diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 318109b..2153c35 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ GETDATE_CFLAGS = @GETDATE_CFLAGS@
 
 EXTRA_OBJS = @EXTRA_OBJS@
 
-OBJS = array.o cmdparse.o conf.o leapdb.o local.o logging.o main.o memory.o quantiles.o \
+OBJS = addrfilt.o array.o clientlog.o cmdparse.o conf.o keys.o leapdb.o \
+       local.o logging.o main.o memory.o nameserv.o nameserv_async.o \
+       ntp_auth.o ntp_core.o ntp_ext.o ntp_io.o ntp_sources.o quantiles.o \
        reference.o regress.o rtc.o samplefilt.o sched.o socket.o sources.o sourcestats.o \
        stubs.o smooth.o sys.o sys_null.o tempcomp.o util.o $(EXTRA_OBJS)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dbdd72d..91893e2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ For better control, use the options below.
   --without-tomcrypt     Don't use libtomcrypt even if it is available
   --disable-nts          Disable NTS support
   --disable-cmdmon       Disable command and monitoring support
-  --disable-ntp          Disable NTP support
   --disable-refclock     Disable reference clock support
   --disable-phc          Disable PHC refclock driver
   --disable-pps          Disable PPS refclock driver
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ For better control, use the options below.
   --without-libcap       Don't use libcap even if it is available
   --enable-scfilter      Enable support for system call filtering
   --without-seccomp      Don't use seccomp even if it is available
-  --disable-asyncdns     Disable asynchronous name resolving
   --disable-forcednsretry Don't retry on permanent DNS error
   --without-aes-gcm-siv  Don't use AES-GCM-SIV for NTS even if it is available
   --without-clock-gettime Don't use clock_gettime() even if it is available
@@ -219,7 +217,6 @@ EXTRA_CLI_OBJECTS=""
 
 feat_debug=0
 feat_cmdmon=1
-feat_ntp=1
 feat_refclock=1
 feat_readline=1
 try_editline=1
@@ -243,7 +240,6 @@ try_phc=0
 feat_pps=1
 try_setsched=0
 try_lockmem=0
-feat_asyncdns=1
 feat_forcednsretry=1
 try_aes_gcm_siv=1
 try_clock_gettime=1
@@ -253,7 +249,6 @@ feat_timestamping=1
 try_timestamping=0
 feat_ntp_signd=0
 ntp_era_split=""
-use_pthread=0
 default_user="root"
 default_hwclockfile=""
 default_pidfile="/var/run/chrony/chronyd.pid"
@@ -308,9 +303,6 @@ do
     --disable-cmdmon)
       feat_cmdmon=0
     ;;
-    --disable-ntp)
-      feat_ntp=0
-    ;;
     --disable-refclock)
       feat_refclock=0
     ;;
@@ -341,9 +333,6 @@ do
     --without-seccomp)
       try_seccomp=0
     ;;
-    --disable-asyncdns)
-      feat_asyncdns=0
-    ;;
     --disable-forcednsretry)
       feat_forcednsretry=0
     ;;
@@ -504,22 +493,9 @@ if [ $feat_cmdmon = "1" ]; then
   EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS cmdmon.o manual.o pktlength.o"
 fi
 
-if [ $feat_ntp = "1" ]; then
-  add_def FEAT_NTP
-  EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS ntp_auth.o ntp_core.o ntp_ext.o ntp_io.o ntp_sources.o"
-  if [ $feat_ntp_signd = "1" ]; then
-    add_def FEAT_SIGND
-    EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS ntp_signd.o"
-  fi
-else
-  feat_asyncdns=0
-  feat_timestamping=0
-fi
-
-if [ "$feat_cmdmon" = "1" ] || [ $feat_ntp = "1" ]; then
-  EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS addrfilt.o clientlog.o keys.o nameserv.o"
-else
-  feat_ipv6=0
+if [ $feat_ntp_signd = "1" ]; then
+  add_def FEAT_SIGND
+  EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS ntp_signd.o"
 fi
 
