.model.links_serial_id)
       @variables_interpolator = variables_interpolator
     end
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ def bind_models(options = {})
       bind_releases
       bind_stemcells
 
-      migrate_legacy_dns_records
-
       states_by_existing_instance = current_states_by_instance(instances, fix)
 
       instance_repo = Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan::InstanceRepository.new(@logger, @variables_interpolator)
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ def bind_models(options = {})
       bind_instance_networks
       resolve_network_plans_for_create_swap_deleted_instances(desired_instance_groups)
       bind_instance_networks
-      bind_dns
       bind_links if should_bind_links
       generate_variables(stemcell_change) if is_deploy_action
     end
@@ -208,16 +204,6 @@ def bind_stemcells
       end
     end
 
-    def bind_dns
-      @powerdns_manager.configure_nameserver
-    end
-
-    def migrate_legacy_dns_records
-      @deployment_plan.instance_models.each do |instance_model|
-        @powerdns_manager.migrate_legacy_records(instance_model)
-      end
-    end
-
     def resolve_network_plans_for_create_swap_deleted_instances(desired_instance_groups)
       network_planner = DeploymentPlan::NetworkPlanner::Planner.new(@logger)
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool.rb
index 6181037b24a..333218c53f4 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ def create(deployment_plan)
         private
 
         def make_instance_deleter(logger)
-          Bosh::Director::InstanceDeleter.new(
-            PowerDnsManagerProvider.create,
-            DiskManager.new(logger),
-          )
+          Bosh::Director::InstanceDeleter.new(DiskManager.new(logger))
         end
 
         def make_instance_provider(logger, deployment_plan)
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_plan.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_plan.rb
index 6346577b1f8..d0a04701364 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_plan.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_plan.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def initialize(existing_instance:,
           @link_provider_intents = link_provider_intents
           @logger = logger
           @tags = tags
-          @powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
           @variables_interpolator = variables_interpolator
         end
 
@@ -207,28 +206,12 @@ def state_changed?
         end
 
         def dns_changed?
-          power_dns_changed = false
-
-          if @powerdns_manager.dns_enabled?
-            power_dns_changed = network_settings.dns_record_info.any? do |name, ip|
-              not_found = @powerdns_manager.find_dns_record(name, ip).nil?
-
-              if not_found
-                @logger.debug(
-                  "#{__method__} The requested dns record with name '#{name}' " \
-                  "and ip '#{ip}' was not found in the db.",
-                )
-              end
-
-              not_found
-            end
-          end
-
           diff = LocalDnsRecordsRepo.new(@logger, Config.root_domain).diff(self)
           if diff.changes?
             log_changes(:local_dns_changed?, diff.obsolete + diff.unaffected, diff.unaffected + diff.missing, instance)
           end
-          power_dns_changed || diff.changes?
+
+          diff.changes?
         end
 
         def configuration_changed?
@@ -328,7 +311,7 @@ def link_network_addresses(link_def, prefer_dns_entry)
         end
 
         def root_domain
-          @powerdns_manager.root_domain
+          Config.root_domain
         end
 
         def needs_shutting_down?
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_spec.rb
index 5bb2b8febc4..42e1318d6b3 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/instance_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ def self.create_from_instance_plan(instance_plan)
         instance = instance_plan.instance
         deployment_name = instance.deployment_model.name
         instance_group = instance_plan.desired_instance.instance_group
-        powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
 
         spec = {
           'deployment' => deployment_name,
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ def self.create_from_instance_plan(instance_plan)
           'packages' => instance_group.package_spec,
           'properties' => instance_group.properties,
           'properties_need_filtering' => true,
-          'dns_domain_name' => powerdns_manager.root_domain,
+          'dns_domain_name' => Config.root_domain,
           'address' => instance_plan.network_address,
           'update' => instance_group.update_spec
         }
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser.rb
index 0949f0f8e43..47cbaa9bad1 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser.rb
@@ -2,15 +2,8 @@ module Bosh::Director
   module DeploymentPlan
     module NetworkParser
       class NameServersParser
-
         include ValidationHelper
 
-        def initialize
-          dns_config = Config.dns || {}
-          @include_power_dns_server_addr = !!Config.dns_db
-          @default_server = dns_config['server']
-        end
-
         def parse(network, subnet_properties)
           dns_spec = safe_property(subnet_properties, 'dns', :class => Array, :optional => true)
 
@@ -29,23 +22,6 @@ def parse(network, subnet_properties)
             end
           end
 
-          if @include_power_dns_server_addr
-            return add_default_dns_server(servers)
-          end
-
-          servers
-        end
-
-        private
-
-        # add default dns server to an array of dns servers
-        def add_default_dns_server(servers)
-
-          unless @default_server.to_s.empty? || @default_server == '127.0.0.1'
-            (servers ||= []) << @default_server
-            servers.uniq!
-          end
-
           servers
         end
       end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/stages/pre_cleanup_stage.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/stages/pre_cleanup_stage.rb
index 0321f6276ba..8ad9afc207c 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/stages/pre_cleanup_stage.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/deployment_plan/stages/pre_cleanup_stage.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def delete_instances_for_obsolete_instance_groups
 
           if !obsolete_plans.empty?
             event_log_stage = Config.event_log.begin_stage('Deleting unneeded instances', obsolete_plans.size)
-            instance_deleter = InstanceDeleter.new(PowerDnsManagerProvider.create, DiskManager.new(@logger))
+            instance_deleter = InstanceDeleter.new(DiskManager.new(@logger))
 
             instance_deleter.delete_instance_plans(obsolete_plans, event_log_stage)
             @logger.info('Deleted no longer needed instances')
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/director_dns_state_updater.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/director_dns_state_updater.rb
index 8e573fd00f3..e9e57174e2f 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/director_dns_state_updater.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/director_dns_state_updater.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 module Bosh::Director
   class DirectorDnsStateUpdater
     def initialize
-      @powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
       @local_dns_manager = LocalDnsManager.create(Config.root_domain, Config.logger)
     end
 
