diff --git a/precise/host/hooks/install.d/80-dns-waterfall.sh b/precise/host/hooks/install.d/80-dns-waterfall.sh
index 847d705..72671e4 100755
--- a/precise/host/hooks/install.d/80-dns-waterfall.sh
+++ b/precise/host/hooks/install.d/80-dns-waterfall.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ service lxc-net restart  ## had to 'brctl delbr lxcbr0' myself
 cp /etc/resolv.conf{,.orig}
 cat <<EOF > /etc/resolv.conf
 nameserver 127.0.0.1
-#domain .  ## didn't work on 12.04
-search localdomain  ## imperfect, we don't want to search www.localdomain
 EOF
 
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