diff --git a/src/net/conf.go b/src/net/conf.go
index 5340847123ce67..f1bbfedad06cb5 100644
--- a/src/net/conf.go
+++ b/src/net/conf.go
@@ -202,11 +202,6 @@ func (c *conf) hostLookupOrder(r *Resolver, hostname string) (ret hostLookupOrde
 			// illumos defaults to "nis [NOTFOUND=return] files"
 			return fallbackOrder
 		}
-		if c.goos == "linux" {
-			// glibc says the default is "dns [!UNAVAIL=return] files"
-			// https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Notes-on-NSS-Configuration-File.html.
-			return hostLookupDNSFiles
-		}
 		return hostLookupFilesDNS
 	}
 	if nss.err != nil {
diff --git a/src/net/conf_test.go b/src/net/conf_test.go
index 3c7403eccc23f5..c2d0730353bd25 100644
--- a/src/net/conf_test.go
+++ b/src/net/conf_test.go
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ func TestConfHostLookupOrder(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			hostTests: []nssHostTest{{"google.com", "myhostname", hostLookupDNSFiles}},
 		},
-		// glibc lacking an nsswitch.conf, per
-		// https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Notes-on-NSS-Configuration-File.html
 		{
 			name: "linux_no_nsswitch.conf",
 			c: &conf{
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ func TestConfHostLookupOrder(t *testing.T) {
 				nss:    &nssConf{err: os.ErrNotExist},
 				resolv: defaultResolvConf,
 			},
-			hostTests: []nssHostTest{{"google.com", "myhostname", hostLookupDNSFiles}},
+			hostTests: []nssHostTest{{"google.com", "myhostname", hostLookupFilesDNS}},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "files_mdns_dns",