     def update_dns_for_instance(instance_plan, dns_record_info)
-      @powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_plan.instance.model, dns_record_info)
       @local_dns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_plan)
-
-      @powerdns_manager.flush_dns_cache
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/power_dns_manager.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/power_dns_manager.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 324f7d41d3f..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/power_dns_manager.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-module Bosh::Director
-  class PowerDnsManagerProvider
-    def self.create
-      dns_config = Config.dns || {}
-
-      logger = Config.logger
-      root_domain = Config.root_domain
-
-      dns_provider = PowerDns.new(root_domain, logger) if !!Config.dns_db
-      PowerDnsManager.new(root_domain, dns_config, dns_provider, logger)
-    end
-  end
-
-  class PowerDnsManager
-    attr_reader :root_domain
-
-    def initialize(root_domain, dns_config, dns_provider, logger)
-      @root_domain = root_domain
-      @dns_provider = dns_provider
-      @flush_command = dns_config['flush_command']
-      @ip_address = dns_config['address']
-      @logger = logger
-    end
-
-    def dns_enabled?
-      !@dns_provider.nil?
-    end
-
-    def configure_nameserver
-      @dns_provider.create_or_update_nameserver(@ip_address) if dns_enabled?
-    end
-
-    def find_dns_record(dns_record_name, ip_address)
-      @dns_provider.find_dns_record(dns_record_name, ip_address)
-    end
-
-    def update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, dns_names_to_ip)
-      current_dns_records = find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance_model)
-      new_dns_records = []
-      dns_names_to_ip.each do |record_name, ip_address|
-        new_dns_records << record_name
-        if dns_enabled?
-          @logger.info("Updating DNS for: #{record_name} to #{ip_address}")
-          @dns_provider.create_or_update_dns_records(record_name, ip_address)
-        end
-      end
-      dns_records = (current_dns_records + new_dns_records).uniq
-      instance_model.update(dns_record_names: dns_records)
-    end
-
-    def migrate_legacy_records(instance_model)
-      return if find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance_model).any?
-      return unless dns_enabled?
-
-      index_pattern_for_all_networks = DnsNameGenerator.dns_record_name(
-        instance_model.index,
-        instance_model.job,
-        '%',
-        instance_model.deployment.name,
-        @root_domain
-      )
-      uuid_pattern_for_all_networks = DnsNameGenerator.dns_record_name(
-        instance_model.uuid,
-        instance_model.job,
-        '%',
-        instance_model.deployment.name,
-        @root_domain
-      )
-
-      legacy_record_names = [index_pattern_for_all_networks, uuid_pattern_for_all_networks]
-        .map { |pattern| @dns_provider.find_dns_records_by_pattern(pattern) }
-        .flatten
-        .map(&:name)
-
-      instance_model.update(dns_record_names: legacy_record_names)
-    end
-
-    def delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
-      if dns_enabled?
-        current_dns_records = find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance_model)
-        if current_dns_records.empty?
-          # for backwards compatibility when old instances
-          # did not have records in local repo
-          # we cannot migrate them because powerdns can be different database
-          # those instance only had index-based dns records (before global-net)
-          index_record_pattern = DnsNameGenerator.dns_record_name(instance_model.index, instance_model.job, '%', instance_model.deployment.name, @root_domain)
-          @dns_provider.delete(index_record_pattern)
-          return
-        end
-
-        current_dns_records.each do |record_name|
-          @logger.info("Removing DNS for: #{record_name}")
-          @dns_provider.delete(record_name)
-        end
-      end
-
-      instance_model.update(dns_record_names: [])
-    end
-
-    # Purge cached DNS records
-    def flush_dns_cache
-      if @flush_command && !@flush_command.empty?
-        stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(@flush_command)
-        if status == 0
-          @logger.debug("Flushed #{stdout.chomp} records from DNS cache")
-        else
-          @logger.warn("Failed to flush DNS cache: #{stderr.chomp}")
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    def find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance_model)
-      instance_model.nil? ? [] : instance_model.dns_record_names.to_a.compact
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/powerdns.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/powerdns.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c6f4ac4c9e..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/dns/powerdns.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-module Bosh::Director
-  class PowerDns
-    SOA = 'localhost hostmaster@localhost 0 10800 604800 30'
-    TTL_5M = 300
-    TTL_4H = 3600 * 4
-    TTL_5H = 3600 * 5
-
-    def initialize(domain_name, logger)
-      @domain_name = domain_name
-      @logger = logger
-    end
-
-    def find_dns_record(dns_record_name, ip_address)
-      Models::Dns::Record.find(name: dns_record_name, type: 'A', content: ip_address)
-    end
-
-    def find_dns_records_by_ip(ip_address)
-      domain_id = find_domain_id
-      return [] unless domain_id
-
-      Models::Dns::Record.filter(domain_id: domain_id, type: 'A', content: ip_address)
-    end
-
-    def create_or_update_nameserver(ip_address)
-      create_or_update_domain
-      create_or_update_record(@domain_name, SOA, TTL_5M, 'SOA')
-      create_or_update_record(@domain_name, "ns.#{@domain_name}", TTL_4H, 'NS')
-      create_or_update_record("ns.#{@domain_name}", ip_address, TTL_5H, 'A')
-    end
-
-    def create_or_update_dns_records(dns_record_name, ip_address)
-      create_or_update_record(dns_record_name, ip_address, TTL_5M, 'A')
-      update_ptr_record(dns_record_name, ip_address)
-    end
-
-    def find_dns_records_by_pattern(record_pattern)
-      records = Models::Dns::Record.grep(:name, record_pattern)
-      records.filter(:domain_id => find_domain_id).all
-    end
-
-    def delete(record_pattern)
-      records = find_dns_records_by_pattern(record_pattern)
-
-      # delete A records and collect all IPs for later
-      ips = []
-      records.each do |record|
-        ips << record.content
-        Models::Dns::Record.grep(:content, record.name).each do |ptr|
-          @logger.info("Deleting reverse DNS record: #{ptr.name} -> #{ptr.content}")
-          ptr.destroy
-        end
-        @logger.info("Deleting DNS record: #{record.name}")
-        record.destroy
-      end
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def create_or_update_domain
-      Models::Dns::Domain.safe_find_or_create(name: @domain_name, type: 'NATIVE')
-    end
-
-    def create_or_update_record(dns_record_name, ip_address, ttl, type)
-      record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: dns_record_name, type: type)
-      if record.nil?
-        domain = create_or_update_domain
-        record = Models::Dns::Record.new(domain_id: domain.id,
-          name: dns_record_name, type: type,
-          ttl: ttl)
-      end
-      record.content = ip_address
-      record.change_date = Time.now.to_i
-      record.save
-    end
-
-    # create/update DNS PTR records (for reverse lookups)
-    def update_ptr_record(record_name, ip_address)
-      reverse_domain = reverse_domain(ip_address)
-      reverse_host = reverse_host(ip_address)
-
-      rdomain = Models::Dns::Domain.safe_find_or_create(name: reverse_domain, type: 'NATIVE')
-
-      Models::Dns::Record.find_or_create(
-        domain: rdomain,
-        name: reverse_domain,
-        type: 'SOA', content: SOA,
-        ttl: TTL_4H
-      )
-
-      Models::Dns::Record.find_or_create(
-        domain: rdomain,
-        name: reverse_domain,
-        type: 'NS', ttl: TTL_4H,
-        content: "ns.#{@domain_name}"
-      )
-
-      record = Models::Dns::Record.find_or_create(content: record_name, type: 'PTR')
-      record.update(
-        domain: rdomain,
-        name: reverse_host,
-        content: record_name,
-        type: 'PTR',
-        ttl: TTL_5M,
-        change_date: Time.now.to_i
-      )
-    end
-
-    def find_domain_id
-      dns_domain = Models::Dns::Domain.find(
-        :name => @domain_name,
-        :type => 'NATIVE',
-      )
-      dns_domain.nil? ? nil : dns_domain.id
-    end
-
-    # @param [String] ip IP address
-    # @return [String] reverse dns name for an IP used for a PTR record
-    def reverse_host(ip)
-      reverse(ip, 4)
-    end
-
-    # @param [String] ip IP address
-    # @return [String] reverse dns domain name for an IP
-    def reverse_domain(ip)
-      reverse(ip, 3)
-    end
-
-    def reverse(ip, n)
-      octets = ip.split(/\./)
-      "#{octets[0..(n-1)].reverse.join(".")}.in-addr.arpa"
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/errand/instance_group_manager.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/errand/instance_group_manager.rb
index f1eec07223a..2d580884313 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/errand/instance_group_manager.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/errand/instance_group_manager.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ def initialize(deployment_planner, instance_group, logger)
         @deployment_planner.use_short_dns_addresses?,
         @deployment_planner.use_link_dns_names?,
       )
-      @powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
       @vm_deleter = VmDeleter.new(logger, false, Config.enable_virtual_delete_vms)
       @vm_creator = VmCreator.new(
         logger,
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_deleter.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_deleter.rb
index 404d244afeb..41e6c4d5ae6 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_deleter.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_deleter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Bosh::Director
   # Coordinates the safe deletion of an instance and all associates resources.
   class InstanceDeleter
-    def initialize(powerdns_manager, disk_manager, options = {})
-      @powerdns_manager = powerdns_manager
+    def initialize(disk_manager, options = {})
       @disk_manager = disk_manager
       @logger = Config.logger
       @local_dns_manager = LocalDnsManager.create(Config.root_domain, @logger)
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ def delete_instance_plan(instance_plan, event_log_stage)
             @disk_manager.delete_persistent_disks(instance_model)
           end
 
-          error_ignorer.with_force_check do
-            @powerdns_manager.delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
-          end
-
           error_ignorer.with_force_check do
             @local_dns_manager.delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
           end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_group_updater.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_group_updater.rb
index a5d30b4798d..0e48aa9a4cb 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_group_updater.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/instance_group_updater.rb
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ def delete_unneeded_instances
         [@instance_group.name],
       )
 
-      powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
-      deleter = InstanceDeleter.new(powerdns_manager, @disk_manager)
+      deleter = InstanceDeleter.new(@disk_manager)
 
       deleter.delete_instance_plans(
         unneeded_instance_plans,
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/job_runner.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/job_runner.rb
index 3cb2349fc5f..c2dcf8a73d3 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/job_runner.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/job_runner.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ def setup_task_logging_for_files
       Config.logger = @task_logger
 
       Config.db.logger = @task_logger
-      Config.dns_db.logger = @task_logger if Config.dns_db
 
       cpi_log = File.join(log_dir, 'cpi')
       Config.cloud_options['properties'] ||= {}
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/base_job.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/base_job.rb
index 63dd03475d4..b139b86465a 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/base_job.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/base_job.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ def task_result
         @task_result ||= Config.result
       end
 
-      def powerdns_manager
-        @powerdns_manager ||= PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
-      end
-
       def dry_run?
         false
       end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/delete_deployment.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/delete_deployment.rb
index cef54a7d5e9..df113996a7b 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/delete_deployment.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/delete_deployment.rb
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@ def perform
 
           fail_if_ignored_instances_found(deployment_model)
 
