diff --git a/core/setup/pprof.go b/core/setup/pprof.go
index cf6b49636..125d2a9ef 100644
--- a/core/setup/pprof.go
+++ b/core/setup/pprof.go
@@ -29,9 +29,5 @@ func PProf(c *Controller) (middleware.Middleware, error) {
 		c.Startup = append(c.Startup, handler.Start)
 		c.Shutdown = append(c.Shutdown, handler.Shutdown)
 	})
-
-	return func(next middleware.Handler) middleware.Handler {
-		handler.Next = next
-		return handler
-	}, nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/middleware/pprof/pprof.go b/middleware/pprof/pprof.go
index 2c812f246..42102d198 100644
--- a/middleware/pprof/pprof.go
+++ b/middleware/pprof/pprof.go
@@ -5,22 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	pp "net/http/pprof"
-
-	"github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware"
-
-	"github.com/miekg/dns"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 type Handler struct {
-	Next middleware.Handler
-	ln   net.Listener
-	mux  *http.ServeMux
-}
-
-// ServeDNS passes all other requests up the chain.
-func (h *Handler) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (int, error) {
-	return h.Next.ServeDNS(ctx, w, r)
+	ln  net.Listener
+	mux *http.ServeMux
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) Start() error {