diff --git a/src/dns/caas.js b/src/dns/caas.js
index c51a2ef2d..d716bfd71 100644
--- a/src/dns/caas.js
+++ b/src/dns/caas.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     upsert: upsert,
     get: get,
     del: del,
-    getChangeStatus: getChangeStatus,
     waitForDns: require('./waitfordns.js')
 };
 
@@ -112,22 +111,3 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
         });
 }
 
-function getChangeStatus(dnsConfig, changeId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof changeId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    if (changeId === '') return callback(null, 'INSYNC');
-
-    superagent
-        .get(config.apiServerOrigin() + '/api/v1/domains/' + config.fqdn() + '/status/' + changeId)
-        .query({ token: dnsConfig.token })
-        .timeout(30 * 1000)
-        .end(function (error, result) {
-            if (error && !error.response) return callback(error);
-            if (result.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
-
-            return callback(null, result.body.status);
-        });
-
-}
diff --git a/src/dns/digitalocean.js b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
index bed6a73f7..b1d6cb3f4 100644
--- a/src/dns/digitalocean.js
+++ b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     upsert: upsert,
     get: get,
     del: del,
-    getChangeStatus: getChangeStatus,
     waitForDns: require('./waitfordns.js')
 };
 
@@ -172,11 +171,3 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function getChangeStatus(dnsConfig, changeId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof changeId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    // Digitalocean does not have any way to check that
-    callback(null, 'INSYNC');
-}
diff --git a/src/dns/interface.js b/src/dns/interface.js
index 404b9082e..eb1a8d119 100644
--- a/src/dns/interface.js
+++ b/src/dns/interface.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     upsert: upsert,
     get: get,
     del: del,
-    getChangeStatus: getChangeStatus,
     waitForDns: require('./waitfordns.js')
 };
 
@@ -56,12 +55,3 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
     callback(new Error('not implemented'));
 }
 
-function getChangeStatus(dnsConfig, changeId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof changeId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    // Result: current change state as string. Upstream code checks for 'INSYNC'
-
-    callback(new Error('not implemented'));
-}
diff --git a/src/dns/noop.js b/src/dns/noop.js
index 1a654bba3..03f3cd467 100644
--- a/src/dns/noop.js
+++ b/src/dns/noop.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     upsert: upsert,
     get: get,
     del: del,
-    getChangeStatus: getChangeStatus,
     waitForDns: require('./waitfordns.js')
 };
 
@@ -48,10 +47,3 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
     return callback();
 }
 
-function getChangeStatus(dnsConfig, changeId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof changeId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    callback(null, 'INSYNC');
-}
diff --git a/src/dns/route53.js b/src/dns/route53.js
index 41194be42..525a82a1c 100644
--- a/src/dns/route53.js
+++ b/src/dns/route53.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     upsert: upsert,
     get: get,
     del: del,
-    getChangeStatus: getChangeStatus,
     waitForDns: require('./waitfordns.js'),
 
     // not part of "dns" interface
@@ -210,19 +209,3 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function getChangeStatus(dnsConfig, changeId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof changeId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    if (changeId === '') return callback(null, 'INSYNC');
-
-    var route53 = new AWS.Route53(getDnsCredentials(dnsConfig));
-    route53.getChange({ Id: changeId }, function (error, result) {
-        if (error && error.code === 'AccessDenied') return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.ACCESS_DENIED, error.message));
-        if (error) return callback(error);
-
-        callback(null, result.ChangeInfo.Status);
-    });
-}
-
diff --git a/src/subdomains.js b/src/subdomains.js
index bdd028a24..57af5e4dc 100644
--- a/src/subdomains.js
+++ b/src/subdomains.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 module.exports = exports = {
     remove: remove,
-    status: status,
     upsert: upsert,
     get: get,
     waitForDns: waitForDns,
@@ -120,16 +119,3 @@ function waitForDns(domain, value, type, options, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function status(changeId, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof changeId, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    settings.getDnsConfig(function (error, dnsConfig) {
-        if (error) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
-
-        api(dnsConfig.provider).getChangeStatus(dnsConfig, changeId, function (error, status) {
-            if (error) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, error.message));
-            callback(null, status === 'INSYNC' ? 'done' : 'pending');
-        });
-    });
-}
diff --git a/src/test/dns-test.js b/src/test/dns-test.js
index 2aab04031..4a4704f82 100644
--- a/src/test/dns-test.js
+++ b/src/test/dns-test.js
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@ describe('dns provider', function () {
                 done();
             });
         });
-
-        it('status succeeds', function (done) {
-            subdomains.status('noop-record-id', function (error, result) {
-                expect(error).to.eql(null);
-                expect(result).to.eql('done');
-
-                done();
-            });
-        });
     });
 
     describe('digitalocean', function () {
@@ -329,16 +320,6 @@ describe('dns provider', function () {
                 done();
             });
         });
-
-        it('status succeeds', function (done) {
-            // actually not implemented in the backend
-            subdomains.status('unused', function (error, result) {
-                expect(error).to.eql(null);
-                expect(result).to.eql('done');
-
-                done();
-            });
-        });
     });
 
     describe('route53', function () {
@@ -516,41 +497,5 @@ describe('dns provider', function () {
                 done();
             });
         });
-
-        it('status succeeds for pending', function (done) {
-            awsAnswerQueue.push([null, {
-                ChangeInfo: {
-                    Id: '/change/C2QLKQIWEI0BZF',
-                    Status: 'PENDING',
-                    SubmittedAt: 'Mon Aug 04 2014 17: 44: 49 GMT - 0700(PDT)'
-                }
-            }]);
-
-            subdomains.status('/change/C2QLKQIWEI0BZF', function (error, result) {
-                expect(error).to.eql(null);
-                expect(result).to.eql('pending');
-                expect(awsAnswerQueue.length).to.eql(0);
-
-                done();
-            });
-        });
-
-        it('status succeeds for done', function (done) {
-            awsAnswerQueue.push([null, {
-                ChangeInfo: {
-                    Id: '/change/C2QLKQIWEI0BZF',
-                    Status: 'INSYNC',
-                    SubmittedAt: 'Mon Aug 04 2014 17: 44: 49 GMT - 0700(PDT)'
-                }
-            }]);
-
-            subdomains.status('/change/C2QLKQIWEI0BZF', function (error, result) {
-                expect(error).to.eql(null);
-                expect(result).to.eql('done');
-                expect(awsAnswerQueue.length).to.eql(0);
-
-                done();
-            });
-        });
     });
 });