-          powerdns_manager = PowerDnsManagerProvider.create
           disk_manager = DiskManager.new(logger)
           instance_deleter = InstanceDeleter.new(
-            powerdns_manager,
             disk_manager,
             force: @force,
             stop_intent: :delete_deployment,
           )
-          deployment_deleter = DeploymentDeleter.new(Config.event_log, logger, powerdns_manager, Config.max_threads)
+          deployment_deleter = DeploymentDeleter.new(Config.event_log, logger, Config.max_threads)
 
           vm_deleter = Bosh::Director::VmDeleter.new(logger, @force, Config.enable_virtual_delete_vms)
           deployment_deleter.delete(deployment_model, instance_deleter, vm_deleter)
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/vm_state.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/vm_state.rb
index b4170ad9b6c..efa1d4cef9a 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/vm_state.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/jobs/vm_state.rb
@@ -46,15 +46,8 @@ def process_instance(instance, include_inactive)
       private
 
       def process_vm_for_instance(instance, vm)
-        dns_records = []
-
         job_state, job_vitals, processes, _ = vm_details(vm)
 
-        if powerdns_manager.dns_enabled?
-          dns_records = powerdns_manager.find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance)
-          dns_records.sort_by! { |name| -(name.split('.').first.length) }
-        end
-
         vm_type_name = instance.spec_p('vm_type.name')
 
         {
@@ -65,7 +58,6 @@ def process_vm_for_instance(instance, vm)
           disk_cid: instance.managed_persistent_disk_cid,
           disk_cids: instance.active_persistent_disks.collection.map { |d| d.model.disk_cid },
           ips: vm&.ips || [],
-          dns: dns_records,
           agent_id: vm&.agent_id,
           job_name: instance.job,
           index: instance.index,
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models.rb
index 35996719a3d..f22bd2bbbeb 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,5 @@
 module Bosh::Director
   module Models
     VALID_ID = /^[-0-9A-Za-z_+.]+$/i
-
-    autoload :Dns, 'bosh/director/models/dns'
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 94c568a0cc9..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-require "bosh/director/models/dns/domain"
-require "bosh/director/models/dns/record"
-
-module Bosh::Director::Models
-  module Dns
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns/domain.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns/domain.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ed112fcf92b..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns/domain.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-module Bosh::Director::Models::Dns
-  class Domain < Sequel::Model(Bosh::Director::Config.dns_db)
-    extend Bosh::Director::ModelHelper
-
-    one_to_many :records
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns/record.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns/record.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2385780ab64..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/dns/record.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-module Bosh::Director::Models::Dns
-  class Record < Sequel::Model(Bosh::Director::Config.dns_db)
-    many_to_one :domain
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/instance.rb b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/instance.rb
index b0e388b0e80..7684f7171f6 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/instance.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/lib/bosh/director/models/instance.rb
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@ def orphanable?
       strategy == Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan::UpdateConfig::VM_STRATEGY_CREATE_SWAP_DELETE
     end
 
-    def dns_record_names
-      return nil if dns_records.nil?
-
-      JSON.parse(dns_records)
-    end
-
-    def dns_record_names=(list)
-      self.dns_records = JSON.dump(list)
-    end
-
     def name
       "#{self.job}/#{self.uuid}"
     end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/blueprints.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/blueprints.rb
index 21da5fb9e43..c9f94038396 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/blueprints.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/blueprints.rb
@@ -337,25 +337,4 @@ module Links
       link_content         { '{}' }
     end
   end
-
-  module Dns
-    Domain.blueprint do
-      name     { Sham.name }
-      type     { 'NATIVE' }
-    end
-
-    Record.blueprint do
-      domain   { Domain.make }
-      name     { Sham.name }
-      type     { 'A' }
-      content  { Sham.ip }
-    end
-
-    Record.blueprint(:PTR) do
-      domain   { Domain.make }
-      name     { Sham.ptr }
-      type     { 'PTR' }
-      content  { Sham.name }
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/spec_helper.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 17c83c17780..f2fb1903605 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ def init_database
           @init_logger,
           db_options,
         )
-        @dns_db_helper = Bosh::Dev::Sandbox::Postgresql.new("#{@db_name}_dns", Bosh::Core::Shell.new, @init_logger, db_options)
       when 'mysql'
         require File.expand_path('../../bosh-dev/lib/bosh/dev/sandbox/mysql', File.dirname(__FILE__))
         db_options[:port] = 3306
@@ -132,19 +131,15 @@ def init_database
           @init_logger,
           db_options,
         )
-        @dns_db_helper = Bosh::Dev::Sandbox::Mysql.new("#{@db_name}_dns", Bosh::Core::Shell.new, @init_logger, db_options)
       when 'sqlite'
         require File.expand_path('../../bosh-dev/lib/bosh/dev/sandbox/sqlite', File.dirname(__FILE__))
         @director_db_helper = Bosh::Dev::Sandbox::Sqlite.new(File.join(@temp_dir, "#{@db_name}_director.sqlite"), @init_logger)
-        @dns_db_helper = Bosh::Dev::Sandbox::Sqlite.new(File.join(@temp_dir, "#{@db_name}_dns.sqlite"), @init_logger)
       else
         raise "Unsupported DB value: #{ENV['DB']}"
       end
 
       @director_db_helper.create_db
-      @dns_db_helper.create_db
 
-      @dns_migrations = File.expand_path('../db/migrations/dns', __dir__)
       @director_migrations = File.expand_path('../db/migrations/director', __dir__)
       Sequel.extension :migration
 
@@ -165,11 +160,6 @@ def connect_database
       @director_db.loggers << (logger || @init_logger)
       @director_db.log_connection_info = true
       Bosh::Director::Config.db = @director_db
-
-      @dns_db = Sequel.connect(@dns_db_helper.connection_string, db_opts)
-      @dns_db.loggers << (logger || @init_logger)
-      @dns_db.log_connection_info = true
-      Bosh::Director::Config.dns_db = @dns_db
     end
 
     def disconnect_database
@@ -180,18 +170,9 @@ def disconnect_database
         @director_db = nil
         @director_db_helper = nil
       end
-
-      return unless @dns_db
-
-      @dns_db.disconnect
-      @dns_db_helper.drop_db
-
-      @dns_db = nil
-      @dns_db_helper = nil
     end
 
     def run_migrations
-      Sequel::Migrator.apply(@dns_db, @dns_migrations, nil)
       Sequel::Migrator.apply(@director_db, @director_migrations, nil)
     end
 
@@ -205,17 +186,11 @@ def setup_datasets
         c = Delayed::Backend::Sequel.const_get(e)
         c.dataset = @director_db[c.simple_table.gsub(/[`"]/, '').to_sym] if c.is_a?(Class) && c.ancestors.include?(Sequel::Model)
       end
-
-      Bosh::Director::Models::Dns.constants.each do |e|
-        c = Bosh::Director::Models::Dns.const_get(e)
-        c.dataset = @dns_db[c.simple_table.gsub(/[`"]/, '').to_sym] if c.is_a?(Class) && c.ancestors.include?(Sequel::Model)
-      end
     end
 
     def reset(logger)
       Bosh::Director::Config.clear
       Bosh::Director::Config.db = @director_db
-      Bosh::Director::Config.dns_db = @dns_db
       Bosh::Director::Config.logger = logger
       Bosh::Director::Config.trusted_certs = ''
       Bosh::Director::Config.max_threads = 1
@@ -225,7 +200,7 @@ def reset_database(example)
       if example.metadata[:truncation] && ENV.fetch('DB', 'sqlite') != 'sqlite'
         example.run
       else
-        Sequel.transaction([@director_db, @dns_db], rollback: :always, auto_savepoint: true) do
+        Sequel.transaction([@director_db], rollback: :always, auto_savepoint: true) do
           example.run
         end
       end
@@ -235,7 +210,6 @@ def reset_database(example)
       return unless example.metadata[:truncation]
 