 if [ $feat_refclock = "1" ]; then
@@ -706,15 +682,15 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ $feat_asyncdns = "1" ] && \
-  test_code 'pthread' 'pthread.h' '-pthread' '' '
-    pthread_t thread;
-    return (int)pthread_create(&thread, NULL, (void *)1, NULL);'
+if test_code 'pthread' 'pthread.h' '-pthread' '' '
+  pthread_t thread;
+  return (int)pthread_create(&thread, NULL, (void *)1, NULL);'
 then
-  add_def FEAT_ASYNCDNS
   add_def USE_PTHREAD_ASYNCDNS
-  EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS nameserv_async.o"
-  use_pthread=1
+  MYCFLAGS="$MYCFLAGS -pthread"
+else
+  echo "error: pthread_create() not found"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ $try_arc4random = "1" ] && \
@@ -817,12 +793,10 @@ if [ $feat_scfilter = "1" ] && [ $try_seccomp = "1" ] && \
     'seccomp_init(SCMP_ACT_KILL);'
 then
   add_def FEAT_SCFILTER
-  if [ $feat_ntp = "1" ]; then
-    # NAME2IPADDRESS shouldn't be enabled together with a privops operation
-    # used by the main thread as the helper process works on one request at
-    # a time and the async resolver would block the main thread
-    priv_ops="NAME2IPADDRESS RELOADDNS"
-  fi
+  # NAME2IPADDRESS shouldn't be enabled together with a privops operation
+  # used by the main thread as the helper process works on one request at
+  # a time and the async resolver would block the main thread
+  priv_ops="NAME2IPADDRESS RELOADDNS"
   EXTRA_LIBS="$EXTRA_LIBS -lseccomp"
 fi
 
@@ -861,7 +835,6 @@ if [ $try_setsched = "1" ] && \
      pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(), SCHED_FIFO, &sched);'
 then
   add_def HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM
-  use_pthread=1
 fi
 
 if [ $try_lockmem = "1" ] && \
@@ -978,7 +951,7 @@ EXTRA_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_OBJECTS $HASH_OBJ"
 EXTRA_CLI_OBJECTS="$EXTRA_CLI_OBJECTS $HASH_OBJ"
 LIBS="$LIBS $HASH_LINK"
 
-if [ $feat_ntp = "1" ] && [ $feat_nts = "1" ] && [ $try_gnutls = "1" ]; then
+if [ $feat_nts = "1" ] && [ $try_gnutls = "1" ]; then
   if [ "$HASH_OBJ" = "hash_gnutls.o" ]; then
     test_cflags=""
     test_link=""
@@ -1038,10 +1011,6 @@ if [ $feat_ntp = "1" ] && [ $feat_nts = "1" ] && [ $try_gnutls = "1" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if [ $use_pthread = "1" ]; then
-  MYCFLAGS="$MYCFLAGS -pthread"
-fi
-
 SYSCONFDIR=/etc
 if [ "x$SETSYSCONFDIR" != "x" ]; then
   SYSCONFDIR=$SETSYSCONFDIR
@@ -1107,7 +1076,7 @@ add_def MAIL_PROGRAM "\"$mail_program\""
 
 common_features="`get_features SECHASH IPV6 DEBUG`"
 chronyc_features="`get_features READLINE`"
-chronyd_features="`get_features CMDMON NTP REFCLOCK RTC PRIVDROP SCFILTER SIGND ASYNCDNS NTS`"
+chronyd_features="`get_features CMDMON REFCLOCK RTC PRIVDROP SCFILTER SIGND NTS`"
 add_def CHRONYC_FEATURES "\"$chronyc_features $common_features\""
 add_def CHRONYD_FEATURES "\"$chronyd_features $common_features\""
 echo "Features : $chronyd_features $chronyc_features $common_features"
diff --git a/doc/installation.adoc b/doc/installation.adoc
index b683911..0014f7e 100644
--- a/doc/installation.adoc
+++ b/doc/installation.adoc
@@ -85,13 +85,6 @@ will be built with support for dropping root privileges. On other systems no
 extra library is needed. The default user which `chronyd` should run as can be
 specified with the `--with-user` option of the `configure` script.
 
