diff --git a/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml b/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml
index f0124d217a9..14721449db0 100644
--- a/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 clap = { version = "4.3.8", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
 futures = "0.3.28"
-libp2p = { path = "../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "dns", "dcutr", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "relay", "rendezvous", "tcp", "tokio", "yamux", "quic"] }
+libp2p = { path = "../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "dcutr", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "relay", "rendezvous", "tcp", "tokio", "yamux", "quic"] }
 log = "0.4"
 redis = { version = "0.23.0", default-features = false, features = ["tokio-comp"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.29.1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/hole-punching-tests/src/bin/hp_client.rs b/hole-punching-tests/src/bin/hp_client.rs
index 982818b43ab..ea7624baf50 100644
--- a/hole-punching-tests/src/bin/hp_client.rs
+++ b/hole-punching-tests/src/bin/hp_client.rs
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ use libp2p::{
         transport::Transport,
         upgrade,
     },
-    dcutr,
-    dns::DnsConfig,
-    identify, identity, noise, ping, quic, relay,
+    dcutr, identify, identity, noise, ping, quic, relay,
     swarm::{NetworkBehaviour, SwarmBuilder, SwarmEvent},
     tcp, yamux, PeerId,
 };
@@ -100,8 +98,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             .multiplex(yamux::Config::default())
             .or_transport(quic::tokio::Transport::new(quic::Config::new(&local_key)));
 
-        DnsConfig::system(relay_tcp_quic_transport)
-            .await?
+        relay_tcp_quic_transport
             .map(|either_output, _| match either_output {
                 Either::Left((peer_id, muxer)) => (peer_id, StreamMuxerBox::new(muxer)),
                 Either::Right((peer_id, muxer)) => (peer_id, StreamMuxerBox::new(muxer)),