       @director_db_helper.truncate_db
-      @dns_db_helper.truncate_db
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/api/controllers/info_controller_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/api/controllers/info_controller_spec.rb
index 3e79d451e7c..0886259c7df 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/api/controllers/info_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/api/controllers/info_controller_spec.rb
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ module Api
               'status' => true,
               'extras' => { 'domain_name' => 'bosh' },
             },
-            'power_dns' => {
-              'status' => true,
-              'extras' => { 'domain_name' => 'bosh' },
-            },
             'snapshots' => {
               'status' => false,
             },
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/cloudcheck_helper_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/cloudcheck_helper_spec.rb
index 372d6dc92a9..63bc91f9059 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/cloudcheck_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/cloudcheck_helper_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def initialize(instance_uuid, data)
     let(:agent_client) { instance_double(AgentClient) }
     let(:event_manager) { Api::EventManager.new(true) }
     let(:update_job) { instance_double(Bosh::Director::Jobs::UpdateDeployment, username: 'user', task_id: 42, event_manager: event_manager) }
-    let(:powerdns_manager) { instance_double(PowerDnsManager) }
     let(:rendered_templates_persister) { instance_double(RenderedTemplatesPersister) }
 
     let(:planner) do
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ def fake_job_context
         before do
           BD::Models::Stemcell.make(name: 'stemcell-name', version: '3.0.2', cid: 'sc-302')
           instance.update(spec: spec)
-          allow(PowerDnsManagerProvider).to receive(:create).and_return(powerdns_manager)
         end
 
         context 'recreates the vm' do
@@ -276,15 +274,6 @@ def expect_vm_gets_created
             expect(Bosh::Director::DnsNameGenerator).to receive(:dns_record_name).with(0, 'mysql_node', 'ip', deployment_model.name, 'bosh').and_return('index.record.name')
             expect(Bosh::Director::DnsNameGenerator).to receive(:dns_record_name).with(instance.uuid, 'mysql_node', 'ip', deployment_model.name, 'bosh').and_return('uuid.record.name')
 
-            expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:update_dns_record_for_instance).with(
-              instance,
-              {
-                'index.record.name' => nil,
-                'uuid.record.name' => nil,
-              },
-            )
-            expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:flush_dns_cache)
-
             expect(template_cache).to receive(:clean_cache!)
           end
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c2fe6b75a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require 'db_spec_helper'
+
+module Bosh::Director
+  describe '20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances.rb' do
+    let(:db) { DBSpecHelper.db }
+
+    before do
+      DBSpecHelper.migrate_all_before(subject)
+    end
+
+    it 'drops resurrection_paused column from instances table' do
+      expect(db[:instances].columns.include?(:dns_records)).to be_truthy
+      DBSpecHelper.migrate(subject)
+      expect(db[:instances].columns.include?(:dns_records)).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/add_data_migration_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/add_data_migration_spec.rb
index 46e32fda0ad..1e0e035feed 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/add_data_migration_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director/add_data_migration_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Bosh::Director
       # populated with data. This test will fail every time a new migration script is added. Change
       # the file name below to the latest when a test is added.
       # Look at tests in this directory for similar examples: bosh-director/spec/unit/db/migrations/director
-      expect(latest_db_migration_file).to eq('20230103143246_add_permanent_nats_credentials_to_vms.rb')
+      expect(latest_db_migration_file).to eq('20240319204601_remove_dns_records_from_instances.rb')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_deleter_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_deleter_spec.rb
index 0de8e83d726..83151773f0e 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_deleter_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_deleter_spec.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 module Bosh::Director
   describe DeploymentDeleter do
-    subject(:deleter) { described_class.new(event_log, logger, powerdns_manager, 3) }
+    subject(:deleter) { described_class.new(event_log, logger, 3) }
     before do
       allow(App).to receive_message_chain(:instance, :blobstores, :blobstore).and_return(blobstore)
     end
     let(:blobstore) { instance_double(Bosh::Blobstore::Client) }
     let(:instance_deleter) { instance_double(InstanceDeleter) }
     let(:vm_deleter) { instance_double(VmDeleter) }
-    let(:powerdns_manager) { instance_double(PowerDnsManager) }
     let(:dns_enabled) { false }
     let(:task) { Models::Task.make(id: 42) }
     let(:task_writer) { Bosh::Director::TaskDBWriter.new(:event_output, task.id) }
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/assembler_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/assembler_spec.rb
index 2620ce9d3b5..1109befc4ce 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/assembler_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/assembler_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module Bosh::Director
   describe DeploymentPlan::Assembler do
-    subject(:assembler) { DeploymentPlan::Assembler.new(deployment_plan, stemcell_manager, powerdns_manager, variables_interpolator) }
+    subject(:assembler) { DeploymentPlan::Assembler.new(deployment_plan, stemcell_manager, variables_interpolator) }
     let(:deployment_plan) do
       instance_double(
         Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan::Planner,
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ module Bosh::Director
     end
 
     let(:variables) { Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan::Variables.new(nil) }
-    let(:deployment_model) {BD::Models::Deployment.make}
+    let(:deployment_model) {Bosh::Director::Models::Deployment.make}
     let(:stemcell_manager) {nil}
-    let(:powerdns_manager) {PowerDnsManagerProvider.create}
     let(:event_log) {Config.event_log}
     let(:links_manager) do
       instance_double(Bosh::Director::Links::LinksManager).tap do |double|
@@ -82,13 +81,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
         end
       end
 
-      describe 'migrate_legacy_dns_records' do
-        it 'migrates legacy dns records' do
-          expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:migrate_legacy_records).with(instance_model)
-          assembler.bind_models
-        end
-      end
-
       it 'should bind stemcells' do
         sc1 = DeploymentPlan::Stemcell.make
         sc2 = DeploymentPlan::Stemcell.make(os: 'arch-linux')
@@ -550,11 +542,6 @@ def make_instance_group(name, template_name)
         end
       end
 
-      it 'configures dns' do
-        expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:configure_nameserver)
-        assembler.bind_models
-      end
-
       it 'passes fix into the state_migrator' do
         allow(deployment_plan).to receive(:deployment_wide_options).and_return(fix: true)
         instance_model_to_override = instance_double(
@@ -579,7 +566,6 @@ def make_instance_group(name, template_name)
         expect(DeploymentPlan::Assembler).to receive(:new).with(
           deployment_plan,
           an_instance_of(Api::StemcellManager),
-          an_instance_of(PowerDnsManager),
           variables_interpolator,
         ).and_call_original
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool_spec.rb
index 68fa29ca922..6c7951f103a 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/compilation_instance_pool_spec.rb
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
       let(:instance_reuser) { InstanceReuser.new }
       let(:disk_manager) { DiskManager.new(logger) }
       let(:agent_broadcaster) { AgentBroadcaster.new }
-      let(:powerdns_manager) { PowerDnsManagerProvider.create }
       let(:vm_deleter) { instance_double('Bosh::Director::VmDeleter') }
       let(:vm_creator) { instance_double('Bosh::Director::VmCreator') }
       let(:instance_deleter) { instance_double('Bosh::Director::InstanceDeleter') }
@@ -605,9 +604,8 @@ module Bosh::Director
         allow(Config).to receive(:enable_virtual_delete_vms).and_return(false)
         allow(Config).to receive(:logger).and_return(logger)
         allow(DiskManager).to receive(:new).with(logger).and_return(disk_manager)
-        allow(InstanceDeleter).to receive(:new).with(powerdns_manager, disk_manager).and_return(instance_deleter)
+        allow(InstanceDeleter).to receive(:new).with(disk_manager).and_return(instance_deleter)
         allow(InstanceReuser).to receive(:new).and_return(instance_reuser)
-        allow(PowerDnsManagerProvider).to receive(:create).and_return(powerdns_manager)
         allow(VmCreator).to receive(:new)
           .with(logger, template_blob_cache, anything, agent_broadcaster, deployment_plan.link_provider_intents)
           .and_return(vm_creator)
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/instance_plan_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/instance_plan_spec.rb
index af03e4bbbdf..d9efbfde423 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/instance_plan_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/instance_plan_spec.rb
@@ -1915,11 +1915,6 @@ module Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan
           end
 
           it 'should log the dns changes' do
-            expect(logger).to receive(:debug) .with(
-              'dns_changed? The requested dns record with name ' \
-              "'1.foobar.a.simple.bosh' and ip '192.168.1.3' was not found in " \
-              'the db.',
-            )
             expect(logger).to log_dns_change(from: [], to: [{
               ip: '192.168.1.3',
               instance_id: instance_model.id,
@@ -1935,11 +1930,9 @@ module Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan
           end
         end
 