-If development files for the POSIX threads library are available, `chronyd`
-will be built with support for asynchronous resolving of hostnames specified in
-the `server`, `peer`, and `pool` directives. This allows `chronyd` operating as
-a server to respond to client requests when resolving a hostname. If you don't
-want to enable the support, specify the `--disable-asyncdns` flag to
-`configure`.
-
 If development files for the https://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/[Nettle],
 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS[NSS], or
 https://www.libtom.net/LibTomCrypt/[libtomcrypt] library are available,
diff --git a/stubs.c b/stubs.c
index 9d0f848..f7c85ab 100644
--- a/stubs.c
+++ b/stubs.c
@@ -49,66 +49,6 @@
 #include "sched.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#if defined(FEAT_NTP) && !defined(FEAT_ASYNCDNS)
-
-/* This is a blocking implementation used when asynchronous resolving is not available */
-
-struct DNS_Async_Instance {
-  const char *name;
-  DNS_NameResolveHandler handler;
-  void *arg;
-  int pipe[2];
-};
-
-static void
-resolve_name(int fd, int event, void *anything)
-{
-  struct DNS_Async_Instance *inst;
-  IPAddr addrs[DNS_MAX_ADDRESSES];
-  DNS_Status status;
-  int i;
-
-  inst = (struct DNS_Async_Instance *)anything;
-
-  SCH_RemoveFileHandler(inst->pipe[0]);
-  close(inst->pipe[0]);
-  close(inst->pipe[1]);
-
-  status = PRV_Name2IPAddress(inst->name, addrs, DNS_MAX_ADDRESSES);
-
-  for (i = 0; status == DNS_Success && i < DNS_MAX_ADDRESSES &&
-       addrs[i].family != IPADDR_UNSPEC; i++)
-    ;
-
-  (inst->handler)(status, i, addrs, inst->arg);
-
-  Free(inst);
-}
-
-void
-DNS_Name2IPAddressAsync(const char *name, DNS_NameResolveHandler handler, void *anything)
-{
-  struct DNS_Async_Instance *inst;
-
-  inst = MallocNew(struct DNS_Async_Instance);
-  inst->name = name;
-  inst->handler = handler;
-  inst->arg = anything;
-
-  if (pipe(inst->pipe))
-    LOG_FATAL("pipe() failed");
-
-  UTI_FdSetCloexec(inst->pipe[0]);
-  UTI_FdSetCloexec(inst->pipe[1]);
-
-  SCH_AddFileHandler(inst->pipe[0], SCH_FILE_INPUT, resolve_name, inst);
-
-  if (write(inst->pipe[1], "", 1) < 0)
-    ;
-}
-
-#endif /* !FEAT_ASYNCDNS */
-
 #ifndef FEAT_CMDMON
 
 void
@@ -144,259 +84,6 @@ MNL_Finalise(void)
 
