diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81d9f5a..c756752 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - './etc-pihole/:/etc/pihole/'
       - './etc-dnsmasq.d/:/etc/dnsmasq.d/'
-    dns:
-      - 127.0.0.1
-      - 1.1.1.1
     # Recommended but not required (DHCP needs NET_ADMIN)
     #   https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole#note-on-capabilities
     cap_add:
diff --git a/bash_functions.sh b/bash_functions.sh
index f2567dc..b1d00ff 100644
--- a/bash_functions.sh
+++ b/bash_functions.sh
@@ -2,31 +2,6 @@
 # Some of the bash_functions use variables these core pi-hole/web scripts
 . /opt/pihole/webpage.sh
 
-docker_checks() {
-    warn_msg='WARNING Misconfigured DNS in /etc/resolv.conf'
-    ns_count="$(grep -c nameserver /etc/resolv.conf)"
-    ns_primary="$(grep nameserver /etc/resolv.conf | head -1)"
-    ns_primary="${ns_primary/nameserver /}"
-    warned=false
-
-    if [ "$ns_count" -lt 2 ] ; then
-        echo "$warn_msg: Two DNS servers are recommended, 127.0.0.1 and any backup server"
-        warned=true
-    fi
-
-    if [ "$ns_primary" != "127.0.0.1" ] ; then
-        echo "$warn_msg: Primary DNS should be 127.0.0.1 (found ${ns_primary})"
-        warned=true
-    fi
-
-    if ! $warned ; then
-        echo "OK: Checks passed for /etc/resolv.conf DNS servers"
-    fi
-
-    echo
-    cat /etc/resolv.conf
-}
-
 fix_capabilities() {
     setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_NET_RAW,CAP_NET_ADMIN+ei $(which pihole-FTL) || ret=$?
 
diff --git a/docker-compose-jwilder-proxy.yml b/docker-compose-jwilder-proxy.yml
index 47ab2f7..ee9c9e4 100644
--- a/docker-compose-jwilder-proxy.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-jwilder-proxy.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ services:
 
   pihole:
     image: pihole/pihole:latest
-    dns:
-      - 127.0.0.1
-      - 1.1.1.1
     ports:
       - '53:53/tcp'
       - '53:53/udp'
@@ -60,4 +57,4 @@ services:
 #      PROXY_LOCATION: ghost
 #      VIRTUAL_HOST: ghost.yourDomain.lan
 #      VIRTUAL_PORT: 2368
-#    restart: always
\ No newline at end of file
+#    restart: always
diff --git a/docker-compose-traefik-proxy.md b/docker-compose-traefik-proxy.md
index 87335c5..8e3e6f3 100644
--- a/docker-compose-traefik-proxy.md
+++ b/docker-compose-traefik-proxy.md
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ services:
     domainname: homedomain.lan
 
     image: pihole/pihole:latest
-    dns:
-      - 127.0.0.1
-      - 1.1.1.1
     ports:
       - '0.0.0.0:53:53/tcp'
       - '0.0.0.0:53:53/udp'
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 06cd155..031eb49 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ services:
       - './etc-dnsmasq.d/:/etc/dnsmasq.d/'
       # run `touch ./var-log/pihole.log` first unless you like errors
       # - './var-log/pihole.log:/var/log/pihole.log'
-    dns:
-      - 127.0.0.1
-      - 1.1.1.1
     # Recommended but not required (DHCP needs NET_ADMIN)
     #   https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole#note-on-capabilities
     cap_add:
diff --git a/docker_run.sh b/docker_run.sh
index e14d33d..ab733cc 100755
--- a/docker_run.sh
+++ b/docker_run.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ docker run -d \
     -e TZ="America/Chicago" \
     -v "$(pwd)/etc-pihole/:/etc/pihole/" \
     -v "$(pwd)/etc-dnsmasq.d/:/etc/dnsmasq.d/" \
-    --dns=127.0.0.1 --dns=1.1.1.1 \
     --restart=unless-stopped \
     --hostname pi.hole \
     -e VIRTUAL_HOST="pi.hole" \
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 815da70..6f8f7d8 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ PH_TEST=true . $PIHOLE_INSTALL
 
 echo " ::: Starting docker specific checks & setup for docker pihole/pihole"
 
