diff --git a/core/commands/name/ipns.go b/core/commands/name/ipns.go
index 8df592a037a5..9ee2e8c5cff1 100644
--- a/core/commands/name/ipns.go
+++ b/core/commands/name/ipns.go
@@ -159,16 +159,17 @@ Resolve the value of a dnslink:
 			}
 
 			return cmds.EmitOnce(res, &ResolvedPath{output})
-		} else {
-			output := resolver.ResolveAsync(req.Context, name, ropts...)
-			for v := range output {
-				if v.Err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				if err := res.Emit(&ResolvedPath{v.Path}); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+		}
+
+		output := resolver.ResolveAsync(req.Context, name, ropts...)
+		for v := range output {
+			if v.Err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
+			if err := res.Emit(&ResolvedPath{v.Path}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/namesys/routing.go b/namesys/routing.go
index c591d5662ea9..775dab12dfd3 100644
--- a/namesys/routing.go
+++ b/namesys/routing.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (r *IpnsResolver) resolveOnceAsync(ctx context.Context, name string, option
 	// the value, which in turn verifies the ipns record signature
 	ipnsKey := ipns.RecordKey(pid)
 
-	vals, err := r.searchValue(ctx, ipnsKey, dht.Quorum(int(options.DhtRecordCount)))
+	vals, err := r.routing.SearchValue(ctx, ipnsKey, dht.Quorum(int(options.DhtRecordCount)))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("RoutingResolver: dht get for name %s failed: %s", name, err)
 		out <- onceResult{err: err}
@@ -173,14 +173,3 @@ func (r *IpnsResolver) resolveOnceAsync(ctx context.Context, name string, option
 
 	return out
 }
-
-func (r *IpnsResolver) searchValue(ctx context.Context, key string, opts ...ropts.Option) (<-chan []byte, error) {
-	if ir, ok := r.routing.(*dht.IpfsDHT); ok {
-		return ir.SearchValue(ctx, key, opts...)
-	}
-	out := make(chan []byte, 1)
-	val, err := r.routing.GetValue(ctx, key, opts...)
-	out <- val
-	close(out)
-	return out, err
-}