-        describe 'when the uuid and index dns record for the instance is found, but the local dns record has changed' do
+        describe 'when the local dns record has changed' do
           before do
             Bosh::Director::Models::LocalDnsRecord.make(instance_id: instance_model.id, ip: 'dummy-ip')
-            BD::Models::Dns::Record.create(name: '1.foobar.a.simple.bosh', type: 'A', content: '192.168.1.3')
-            BD::Models::Dns::Record.create(name: 'fake-uuid-1.foobar.a.simple.bosh', type: 'A', content: '192.168.1.3')
             allow(BD::Config).to receive(:local_dns_enabled?).and_return(true)
             allow(logger).to receive(:debug)
           end
@@ -1976,54 +1969,6 @@ module Bosh::Director::DeploymentPlan
             instance_plan.dns_changed?
           end
         end
-
-        describe 'when the id dns record for the instance is not found' do
-          let(:changed_instance) { BD::Models::Instance.all.last }
-
-          before do
-            Bosh::Director::Models::LocalDnsRecord.make(
-              instance_id: instance_model.id,
-              ip: '192.168.1.3',
-              deployment: 'simple',
-              network: 'a',
-              instance_group: 'instance-group-name',
-              agent_id: 'active-vm-agent-id',
-              domain: 'bosh',
-            )
-            BD::Models::Dns::Record.create(name: "#{changed_instance}.foobar.a.simple.bosh", type: 'A', content: '192.168.1.3')
-          end
-
-          it '#dns_changed? should return true' do
-            expect(instance_plan.dns_changed?).to be(true)
-          end
-
-          it 'should log the dns changes' do
-            expect(logger).to receive(:debug).with(<<~CHANGES.chomp)
-              dns_changed? The requested dns record with name '1.foobar.a.simple.bosh' and ip '192.168.1.3' was not found in the db.
-            CHANGES
-            instance_plan.dns_changed?
-          end
-        end
-
-        describe 'when the dns records for the instance are found' do
-          before do
-            Bosh::Director::Models::LocalDnsRecord.make(
-              instance_id: instance_model.id,
-              ip: '192.168.1.3',
-              deployment: 'simple',
-              network: 'a',
-              instance_group: 'instance-group-name',
-              agent_id: 'active-vm-agent-id',
-              domain: 'bosh',
-            )
-            BD::Models::Dns::Record.create(name: '1.foobar.a.simple.bosh', type: 'A', content: '192.168.1.3')
-            BD::Models::Dns::Record.create(name: "#{instance.uuid}.foobar.a.simple.bosh", type: 'A', content: '192.168.1.3')
-          end
-
-          it '#dns_changed? should return false' do
-            expect(instance_plan.dns_changed?).to be(false)
-          end
-        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser_spec.rb
index f41a3d145ff..d996d61c37a 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/deployment_plan/network_parser/name_servers_parser_spec.rb
@@ -19,56 +19,9 @@ module DeploymentPlan::NetworkParser
         }.to raise_error(NetAddr::ValidationError, /foo.bar is invalid \(contains invalid characters\)./)
       end
 
-      context 'when power dns is not enabled' do
-        let(:dns_config) do
-          { 'server' => '9.10.11.12' }
-        end
-
-        before do
-          allow(Config).to receive(:dns_db).and_return(false)
-          allow(Config).to receive(:dns).and_return(dns_config)
-        end
-
-        it 'should not add the power dns nameserver' do
-          expect(name_servers_parser.parse('network', {'dns' => %w[1.2.3.4]})).to eq(%w[1.2.3.4])
-        end
+      it 'returns an array containing the nameserver address' do
+        expect(name_servers_parser.parse('network', {'dns' => %w[1.2.3.4]})).to eq(%w[1.2.3.4])
       end
-
-      context 'when power dns is enabled' do
-        context 'when there is a default server' do
-          let(:dns_config) do
-            { 'server' => '9.10.11.12' }
-          end
-
-          before do
-            allow(Config).to receive(:dns_db).and_return(true)
-            allow(Config).to receive(:dns).and_return(dns_config)
-          end
-
-          it 'should add default dns server when there are no DNS servers' do
-            expect(name_servers_parser.parse('network', {'dns' => []})).to eq(%w[9.10.11.12])
-          end
-
-          it 'should add default dns server to an array of DNS servers' do
-            expect(name_servers_parser.parse('network', {'dns' => %w[1.2.3.4 5.6.7.8]})).to eq(%w[1.2.3.4 5.6.7.8 9.10.11.12])
-          end
-
-          it 'should not add default dns server if already set' do
-            expect(name_servers_parser.parse('network', {'dns' => %w[1.2.3.4 9.10.11.12]})).to eq(%w[1.2.3.4 9.10.11.12])
-          end
-
-          context 'when dns server is 127.0.0.1' do
-            let(:dns_config) do
-              { 'server' => '127.0.0.1' }
-            end
-
-            it 'should not add default dns server if it is 127.0.0.1' do
-              expect(name_servers_parser.parse('network', {'dns' => %w[1.2.3.4]})).to eq(%w[1.2.3.4])
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/director_dns_state_updater_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/director_dns_state_updater_spec.rb
index 140d563104a..f269fa84489 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/director_dns_state_updater_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/director_dns_state_updater_spec.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ module Bosh::Director
     end
 
     let(:dns_record_info) { ['asdf-asdf-asdf-asdf', 'my-instance-group', 'az1', 'my-network', 'my-deployment', '1.2.3.4'] }
-    let(:powerdns_manager) { instance_double(PowerDnsManager) }
     let(:localdns_manager) { instance_double(LocalDnsManager) }
 
     before do
-      allow(PowerDnsManagerProvider).to receive(:create).and_return(powerdns_manager)
       allow(LocalDnsManager).to receive(:create).with(
         Config.root_domain,
         Config.logger,
@@ -28,9 +26,7 @@ module Bosh::Director
 
     describe '#update_dns_for_instance' do
       it 'calls out to dns manager to update records for instance and flush cache' do
-        expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:update_dns_record_for_instance).with(instance, dns_record_info).ordered
         expect(localdns_manager).to receive(:update_dns_record_for_instance).with(instance_plan)
-        expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:flush_dns_cache).ordered
 
