diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.c b/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.c
index 6d7da229f30..cdf2bcd0b91 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int dns_unpack_answer(struct dns_msg_t *dns_msg, int dname_ptr, uint32_t *ttl)
 	/* TTL value */
 	*ttl = dns_answer_ttl(DNS_COMMON_UINT_SIZE, answer);
 	pos = dns_msg->answer_offset + DNS_ANSWER_MIN_SIZE;
-	len = dns_unpack_answer_rdlength(DNS_COMMON_UINT_SIZE, answer);
+	len = dns_answer_rdlength(DNS_COMMON_UINT_SIZE, answer);
 
 	switch (dns_answer_type(DNS_COMMON_UINT_SIZE, answer)) {
 	case DNS_RR_TYPE_A:
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.h b/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.h
index 684dcdca634..8b50243cd7a 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.h
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/dns/dns_pack.h
@@ -220,15 +220,10 @@ static inline int dns_answer_class(uint16_t dname_size, uint8_t *answer)
 
 static inline int dns_answer_ttl(uint16_t dname_size, uint8_t *answer)
 {
-	return htonl(UNALIGNED_GET((uint32_t *)(answer + dname_size + 4)));
+	return ntohl(UNALIGNED_GET((uint32_t *)(answer + dname_size + 4)));
 }
 
-static inline int dns_answer_rdlength(uint16_t dname_size, uint8_t *answer)
-{
-	return htons(UNALIGNED_GET((uint16_t *)(answer + dname_size + 8)));
-}
-
-static inline int dns_unpack_answer_rdlength(uint16_t dname_size,
+static inline int dns_answer_rdlength(uint16_t dname_size,
 					     uint8_t *answer)
 {
 	return ntohs(UNALIGNED_GET((uint16_t *)(answer + dname_size + 8)));