-docker_checks
-
 # TODO:
 #if [ ! -f /.piholeFirstBoot ] ; then
 #    echo " ::: Not first container startup so not running docker's setup, re-create container to run setup again"
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 546fde6..12cdb99 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ with open('{}/VERSION'.format(dotdot), 'r') as v:
     raw_version = v.read().strip()
     __version__ = raw_version.replace('release/', 'release-')
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def args_dns():
-    return '--dns 127.0.0.1 --dns 1.1.1.1'
-
 @pytest.fixture()
 def args_volumes():
     return '-v /dev/null:/etc/pihole/adlists.list'
@@ -27,8 +23,8 @@ def args_env():
     return '-e ServerIP="127.0.0.1"'
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def args(args_dns, args_volumes, args_env):
-    return "{} {} {}".format(args_dns, args_volumes, args_env)
+def args(args_volumes, args_env):
+    return "{} {}".format(args_volumes, args_env)
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def test_args():
@@ -123,8 +119,8 @@ def persist_args_env():
     return '-e ServerIP="127.0.0.1"'
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def persist_args(persist_args_dns, persist_args_volumes, persist_args_env):
-    return "{} {} {}".format(args_dns, args_volumes, args_env)
+def persist_args(persist_args_volumes, persist_args_env):
+    return "{} {}".format(persist_args_volumes, persist_args_env)
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
 def persist_test_args():
diff --git a/test/test_bash_functions.py b/test/test_bash_functions.py
index d917a50..8773d41 100644
--- a/test/test_bash_functions.py
+++ b/test/test_bash_functions.py
@@ -179,20 +179,3 @@ def test_webPassword_pre_existing_trumps_all_envs(Docker, args_env, test_args):
 
     assert '::: Pre existing WEBPASSWORD found' in function.stdout
     assert Docker.run('grep -q \'{}\' {}'.format('WEBPASSWORD=volumepass', '/etc/pihole/setupVars.conf')).rc == 0
-
-
-@pytest.mark.skip('broke, needs investigation in v5.0 beta')
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('args_dns, expected_stdout', [
-    # No DNS passed will vary by the host this is ran on, bad idea for a test
-    #('', 'WARNING Misconfigured DNS in /etc/resolv.conf: Primary DNS should be 127.0.0.1'),
-    ('--dns 1.1.1.1',                 'WARNING Misconfigured DNS in /etc/resolv.conf: Two DNS servers are recommended, 127.0.0.1 and any backup server\n'
-                                      'WARNING Misconfigured DNS in /etc/resolv.conf: Primary DNS should be 127.0.0.1 (found 1.1.1.1)'),
-    ('--dns 127.0.0.1',               'WARNING Misconfigured DNS in /etc/resolv.conf: Two DNS servers are recommended, 127.0.0.1 and any backup server'),
-    ('--dns 1.1.1.1 --dns 127.0.0.1', 'WARNING Misconfigured DNS in /etc/resolv.conf: Primary DNS should be 127.0.0.1 (found 1.1.1.1)'),
-    ('--dns 127.0.0.1 --dns 1.1.1.1', 'OK: Checks passed for /etc/resolv.conf DNS servers'),
-])
-def test_docker_checks_for_resolvconf_misconfiguration(Docker, args_dns, expected_stdout):
-    ''' The container checks for misconfigured resolv.conf '''
-    function = Docker.run('. /bash_functions.sh ; eval `grep docker_checks /start.sh`')
-    print(function.stdout)
-    assert expected_stdout in function.stdout