         subject.update_dns_for_instance(instance_plan, dns_record_info)
       end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/power_dns_manager_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/power_dns_manager_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e25b51cd5a9..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/power_dns_manager_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,277 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-module Bosh::Director
-  describe PowerDnsManager do
-    subject(:powerdns_manager) { described_class.new(domain.name, dns_config, dns_provider, logger) }
-
-    let(:instance_model) do
-      Models::Instance.make(
-          uuid: 'fake-uuid',
-          index: 0,
-          job: 'job-a',
-          deployment: deployment_model,
-          spec_json: spec_json
-      )
-    end
-    let(:spec_json) { '{}' }
-    let(:deployment_model) { Models::Deployment.make(name: 'bosh.1') }
-    let(:domain) { Models::Dns::Domain.make(name: 'bosh', type: 'NATIVE') }
-    let(:dns_config) do
-      {}
-    end
-    let(:dns_provider) { nil }
-    let(:blobstore) { instance_double(Bosh::Blobstore::S3cliBlobstoreClient) }
-    let(:root_domain) { 'bosh1.tld' }
-
-    describe '#flush_dns_cache' do
-      let(:dns_config) do
-        { 'domain_name' => domain.name, 'flush_command' => flush_command }
-      end
-      let(:flush_command) { nil }
-
-      context 'when flush command is present' do
-        let(:flush_command) { "echo \"7\" && exit 0" }
-
-        it 'logs success' do
-          expect(logger).to receive(:debug).with("Flushed 7 records from DNS cache")
-          powerdns_manager.flush_dns_cache
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when running flush command fails' do
-        let(:flush_command) { "echo fake failure >&2 && exit 1" }
-
-        it 'logs an error' do
-          expect(logger).to receive(:warn).with("Failed to flush DNS cache: fake failure")
-          powerdns_manager.flush_dns_cache
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when flush command is not present' do
-        it 'does not do anything' do
-          expect(Open3).to_not receive(:capture3)
-          expect {
-            powerdns_manager.flush_dns_cache
-          }.to_not raise_error
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when dns_publisher is disabled' do
-        it 'calls nothing on the dns_publisher' do
-          powerdns_manager.flush_dns_cache
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe '#find_dns_record_names_by_instance' do
-      context 'instance model is not set' do
-        let(:instance_model) { nil }
-
-        it 'returns an empty list' do
-          expect(powerdns_manager.find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance_model)).to eq([])
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'instance model is set' do
-        let(:instance_model) { Models::Instance.make(uuid: 'fake-uuid', index: 0, job: 'job-a', deployment: deployment_model, dns_records: '["test1.example.com","test2.example.com"]') }
-
-        it 'returns an empty list' do
-          expect(powerdns_manager.find_dns_record_names_by_instance(instance_model)).to eq(['test1.example.com', 'test2.example.com'])
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when PowerDNS is enabled' do
-      let(:dns_provider) { PowerDns.new(domain.name, logger) }
-
-      describe '#dns_enabled?' do
-        it 'should be true' do
-          expect(powerdns_manager.dns_enabled?).to eq(true)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#delete_dns_for_instance' do
-        before do
-          powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-1' => '1.2.3.4', 'fake-dns-name-2' => '5.6.7.8'})
-        end
-
-        it 'deletes dns records from dns provider' do
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-1', '1.2.3.4')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-2', '5.6.7.8')).to_not be_nil
-          powerdns_manager.delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-1', '1.2.3.4')).to be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-2', '5.6.7.8')).to be_nil
-        end
-
-        it 'deletes dns records from instance model' do
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names.to_a).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2'])
-          powerdns_manager.delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names.to_a).to eq([])
-        end
-
-        context 'when instance has records in dns provider but not in instance model' do
-          before do
-            dns_provider.create_or_update_dns_records('fake-uuid.job-a.network-a.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          end
-
-          it 'removes them from dns provider' do
-            powerdns_manager.delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
-            expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('0.job-a.network-a.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')).to be_nil
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#configure_nameserver' do
-        context 'dns is enabled' do
-          let(:dns_config) do
-            { 'domain_name' => domain.name, 'address' => '1.2.3.4' }
-          end
-          it 'creates name server records' do
-            powerdns_manager.configure_nameserver
-            ns_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: 'bosh', type: 'NS')
-            a_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(type: 'A')
-            soa_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: 'bosh', type: 'SOA')
-            domain = Models::Dns::Domain.find(name: 'bosh', type: 'NATIVE')
-            expect(ns_record.content).to eq('ns.bosh')
-            expect(a_record.content).to eq('1.2.3.4')
-            expect(soa_record.content).to eq(PowerDns::SOA)
-            expect(domain).to_not eq(nil)
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#update_dns_record_for_instance' do
-        let(:spec_json) { JSON.dump({'networks' => {'net-name' => {'ip' => '1234'}}}) }
-        before do
-          instance_model.update(availability_zone: 'az1')
-          powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-1' => '1.2.3.4', 'fake-dns-name-2' => '5.6.7.8'})
-        end
-
-        it 'updates dns records for instance in database' do
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2'])
-          powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-3' => '9.8.7.6'})
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2', 'fake-dns-name-3'])
-        end
-
-        it 'appends the records to the model' do
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2'])
-          powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'another-dns-name-1' => '1.2.3.4', 'another-dns-name-2' => '5.6.7.8'})
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2', 'another-dns-name-1', 'another-dns-name-2'])
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-1', '1.2.3.4')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-2', '5.6.7.8')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('another-dns-name-1', '1.2.3.4')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('another-dns-name-2', '5.6.7.8')).to_not be_nil
-        end
-
-        it 'it keeps old record names pointing at their original ips' do
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2'])
-          powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'another-dns-name-1' => '1.2.3.5', 'another-dns-name-2' => '5.6.7.9'})
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2', 'another-dns-name-1', 'another-dns-name-2'])
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-1', '1.2.3.4')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('fake-dns-name-2', '5.6.7.8')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('another-dns-name-1', '1.2.3.5')).to_not be_nil
-          expect(dns_provider.find_dns_record('another-dns-name-2', '5.6.7.9')).to_not be_nil
-        end
-
-        context 'when the dns entry already exists' do
-          it 'updates the DNS record when the IP address has changed' do
-            powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-2' => '9.8.7.6'})
-
-            dns_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: 'fake-dns-name-2')
-            expect(dns_record.content).to eq('9.8.7.6')
-          end
-
-          it 'does NOT update the DNS record when the IP address is the same' do
-            powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-2' => '5.6.7.8'})
-
-            dns_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: 'fake-dns-name-2')
-            expect(dns_record.content).to eq('5.6.7.8')
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#migrate_legacy_records' do
-        before do
-          dns_provider.create_or_update_dns_records('0.job-a.network-a.bosh1.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          dns_provider.create_or_update_dns_records('fake-uuid.job-a.network-a.bosh1.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          dns_provider.create_or_update_dns_records('0.job-a.network-b.bosh1.bosh', '5.6.7.8')
-          dns_provider.create_or_update_dns_records('fake-uuid.job-a.network-b.bosh1.bosh', '5.6.7.8')
-        end
-
-        it 'saves instance dns records for all networks in local instance model' do
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to be_nil
-
-          powerdns_manager.migrate_legacy_records(instance_model)
-
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to match_array([
-            '0.job-a.network-a.bosh1.bosh',
-            'fake-uuid.job-a.network-a.bosh1.bosh',
-            '0.job-a.network-b.bosh1.bosh',
-            'fake-uuid.job-a.network-b.bosh1.bosh'
-          ])
-        end
-
-        context 'when instance model has dns records' do
-          before do
-            instance_model.update(dns_record_names: ['anything'])
-          end
-
-          it 'does not migrate' do
-            powerdns_manager.migrate_legacy_records(instance_model)
-            expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to match_array(['anything'])
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when PowerDNS is disabled' do
-      let(:instance_model) { Models::Instance.make(uuid: 'fake-uuid', index: 0, job: 'job-a', deployment: deployment_model) }
-
-      describe '#dns_enabled?' do
-        it 'should be false' do
-          expect(powerdns_manager.dns_enabled?).to eq(false)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#delete_dns_for_instance' do
-        it 'returns with no errors' do
-          powerdns_manager.delete_dns_for_instance(instance_model)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#migrate_legacy_records' do
-        it 'does not migrate' do
-          powerdns_manager.migrate_legacy_records(instance_model)
-          expect(instance_model.dns_record_names.to_a).to match_array([])
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#configure_nameserver' do
-        it 'creates nothing' do
-          powerdns_manager.configure_nameserver
-          ns_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: domain.name, type: 'NS')
-          a_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(type: 'A')
-          soa_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: domain.name, type: 'SOA')
-          expect(ns_record).to eq(nil)
-          expect(a_record).to eq(nil)
-          expect(soa_record).to eq(nil)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe '#update_dns_record_for_instance' do
-        before do
-          powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-1' => '1.2.3.4', 'fake-dns-name-2' => '5.6.7.8'})
-        end
-
-        context 'when IPs/hosts change' do
-          it 'updates dns records for instance' do
-            expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2'])
-            powerdns_manager.update_dns_record_for_instance(instance_model, {'fake-dns-name-1' => '11.22.33.44', 'new-fake-dns-name' => '99.88.77.66'})
-            expect(instance_model.dns_record_names).to eq(['fake-dns-name-1', 'fake-dns-name-2', 'new-fake-dns-name'])
-            expect(Models::Dns::Record.all.count).to eq(0)
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/powerdns_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/powerdns_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d74b796351..00000000000
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/dns/powerdns_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-module Bosh::Director
-  describe PowerDns do
-    subject(:power_dns) { PowerDns.new('bosh', logger) }
-    describe '#create_or_update' do
-      context 'when dns record does not exist' do
-
-        it 'creates new A record' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: '1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', content: '1.2.3.4', type: 'A')
-          expect(record).to exist
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a new PTR record' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          ptr_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(
-            name: '4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa',
-            content: '1.foobar.network.dep.bosh',
-            type: 'PTR'
-          )
-          expect(ptr_record).to exist
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a domain' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          domain = Models::Dns::Domain.find(name: 'bosh', type: 'NATIVE')
-          expect(domain).to exist
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a PTR domain' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          ptr_domain = Models::Dns::Domain.find(name: '3.2.1.in-addr.arpa', type: 'NATIVE')
-          expect(ptr_domain).to exist
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a new NS record in the new domain' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          ns_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: '3.2.1.in-addr.arpa', content: 'ns.bosh', type: 'NS')
-          expect(ns_record).to exist
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a new SOA record in the new domain' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-          soa_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(
-            name: '3.2.1.in-addr.arpa',
-            content: 'localhost hostmaster@localhost 0 10800 604800 30',
-            type: 'SOA'
-          )
-          expect(soa_record).to exist
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when a dns record exists' do
-        before do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '1.2.3.4')
-        end
-
-        it 'updates the ip address on A record' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '5.6.7.8')
-          records = Models::Dns::Record.where(name: '1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', type: 'A')
-          expect(records.map(&:content)).to eq(['5.6.7.8'])
-        end
-
-        it 'updates PTR records' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '5.6.7.8')
-          ptr_records = Models::Dns::Record.where(name: '8.7.6.5.in-addr.arpa', type: 'PTR')
-          expect(ptr_records.map(&:content)).to eq(['1.foobar.network.dep.bosh'])
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a new NS record in the new domain' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '5.6.7.8')
-          ns_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(name: '7.6.5.in-addr.arpa', content: 'ns.bosh', type: 'NS')
-          expect(ns_record).to exist
-        end
-
-        it 'creates a new SOA record in the new domain' do
-          power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network.dep.bosh', '5.6.7.8')
-          soa_record = Models::Dns::Record.find(
-            name: '7.6.5.in-addr.arpa',
-            content: 'localhost hostmaster@localhost 0 10800 604800 30',
-            type: 'SOA'
-          )
-          expect(soa_record).to exist
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe '#delete' do
-      let(:ip) {'1.2.3.4'}
-
-      before do
-        power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network-a.dep.bosh', ip)
-        power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('uuid1uuid.foobar.network-a.dep.bosh', ip)
-        power_dns.create_or_update_dns_records('1.foobar.network-b.dep.bosh', ip)
-      end
-
-      it 'deletes A records' do
-        power_dns.delete('1.foobar.%.dep.bosh')
-        expect(Models::Dns::Record.filter(type: 'A').map(&:name)).to eq(['uuid1uuid.foobar.network-a.dep.bosh'])
-      end
-
-      it 'deletes PTR records associated with the pattern' do
-        power_dns.delete('1.foobar.%.dep.bosh')
-        expect(Models::Dns::Record.filter(type: 'PTR').map(&:content)).to eq(['uuid1uuid.foobar.network-a.dep.bosh'])
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/instance_deleter_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/instance_deleter_spec.rb
index 2fe826971c1..a305eef5050 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/instance_deleter_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/instance_deleter_spec.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ module Bosh::Director
     let(:cloud) { instance_double(Bosh::Clouds::ExternalCpi) }
     let(:cloud_factory) { instance_double(Bosh::Director::CloudFactory) }
     let(:delete_job) { Jobs::DeleteDeployment.new('test_deployment', {}) }
-    let(:deleter) { InstanceDeleter.new(powerdns_manager, disk_manager, options) }
+    let(:deleter) { InstanceDeleter.new(disk_manager, options) }
     let(:disk_manager) { DiskManager.new(logger) }
     let(:dns_publisher) { instance_double(BlobstoreDnsPublisher, publish_and_broadcast: nil) }
-    let(:domain) { Models::Dns::Domain.make(name: 'bosh') }
     let(:local_dns_records_repo) { instance_double(LocalDnsRecordsRepo, delete_for_instance: nil) }
-    let(:powerdns_manager) { instance_double(PowerDnsManager, delete_dns_for_instance: nil) }
     let(:task) { Bosh::Director::Models::Task.make(id: 42, username: 'user') }
     let(:variables_interpolator) { instance_double(Bosh::Director::ConfigServer::VariablesInterpolator) }
 
