diff --git a/confutils/std/net.nim b/confutils/std/net.nim
index 5100c8d..bcea7f9 100644
--- a/confutils/std/net.nim
+++ b/confutils/std/net.nim
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
-import std/parseutils
-import stew/shims/net as stewNet
-export stewNet
-
-export ValidIpAddress
-
-func parseCmdArg*(T: type ValidIpAddress, s: string): T =
-  ValidIpAddress.init(s)
-
-func completeCmdArg*(T: type ValidIpAddress, val: string): seq[string] =
-  # TODO: Maybe complete the local IP address?
-  @[]
+import std/net
+from std/parseutils import parseInt
+export net
 
 func parseCmdArg*(T: type IpAddress, s: string): T =
   parseIpAddress(s)
diff --git a/confutils/toml/std/net.nim b/confutils/toml/std/net.nim
index be8917c..95bd414 100644
--- a/confutils/toml/std/net.nim
+++ b/confutils/toml/std/net.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import
-  stew/shims/net,
+  std/net,
   toml_serialization, toml_serialization/lexer
 
 export
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ proc readValue*(r: var TomlReader, val: var IpAddress)
          except ValueError as err:
            r.lex.raiseUnexpectedValue("IP address")
 
-proc readValue*(r: var TomlReader, val: var ValidIpAddress)
-               {.raises: [SerializationError, IOError, Defect].} =
-  val =  try: ValidIpAddress.init(r.readValue(string))
-         except ValueError as err:
-           r.lex.raiseUnexpectedValue("IP address")
-
 proc readValue*(r: var TomlReader, val: var Port)
                {.raises: [SerializationError, IOError, Defect].} =
   let port = try: r.readValue(uint16)
diff --git a/tests/test_config_file.nim b/tests/test_config_file.nim
index e68896d..efedad3 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_file.nim
+++ b/tests/test_config_file.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # nim-confutils
-# Copyright (c) 2020 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed and distributed under either of
 #   * MIT license: [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 #   * Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ type
         name: "rpc-port" }: Port
 
       rpcAddress* {.
-        defaultValue: ValidIpAddress.init(defaultAdminListenAddress(config))
+        defaultValue: defaultAdminListenAddress(config)
         desc: "Address of the server to connect to for RPC - for the validator duties in the pull model"
-        name: "rpc-address" }: ValidIpAddress
+        name: "rpc-address" }: IpAddress
 
       restAddress* {.
         defaultValue: defaultAdminListenAddress(config)
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ proc readValue(r: var TomlReader, value: var IpAddress) =
   except ValueError as ex:
     raise newException(SerializationError, ex.msg)
 
-proc readValue(r: var TomlReader, value: var ValidIpAddress) =
-  try:
-    value = ValidIpAddress.init(r.parseAsString())
-  except ValueError as ex:
-    raise newException(SerializationError, ex.msg)
-
 proc readValue(r: var TomlReader, value: var Port) =
   value = r.parseInt(int).Port
 
@@ -182,9 +176,6 @@ proc readValue(r: var WinregReader,
 proc readValue(r: var WinregReader, value: var IpAddress) {.used.} =
   value = parseIpAddress(r.readValue(string))
 
-proc readValue(r: var WinregReader, value: var ValidIpAddress) {.used.} =
-  value = ValidIpAddress.init(r.readValue(string))
-
 proc readValue(r: var WinregReader, value: var Port) {.used.} =
   value = r.readValue(int).Port