diff --git a/src/dns-storage.cpp b/src/dns-storage.cpp
index 7ce9245..c26b725 100644
--- a/src/dns-storage.cpp
+++ b/src/dns-storage.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "dns-storage.h"
-#include "null-ptrs.h"
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include "logging.h"
@@ -152,5 +151,5 @@
     }
   sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
 
-  return CHRONOCHAT_NULL_DATA_PTR;
+  return shared_ptr<Data>();
 }