 #endif /* !FEAT_CMDMON */
 
-#ifndef FEAT_NTP
-
-void
-NCR_AddBroadcastDestination(NTP_Remote_Address *addr, int interval)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NCR_Initialise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NCR_Finalise(void)
-{
-}
-
-int
-NCR_AddAccessRestriction(IPAddr *ip_addr, int subnet_bits, int allow, int all)
-{
-  return 1;
-}
-
-int
-NCR_CheckAccessRestriction(IPAddr *ip_addr)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void
-NIO_Initialise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NIO_Finalise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NSR_Initialise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NSR_Finalise(void)
-{
-}
-
-NSR_Status
-NSR_AddSource(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type,
-              SourceParameters *params, uint32_t *conf_id)
-{
-  return NSR_TooManySources;
-}
-
-NSR_Status
-NSR_AddSourceByName(char *name, int family, int port, int pool, NTP_Source_Type type,
-                    SourceParameters *params, uint32_t *conf_id)
-{
-  return NSR_TooManySources;
-}
-
-const char *
-NSR_StatusToString(NSR_Status status)
-{
-  return "NTP not supported";
-}
-
-NSR_Status
-NSR_RemoveSource(IPAddr *address)
-{
-  return NSR_NoSuchSource;
-}
-
-void
-NSR_RemoveSourcesById(uint32_t conf_id)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NSR_RemoveAllSources(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NSR_HandleBadSource(IPAddr *address)
-{
-}
-
-void
-NSR_RefreshAddresses(void)
-{
-}
-
-char *
-NSR_GetName(IPAddr *address)
-{
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-void
-NSR_SetSourceResolvingEndHandler(NSR_SourceResolvingEndHandler handler)
-{
-  if (handler)
-    (handler)();
-}
-
-void
-NSR_ResolveSources(void)
-{
-}
-
-void NSR_StartSources(void)
-{
-}
-
-void NSR_AutoStartSources(void)
-{
-}
-
-int
-NSR_InitiateSampleBurst(int n_good_samples, int n_total_samples,
-                        IPAddr *mask, IPAddr *address)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-uint32_t
-NSR_GetLocalRefid(IPAddr *address)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_SetConnectivity(IPAddr *mask, IPAddr *address, SRC_Connectivity connectivity)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyMinpoll(IPAddr *address, int new_minpoll)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyMaxpoll(IPAddr *address, int new_maxpoll)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyMaxdelay(IPAddr *address, double new_max_delay)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyMaxdelayratio(IPAddr *address, double new_max_delay_ratio)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyMaxdelaydevratio(IPAddr *address, double new_max_delay_dev_ratio)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyMinstratum(IPAddr *address, int new_min_stratum)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyOffset(IPAddr *address, double new_offset)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_ModifyPolltarget(IPAddr *address, int new_poll_target)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void
-NSR_ReportSource(RPT_SourceReport *report, struct timespec *now)
-{
-  memset(report, 0, sizeof (*report));
-}
-  
-int
-NSR_GetAuthReport(IPAddr *address, RPT_AuthReport *report)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int
-NSR_GetNTPReport(RPT_NTPReport *report)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void
-NSR_GetActivityReport(RPT_ActivityReport *report)
-{
-  memset(report, 0, sizeof (*report));
-}
-
-void
-NSR_DumpAuthData(void)
-{
-}
-
-#ifndef FEAT_CMDMON
-
-void
-CLG_Initialise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-CLG_Finalise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-DNS_SetAddressFamily(int family)
-{
-}
-
-DNS_Status
-DNS_Name2IPAddress(const char *name, IPAddr *ip_addrs, int max_addrs)
-{
-  return DNS_Failure;
-}
-
-void
-KEY_Initialise(void)
-{
-}
-
-void
-KEY_Finalise(void)
-{
-}
-
-#endif /* !FEAT_CMDMON */
-#endif /* !FEAT_NTP */
-
 #ifndef FEAT_REFCLOCK
 void
 RCL_Initialise(void)
diff --git a/test/compilation/001-features b/test/compilation/001-features
index 282ce57..f50c7a5 100755
--- a/test/compilation/001-features
+++ b/test/compilation/001-features
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ for opts in \
 	"--enable-debug" \
 	"--enable-ntp-signd" \
 	"--enable-scfilter" \
-	"--disable-asyncdns" \
 	"--disable-ipv6" \
 	"--disable-privdrop" \
 	"--disable-readline" \
@@ -18,16 +17,10 @@ for opts in \
 	"--disable-sechash" \
 	"--disable-cmdmon" \
 	"--disable-cmdmon --enable-scfilter" \
-	"--disable-ntp" \
-	"--disable-ntp --enable-scfilter" \
 	"--disable-nts" \
 	"--disable-refclock" \
 	"--disable-timestamping" \
-	"--disable-timestamping --disable-ntp" \
-	"--disable-cmdmon --disable-ntp" \
-	"--disable-cmdmon --disable-ntp --enable-scfilter" \
-	"--disable-cmdmon --disable-refclock" \
-	"--disable-cmdmon --disable-ntp --disable-refclock"
+	"--disable-cmdmon --disable-refclock"
 do
 	./configure $opts || exit 1
 	make clean
diff --git a/test/simulation/test.common b/test/simulation/test.common
index 604df61..ec39a7c 100644
--- a/test/simulation/test.common
+++ b/test/simulation/test.common
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ done
 test_start() {
 	rm -rf tmp/*
 	echo "Testing $@:"
-
-	check_config_h 'FEAT_NTP 1' || test_skip
 }
 
 test_pass() {
diff --git a/test/system/test.common b/test/system/test.common
index 9eb2382..43bf480 100644
--- a/test/system/test.common
+++ b/test/system/test.common
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ TEST_PRIVDROP_USER=${TEST_PRIVDROP_USER:-nobody}
 test_start() {
 	local user=$(get_user)
 
