diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 33c5a3fb43..b5a52dbbd8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+6.0.0-dev.341 | 2023-04-11 15:16:39 -0700
+
+  * Stop skipping expiration of empty DNS mappings (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
 6.0.0-dev.339 | 2023-04-11 15:16:15 -0700
 
   * smtp: Validate mail transaction and disable SMTP analyzer if excessive (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e67105c99a..3d8894ab11 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.0-dev.339
+6.0.0-dev.341
diff --git a/src/DNS_Mapping.h b/src/DNS_Mapping.h
index 32559701f0..fa761c4e51 100644
--- a/src/DNS_Mapping.h
+++ b/src/DNS_Mapping.h
@@ -46,13 +46,7 @@ public:
 	bool Failed() const { return failed; }
 	bool Valid() const { return ! failed; }
 
-	bool Expired() const
-		{
-		if ( ! req_host.empty() && addrs.empty() )
-			return false; // nothing to expire
-
-		return util::current_time() > (creation_time + req_ttl);
-		}
+	bool Expired() const { return util::current_time() > (creation_time + req_ttl); }
 
 	void Merge(const DNS_MappingPtr& other);