diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index daf45f5dac..d219e5432b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2016-12-31  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
+
+	* resolv/resolv.h (RES_BLAST): Deprecate.
+	* resolv/res_debug.c (p_option): Remove RES_BLAST.
+	* resolv/res_send.c (__libc_res_nsend): Remove vestigial reference
+	to RES_BLAST.
+
 2016-12-27  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
 
 	[BZ #19582]
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index af9b589ccf..994ff5940d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ Version 2.25
   backwards-incompatible DNS extension which was never deployed on the
   Internet.
 
-* The flags RES_AAONLY, RES_PRIMARY, RES_NOCHECKNAME, RES_KEEPTSIG defined
-  in the <resolv.h> header file have been deprecated.  They were already
-  unimplemented.
+* The flags RES_AAONLY, RES_PRIMARY, RES_NOCHECKNAME, RES_KEEPTSIG,
+  RES_BLAST defined in the <resolv.h> header file have been deprecated.
+  They were already unimplemented.
 
 * The "inet6" option in /etc/resolv.conf and the RES_USE_INET6 flag for
   _res.flags are deprecated.  The flag was standardized in RFC 2133, but
diff --git a/resolv/res_debug.c b/resolv/res_debug.c
index 33891878d8..12059c229b 100644
--- a/resolv/res_debug.c
+++ b/resolv/res_debug.c
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ p_option(u_long option) {
 	case RES_NOALIASES:	return "noaliases";
 	case DEPRECATED_RES_USE_INET6:	return "inet6";
 	case RES_ROTATE:	return "rotate";
-	case RES_BLAST:		return "blast";
 	case RES_USE_EDNS0:	return "edns0";
 	case RES_SNGLKUP:	return "single-request";
 	case RES_SNGLKUPREOP:	return "single-request-reopen";
diff --git a/resolv/res_send.c b/resolv/res_send.c
index cc2a7de886..1839225605 100644
--- a/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ __libc_res_nsend(res_state statp, const u_char *buf, int buflen,
 	 * Some resolvers want to even out the load on their nameservers.
 	 * Note that RES_BLAST overrides RES_ROTATE.
 	 */
-	if (__builtin_expect ((statp->options & RES_ROTATE) != 0, 0) &&
-	    (statp->options & RES_BLAST) == 0) {
+	if (__builtin_expect ((statp->options & RES_ROTATE) != 0, 0)) {
 		struct sockaddr_in ina;
 		struct sockaddr_in6 *inp;
 		int lastns = statp->nscount - 1;
diff --git a/resolv/resolv.h b/resolv/resolv.h
index ddc022091c..7809e2eb19 100644
--- a/resolv/resolv.h
+++ b/resolv/resolv.h
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ struct res_sym {
   __glibc_macro_warning ("RES_NOCHECKNAME is deprecated") 0x00008000
 #define	RES_KEEPTSIG \
   __glibc_macro_warning ("RES_KEEPTSIG is deprecated") 0x00010000
-#define	RES_BLAST	0x00020000	/* blast all recursive servers */
+#define	RES_BLAST \
+  __glibc_macro_warning ("RES_BLAST is deprecated") 0x00020000
 #define RES_USE_EDNS0	0x00100000	/* Use EDNS0.  */
 #define RES_SNGLKUP	0x00200000	/* one outstanding request at a time */
 #define RES_SNGLKUPREOP	0x00400000	/* -"-, but open new socket for each