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
 
         it 'drains, deletes snapshots, dns records, persistent disk' do
           expect(Stopper).to receive(:stop)
-          expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:delete_dns_for_instance).with(existing_instance)
 
           expect(dns_publisher).to receive(:publish_and_broadcast)
           expect(local_dns_records_repo).to receive(:delete_for_instance)
@@ -224,7 +221,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
 
             it 'deletes snapshots, persistent disk' do
               expect(VmDeleter).to receive(:new).with(anything, true, false)
-              expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:delete_dns_for_instance).with(existing_instance)
 
               expect(dns_publisher).to receive(:publish_and_broadcast)
               expect(local_dns_records_repo).to receive(:delete_for_instance)
@@ -252,7 +248,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
             it 'drains, deletes snapshots, persistent disk' do
               expect(Stopper).to receive(:stop)
               expect(disk_manager).to receive(:delete_persistent_disks).with(existing_instance)
-              expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:delete_dns_for_instance).with(existing_instance)
 
               expect(dns_publisher).to receive(:publish_and_broadcast)
               expect(local_dns_records_repo).to receive(:delete_for_instance)
@@ -267,30 +262,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
             end
           end
 
-          context 'when deleting dns fails' do
-            before do
-              allow(powerdns_manager).to receive(:delete_dns_for_instance).and_raise('failed')
-
-              allow(dns_publisher).to receive(:publish_and_broadcast)
-              allow(local_dns_records_repo).to receive(:delete_for_instance)
-            end
-
-            it 'drains, deletes vm, snapshots, disks' do
-              expect(Stopper).to receive(:stop)
-              expect(cloud).to receive(:delete_vm).with(existing_instance.vm_cid)
-
-              expect(event_log_stage).to receive(:advance_and_track).with('fake-job-name/my-uuid-1 (5)')
-
-              expect(job_templates_cleaner).to receive(:clean_all).with(no_args)
-
-              expect do
-                deleter.delete_instance_plans([instance_plan], event_log_stage)
-              end.to change { Models::Instance.all.select { |i| i.active_vm == existing_vm }.count }.from(1).to(0)
-
-              expect(disk_manager).to have_received(:delete_persistent_disks).with(existing_instance)
-            end
-          end
-
           context 'when cleaning templates fails' do
             before do
               allow(job_templates_cleaner).to receive(:clean_all).and_raise('failed')
@@ -323,8 +294,6 @@ module Bosh::Director
             expect(Stopper).to receive(:stop)
             expect(cloud).not_to receive(:delete_vm)
 
-            expect(powerdns_manager).to receive(:delete_dns_for_instance).with(existing_instance)
-
             expect(dns_publisher).to receive(:publish_and_broadcast)
             expect(local_dns_records_repo).to receive(:delete_for_instance)
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/jobs/vm_state_spec.rb b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/jobs/vm_state_spec.rb
index bdfa2f5314e..a244f0b0553 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/jobs/vm_state_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-director/spec/unit/jobs/vm_state_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def stub_agent_get_state_to_return_state_with_vitals
     let(:instance) { Models::Instance.make(deployment: deployment) }
 
     before do
-      allow(Config).to receive(:dns).and_return('domain_name' => 'microbosh', 'db' => {})
+      allow(Config).to receive(:dns).and_return('domain_name' => 'microbosh')
       allow(Config).to receive(:result).and_return(TaskDBWriter.new(:result_output, task.id))
     end
 
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def stub_agent_get_state_to_return_state_with_vitals
 
         status = JSON.parse(Models::Task.first(id: task.id).result_output)
         expect(status['ips']).to eq(['1.1.1.1'])
-        expect(status['dns']).to be_empty
         expect(status['vm_cid']).to eq('fake-vm-cid')
         expect(status['active']).to eq(true)
         expect(status['agent_id']).to eq('fake-agent-id')
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ def stub_agent_get_state_to_return_state_with_vitals
 
         status = JSON.parse(Models::Task.first(id: task.id).result_output)
         expect(status['ips']).to eq(['1.1.1.1'])
-        expect(status['dns']).to be_empty
         expect(status['vm_cid']).to eq('fake-vm-cid')
         expect(status['active']).to eq(true)
         expect(status['agent_id']).to eq('fake-agent-id')
@@ -191,34 +189,6 @@ def stub_agent_get_state_to_return_state_with_vitals
         expect(status['vitals']['disk']).to eq('system' => { 'percent' => 'p' }, 'ephemeral' => { 'percent' => 'p' })
       end
 
-      it 'should return DNS A records if they exist' do
-        instance.update(dns_record_names: ['index.job.network.deployment.microbosh'])
-
-        stub_agent_get_state_to_return_state_with_vitals
-
-        job.perform
-
-        status = JSON.parse(Models::Task.first(id: task.id).result_output)
-        expect(status['dns']).to eq(['index.job.network.deployment.microbosh'])
-      end
-
-      it 'should return DNS A records ordered by instance id records first' do
-        instance.update(
-          dns_record_names: [
-            '0.job.network.deployment.microbosh',
-            'd824057d-c92f-45a9-ad9f-87da12008b21.job.network.deployment.microbosh',
-          ],
-        )
-        stub_agent_get_state_to_return_state_with_vitals
-
-        job.perform
-
-        status = JSON.parse(Models::Task.first(id: task.id).result_output)
-        expect(status['dns']).to eq(
-          ['d824057d-c92f-45a9-ad9f-87da12008b21.job.network.deployment.microbosh', '0.job.network.deployment.microbosh'],
-        )
-      end
-
       [RpcTimeout, RpcRemoteException].each do |error|
         context "when get_state raises an #{error}" do
           it 'should handle unresponsive agents' do
diff --git a/src/bosh-nats-sync/spec/nats_sync/users_sync_spec.rb b/src/bosh-nats-sync/spec/nats_sync/users_sync_spec.rb
index a020c17ddc4..3b8022c2bdd 100644
--- a/src/bosh-nats-sync/spec/nats_sync/users_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh-nats-sync/spec/nats_sync/users_sync_spec.rb
@@ -124,12 +124,6 @@ module NATSSync
         "domain_name": "bosh"
       }
     },
-    "power_dns": {
-      "status": false,
-      "extras": {
-        "domain_name": "bosh"
-      }
-    },
     "snapshots": {
       "status": false
     },
diff --git a/src/spec/integration/cli_env_spec.rb b/src/spec/integration/cli_env_spec.rb
index 1b6de5fbab4..41084ba790d 100644
--- a/src/spec/integration/cli_env_spec.rb
+++ b/src/spec/integration/cli_env_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     features = []
     features << 'config_server: disabled'
     features << 'local_dns: disabled'
-    features << 'power_dns: enabled'
     features << 'snapshots: enabled'
     features_regex = /Features\s*#{features.join('\s*')}/m
 
