diff --git a/src/iodined.c b/src/iodined.c
index adafdfc..bcf8c7a 100644
--- a/src/iodined.c
+++ b/src/iodined.c
@@ -1548,9 +1548,7 @@ handle_ns_request(int dns_fd, struct query *q)
 	if (ns_ip != INADDR_ANY) {
 		/* If ns_ip set, overwrite destination addr with it.
 		 * Destination addr will be sent as additional record (A, IN) */
-		struct sockaddr_in *addr = (struct sockaddr_in *) &q->destination; /* probably not needed */
 		memcpy(&q->destination, &ns_ip, sizeof(ns_ip));
-		memcpy(&addr->sin_addr, &ns_ip, sizeof(ns_ip)); /* probably not needed */
 	}
 
 	len = dns_encode_ns_response(buf, sizeof(buf), q, topdomain);
@@ -1583,9 +1581,7 @@ handle_a_request(int dns_fd, struct query *q, int fakeip)
 	} else if (ns_ip != INADDR_ANY) {
 		/* If ns_ip set, overwrite destination addr with it.
 		 * Destination addr will be sent as additional record (A, IN) */
-		struct sockaddr_in *addr = (struct sockaddr_in *) &q->destination; /* probably not needed */
 		memcpy(&q->destination, &ns_ip, sizeof(ns_ip));
-		memcpy(&addr->sin_addr, &ns_ip, sizeof(ns_ip)); /* probably not needed */
 	}
 
 	len = dns_encode_a_response(buf, sizeof(buf), q);