diff --git a/pkg/doh/dial.go b/pkg/doh/dial.go
index 55c0c675..84c9e748 100644
--- a/pkg/doh/dial.go
+++ b/pkg/doh/dial.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/picker"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/server"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 )
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func newDoHDial(settings ResolverSettings) (dial server.Dial) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	picker := settings.Picker
+	picker := picker.New()
 
 	return func(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (conn net.Conn, err error) {
 		// Pick DoH server pseudo-randomly from the chosen providers
diff --git a/pkg/doh/interfaces.go b/pkg/doh/interfaces.go
index c7452ac7..ab8a071b 100644
--- a/pkg/doh/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/doh/interfaces.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package doh
 
 import (
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 )
 
 type Middleware interface {
@@ -27,7 +26,3 @@ type Logger interface {
 type Warner interface {
 	Warn(s string)
 }
-
-type Picker interface {
-	DoHServer(servers []provider.DoHServer) provider.DoHServer
-}
diff --git a/pkg/doh/settings.go b/pkg/doh/settings.go
index 88dacfbc..231f384d 100644
--- a/pkg/doh/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/doh/settings.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/picker"
 	metricsnoop "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/doh/metrics/noop"
 	lognoop "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/log/noop"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
@@ -42,11 +41,6 @@ type ResolverSettings struct {
 	// Metrics is the metrics interface to record metric data.
 	// It defaults to a No-Op metrics implementation.
 	Metrics Metrics
-	// Picker is the picker to use for each upstream call to pick
-	// a server from a pool of servers. It must be thread safe.
-	// It defaults to a fast thread safe pseudo random picker
-	// with uniform distribution.
-	Picker Picker
 }
 
 func (s *ServerSettings) SetDefaults() {
@@ -62,7 +56,6 @@ func (s *ResolverSettings) SetDefaults() {
 	const defaultTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 	s.Timeout = gosettings.DefaultComparable(s.Timeout, defaultTimeout)
 	s.Metrics = gosettings.DefaultComparable[Metrics](s.Metrics, metricsnoop.New())
-	s.Picker = gosettings.DefaultComparable[Picker](s.Picker, picker.New())
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/doh/settings_test.go b/pkg/doh/settings_test.go
index 7b2f3576..ab63a208 100644
--- a/pkg/doh/settings_test.go
+++ b/pkg/doh/settings_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/picker"
 	metrics "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/doh/metrics/noop"
 	log "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/log/noop"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
@@ -16,14 +15,12 @@ func Test_ServerSettings_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 
 	metrics := metrics.New()
 	logger := log.New()
-	picker := picker.New()
 
 	s := ServerSettings{
 		Middlewares: []Middleware{},
 		Logger:      logger,
 		Resolver: ResolverSettings{
 			Metrics: metrics,
-			Picker:  picker,
 		},
 	}
 	s.SetDefaults()
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ func Test_ServerSettings_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 			IPVersion:         "ipv4",
 			Timeout:           5 * time.Second,
 			Metrics:           metrics,
-			Picker:            picker,
 		},
 		ListeningAddress: ptrTo(":53"),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/dot/dial.go b/pkg/dot/dial.go
index c0ff5135..f6f5bba5 100644
--- a/pkg/dot/dial.go
+++ b/pkg/dot/dial.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"net"
 
+	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/picker"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/server"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 )
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func newDoTDial(settings ResolverSettings) (dial server.Dial) {
 		Timeout: settings.Timeout,
 	}
 
-	picker := settings.Picker
+	picker := picker.New()
 	ipv6 := settings.IPVersion == "ipv6"
 
 	return func(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func newDoTDial(settings ResolverSettings) (dial server.Dial) {
 	}
 }
 
-func pickNameAddress(picker Picker, servers []provider.DoTServer,
+func pickNameAddress(picker *picker.Picker, servers []provider.DoTServer,
 	ipv6 bool) (name, address string) {
 	server := picker.DoTServer(servers)
 	addrPort := picker.DoTAddrPort(server, ipv6)
diff --git a/pkg/dot/dial_test.go b/pkg/dot/dial_test.go
index e80c3a68..1d3f0df2 100644
--- a/pkg/dot/dial_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dot/dial_test.go
@@ -3,27 +3,42 @@ package dot
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/picker"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func Test_pickNameAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 
-	picker := NewMockPicker(ctrl)
+	picker := picker.New()
 	servers := []provider.DoTServer{
 		provider.Cloudflare().DoT,
 		provider.Google().DoT,
 	}
 	const ipv6 = true
 
