diff --git a/nodes/gce/bind01.py b/nodes/gce/bind01.py
index 6ec2c62..e6de7ef 100644
--- a/nodes/gce/bind01.py
+++ b/nodes/gce/bind01.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ nodes['gce.bind01'] = {
         'webserver',
     },
     'metadata': {
+        'backups': {
+            # This is the primary DNS server. However, we only use
+            # replication for DynDNS, currently. No need for backups here.
+            'exclude_from_backups': True,
+        },
         'interfaces': {
             'ens4': {
                 'ips': {