diff --git a/src/spec/integration/cli_instances_spec.rb b/src/spec/integration/cli_instances_spec.rb
index 9b0d67594ca..c228a4470ce 100644
--- a/src/spec/integration/cli_instances_spec.rb
+++ b/src/spec/integration/cli_instances_spec.rb
@@ -104,34 +104,6 @@
     expect(first_row).to have_key('ignore')
     expect(output.length).to eq(3)
 
-    output = bosh_runner.run('instances --dns', json: true, deployment_name: 'simple')
-    expect(scrub_random_ids(table(output))).to contain_exactly(
-      {
-        'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx',
-        'process_state' => 'running',
-        'az' => 'zone-1',
-        'ips' => '192.168.1.2',
-        'deployment' => 'simple',
-        'dns_a_records' => "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.foobar.a.simple.bosh\n0.foobar.a.simple.bosh",
-      },
-      {
-        'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx',
-        'process_state' => 'running',
-        'az' => 'zone-2',
-        'ips' => '192.168.2.2',
-        'deployment' => 'simple',
-        'dns_a_records' => "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.foobar.a.simple.bosh\n1.foobar.a.simple.bosh",
-      },
-      {
-        'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx',
-        'process_state' => 'running',
-        'az' => 'zone-3',
-        'ips' => '192.168.3.2',
-        'deployment' => 'simple',
-        'dns_a_records' => "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.foobar.a.simple.bosh\n2.foobar.a.simple.bosh",
-      },
-    )
-
     output = bosh_runner.run('instances --ps', json: true, deployment_name: 'simple')
     expect(scrub_random_ids(table(output))).to contain_exactly(
       {
diff --git a/src/spec/integration/cli_vms_spec.rb b/src/spec/integration/cli_vms_spec.rb
index 23d2ab74882..3296185d4c2 100644
--- a/src/spec/integration/cli_vms_spec.rb
+++ b/src/spec/integration/cli_vms_spec.rb
@@ -97,14 +97,6 @@
       {'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx', 'process_state' => 'running', 'active' => 'true', 'stemcell' => 'ubuntu-stemcell/1', 'az' => 'zone-3', 'ips' => '192.168.3.2', 'vm_cid' => String, 'vm_type' => 'a'},
     )
 
-
-    output = bosh_runner.run('vms --dns', json: true, deployment_name: 'simple')
-    expect(scrub_random_ids(table(output))).to contain_exactly(
-      {'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx', 'process_state' => 'running', 'active' => 'true', 'stemcell' => 'ubuntu-stemcell/1', 'az' => 'zone-1', 'ips' => '192.168.1.2', 'vm_cid' => String, 'vm_type' => 'a', 'dns_a_records' => "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.foobar.a.simple.bosh\n0.foobar.a.simple.bosh"},
-      {'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx', 'process_state' => 'running', 'active' => 'true', 'stemcell' => 'ubuntu-stemcell/1', 'az' => 'zone-2', 'ips' => '192.168.2.2', 'vm_cid' => String, 'vm_type' => 'a', 'dns_a_records' => "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.foobar.a.simple.bosh\n1.foobar.a.simple.bosh"},
-      {'instance' => 'foobar/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx', 'process_state' => 'running', 'active' => 'true', 'stemcell' => 'ubuntu-stemcell/1', 'az' => 'zone-3', 'ips' => '192.168.3.2', 'vm_cid' => String, 'vm_type' => 'a', 'dns_a_records' => "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.foobar.a.simple.bosh\n2.foobar.a.simple.bosh"},
-    )
-
     output = bosh_runner.run('vms --vitals', json: true, deployment_name: 'simple')
 
     output = scrub_random_ids(table(output))
diff --git a/src/spec/integration/global_networking/migrated_from_spec.rb b/src/spec/integration/global_networking/migrated_from_spec.rb
index d2e43b1ce63..f062b6c659a 100644
--- a/src/spec/integration/global_networking/migrated_from_spec.rb
+++ b/src/spec/integration/global_networking/migrated_from_spec.rb
@@ -296,66 +296,6 @@
     end
   end
 
-  it 'updates dns records' do
-    instance_group_spec =  Bosh::Spec::Deployments.simple_instance_group(
-      instances: 1,
-      name: 'etcd_z1',
-      persistent_disk_type: 'fast_disks',
-      azs: ['my-az-1'],
-      network_name: cloud_config_hash_with_azs['networks'].first['name'],
-    )
-    original_manifest_with_azs = Bosh::Spec::Deployments.simple_manifest_with_instance_groups
-    original_manifest_with_azs['instance_groups'] = [instance_group_spec]
-
-    deploy_from_scratch(manifest_hash: original_manifest_with_azs, cloud_config_hash: cloud_config_hash_with_azs)
-    output = scrub_random_ids(table(bosh_runner.run('vms --dns', json: true)))
-    dns_records = output[0]['dns_a_records'].split("\n")
-    expect(dns_records).to include('0.etcd-z1.a.simple.bosh')
-    expect(dns_records).to include('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.etcd-z1.a.simple.bosh')
-
-    new_manifest_hash = original_manifest_with_azs
-    instance_group_spec = etcd_instance_group
-    instance_group_spec['instances'] = 1
-    instance_group_spec['networks'].first['name'] = cloud_config_hash_with_azs['networks'].first['name']
-    instance_group_spec['azs'] = ['my-az-1']
-    instance_group_spec['migrated_from'] = [{'name' => 'etcd_z1'}]
-    new_manifest_hash['instance_groups'] = [instance_group_spec]
-
-    deploy_simple_manifest(manifest_hash: new_manifest_hash)
-    output = scrub_random_ids(table(bosh_runner.run('vms --dns', json: true)))
-    dns_records = output[0]['dns_a_records'].split("\n")
-    expect(dns_records).to include('0.etcd.a.simple.bosh')
-    expect(dns_records).to include('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.etcd.a.simple.bosh')
-    expect(dns_records).to include('0.etcd-z1.a.simple.bosh')
-    expect(dns_records).to include('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.etcd-z1.a.simple.bosh')
-  end
-
-  context 'when migrating job that does not exist in previous deployment' do
-    let(:manifest_with_unknown_migrated_from_job) do
-      new_manifest_hash = Bosh::Spec::Deployments.simple_manifest_with_instance_groups
-      instance_group_spec = etcd_instance_group
-      instance_group_spec['instances'] = 1
-      instance_group_spec['networks'].first['name'] = cloud_config_hash_with_azs['networks'].first['name']
-      instance_group_spec['azs'] = ['my-az-1']
-      instance_group_spec['migrated_from'] = [{'name' => 'unknown_job'}]
-      new_manifest_hash['instance_groups'] = [instance_group_spec]
-      new_manifest_hash
-    end
-
-    it 'successfully deploys' do
-      deploy_from_scratch(manifest_hash: manifest_with_etcd_z1_in_az1, cloud_config_hash: cloud_config_hash_with_azs)
-      original_instances = director.instances
-      expect(original_instances.size).to eq(1)
-      expect(original_instances.map(&:instance_group_name)).to match_array(['etcd_z1'])
-
-      deploy_simple_manifest(manifest_hash: manifest_with_unknown_migrated_from_job)
-      new_instances = director.instances
-      expect(new_instances.size).to eq(1)
-      expect(new_instances.map(&:instance_group_name)).to match_array(['etcd'])
-      expect(new_instances.map(&:vm_cid)).to_not match_array(original_instances.map(&:vm_cid))
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'bootstrap' do
     context 'when migrated_from has several bootstrap instances' do
       it 'picks only one bootstrap instance' do