-	picker.EXPECT().DoTServer(servers).Return(servers[0])
-	picker.EXPECT().DoTAddrPort(servers[0], ipv6).Return(servers[0].IPv6[0])
-
 	name, address := pickNameAddress(picker, servers, ipv6)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "cloudflare-dns.com", name)
-	assert.Equal(t, "[2606:4700:4700::1111]:853", address)
+	found := false
+	for _, server := range servers {
+		if server.Name != name {
+			continue
+		}
+		ips := server.IPv4
+		if ipv6 {
+			ips = append(ips, server.IPv6...)
+		}
+		for _, addrPort := range ips {
+			if addrPort.String() == address {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if found {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, found)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dot/interfaces.go b/pkg/dot/interfaces.go
index c2d39e4b..f4b3bad6 100644
--- a/pkg/dot/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/dot/interfaces.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package dot
 
 import (
-	"net/netip"
-
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 )
 
 type Middleware interface {
@@ -28,8 +25,3 @@ type Logger interface {
 type Warner interface {
 	Warn(s string)
 }
-
-type Picker interface {
-	DoTServer(servers []provider.DoTServer) provider.DoTServer
-	DoTAddrPort(server provider.DoTServer, ipv6 bool) netip.AddrPort
-}
diff --git a/pkg/dot/mocks_generate_test.go b/pkg/dot/mocks_generate_test.go
index 10429002..93f1e5f9 100644
--- a/pkg/dot/mocks_generate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dot/mocks_generate_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package dot
 
-//go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks_test.go -package $GOPACKAGE . Metrics,Logger,Picker
+//go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks_test.go -package $GOPACKAGE . Metrics,Logger
 //go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks_local_test.go -package $GOPACKAGE -source interfaces_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/dot/mocks_test.go b/pkg/dot/mocks_test.go
index a831e16f..0f05436f 100644
--- a/pkg/dot/mocks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dot/mocks_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 // Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
-// Source: github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/dot (interfaces: Metrics,Logger,Picker)
+// Source: github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/dot (interfaces: Metrics,Logger)
 
 // Package dot is a generated GoMock package.
 package dot
 
 import (
-	netip "net/netip"
 	reflect "reflect"
 
 	gomock "github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	provider "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 )
 
 // MockMetrics is a mock of Metrics interface.
@@ -129,54 +127,3 @@ func (mr *MockLoggerMockRecorder) Warn(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Warn", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLogger)(nil).Warn), arg0)
 }
-
-// MockPicker is a mock of Picker interface.
-type MockPicker struct {
-	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
-	recorder *MockPickerMockRecorder
-}
-
-// MockPickerMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockPicker.
-type MockPickerMockRecorder struct {
-	mock *MockPicker
-}
-
-// NewMockPicker creates a new mock instance.
-func NewMockPicker(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockPicker {
-	mock := &MockPicker{ctrl: ctrl}
-	mock.recorder = &MockPickerMockRecorder{mock}
-	return mock
-}
-
-// EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
-func (m *MockPicker) EXPECT() *MockPickerMockRecorder {
-	return m.recorder
-}
-
-// DoTAddrPort mocks base method.
-func (m *MockPicker) DoTAddrPort(arg0 provider.DoTServer, arg1 bool) netip.AddrPort {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "DoTAddrPort", arg0, arg1)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(netip.AddrPort)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// DoTAddrPort indicates an expected call of DoTAddrPort.
-func (mr *MockPickerMockRecorder) DoTAddrPort(arg0, arg1 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "DoTAddrPort", reflect.TypeOf((*MockPicker)(nil).DoTAddrPort), arg0, arg1)
-}
-
-// DoTServer mocks base method.
-func (m *MockPicker) DoTServer(arg0 []provider.DoTServer) provider.DoTServer {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "DoTServer", arg0)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(provider.DoTServer)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// DoTServer indicates an expected call of DoTServer.
-func (mr *MockPickerMockRecorder) DoTServer(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "DoTServer", reflect.TypeOf((*MockPicker)(nil).DoTServer), arg0)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/dot/settings.go b/pkg/dot/settings.go
index 48bb728d..39a12c8c 100644
--- a/pkg/dot/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/dot/settings.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/internal/picker"
 	metricsnoop "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/dot/metrics/noop"
 	lognoop "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/log/noop"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
@@ -50,11 +49,6 @@ type ResolverSettings struct {
 	// Metrics is the metrics interface to record metric data.
 	// It defaults to a No-Op metrics implementation.
 	Metrics Metrics
-	// Picker is the picker to use for each upstream call to pick
-	// a server and/or IP address. It must be thread safe.
-	// It defaults to a fast thread safe pseudo random picker
-	// with uniform distribution.
-	Picker Picker
 }
 
 func (s *ServerSettings) SetDefaults() {
@@ -73,7 +67,6 @@ func (s *ResolverSettings) SetDefaults() {
 	s.IPVersion = gosettings.DefaultComparable(s.IPVersion, "ipv4")
 	s.Warner = gosettings.DefaultComparable[Warner](s.Warner, lognoop.New())
 	s.Metrics = gosettings.DefaultComparable[Metrics](s.Metrics, metricsnoop.New())
-	s.Picker = gosettings.DefaultComparable[Picker](s.Picker, picker.New())
 }
 
 var (