diff --git a/modules/gmysqlbackend/smysql.cc b/modules/gmysqlbackend/smysql.cc
index e764930010d5..8d981ef55897 100644
--- a/modules/gmysqlbackend/smysql.cc
+++ b/modules/gmysqlbackend/smysql.cc
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ class SMySQLStatement: public SSqlStatement
     d_paridx++;
     return this;
   }
-  SSqlStatement* bind(const string& name, const DNSName& value) {
-    return bind(name, stripDot(value.toString())); // FIXME toLower() ?
-  }
   SSqlStatement* bindNull(const string& name) { 
     if (d_paridx >= d_parnum)
       throw SSqlException("Attempt to bind more parameters than query has: " + d_query);
diff --git a/pdns/backends/gsql/ssql.hh b/pdns/backends/gsql/ssql.hh
index 955bc1f7965f..08d7639589f9 100644
--- a/pdns/backends/gsql/ssql.hh
+++ b/pdns/backends/gsql/ssql.hh
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include "../../namespaces.hh"
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include "../../dnsname.hh"
+#include "../../namespaces.hh"
+#include "../../misc.hh"
 
 class SSqlException 
 {
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ public:
   virtual SSqlStatement* bind(const string& name, long long value)=0;;
   virtual SSqlStatement* bind(const string& name, unsigned long long value)=0;
   virtual SSqlStatement* bind(const string& name, const std::string& value)=0;
-  virtual SSqlStatement* bind(const string& name, const DNSName& value)=0;
+  SSqlStatement* bind(const string& name, const DNSName& value) {
+    return bind(name, stripDot(value.toString()));
+  }
   virtual SSqlStatement* bindNull(const string& name)=0;
   virtual SSqlStatement* execute()=0;;
   virtual bool hasNextRow()=0;