-	check_chronyd_features NTP CMDMON || test_skip "NTP/CMDMON support disabled"
+	check_chronyd_features CMDMON || test_skip "CMDMON support disabled"
 
 	[ "${#TEST_DIR}" -ge 5 ] || test_skip "invalid TEST_DIR"
 
diff --git a/test/unit/clientlog.c b/test/unit/clientlog.c
index 96818b2..9a9f4a6 100644
--- a/test/unit/clientlog.c
+++ b/test/unit/clientlog.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "test.h"
 
-#if defined(FEAT_NTP) || defined(FEAT_CMDMON)
-
 #include <clientlog.c>
 
 static uint64_t
@@ -321,10 +319,3 @@ test_unit(void)
   LCL_Finalise();
   CNF_Finalise();
 }
-#else
-void
-test_unit(void)
-{
-  TEST_REQUIRE(0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/test/unit/keys.c b/test/unit/keys.c
index aa5e649..47d907b 100644
--- a/test/unit/keys.c
+++ b/test/unit/keys.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "test.h"
 
-#if defined(FEAT_NTP) || defined(FEAT_CMDMON)
-
 #include <keys.c>
 
 #define KEYS 100
@@ -164,10 +162,3 @@ test_unit(void)
   CNF_Finalise();
   HSH_Finalise();
 }
-#else
-void
-test_unit(void)
-{
-  TEST_REQUIRE(0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/test/unit/ntp_auth.c b/test/unit/ntp_auth.c
index 5f2a9bc..e2924a3 100644
--- a/test/unit/ntp_auth.c
+++ b/test/unit/ntp_auth.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <socket.h>
 #include "test.h"
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NTP
-
 #include <ntp_auth.c>
 
 static void
@@ -279,11 +277,3 @@ test_unit(void)
   CNF_Finalise();
   HSH_Finalise();
 }
-
-#else
-void
-test_unit(void)
-{
-  TEST_REQUIRE(0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/test/unit/ntp_core.c b/test/unit/ntp_core.c
index 989b294..7bcc34a 100644
--- a/test/unit/ntp_core.c
+++ b/test/unit/ntp_core.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <local.h>
 #include "test.h"
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NTP
-
 static struct timespec current_time;
 static NTP_Packet req_buffer, res_buffer;
 static int req_length, res_length;
@@ -638,11 +636,3 @@ test_unit(void)
   CNF_Finalise();
   HSH_Finalise();
 }
-
-#else
-void
-test_unit(void)
-{
-  TEST_REQUIRE(0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/test/unit/ntp_ext.c b/test/unit/ntp_ext.c
index c37e702..8fec083 100644
--- a/test/unit/ntp_ext.c
+++ b/test/unit/ntp_ext.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "test.h"
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NTP
-
 #include <util.h>
 #include <logging.h>
 
@@ -157,11 +155,3 @@ test_unit(void)
 
   }
 }
-
-#else
-void
-test_unit(void)
-{
-  TEST_REQUIRE(0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/test/unit/ntp_sources.c b/test/unit/ntp_sources.c
index a9bdbad..be5d2ea 100644
--- a/test/unit/ntp_sources.c
+++ b/test/unit/ntp_sources.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "test.h"
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NTP
-
 #include <conf.h>
 #include <cmdparse.h>
 #include <nameserv_async.h>
@@ -372,11 +370,3 @@ test_unit(void)
   CNF_Finalise();
   HSH_Finalise();
 }
-
-#else
-void
-test_unit(void)
-{
-  TEST_REQUIRE(0);
-}
-#endif