diff --git a/src/util/config.rs b/src/util/config.rs
index 313692fc5..6b449459a 100644
--- a/src/util/config.rs
+++ b/src/util/config.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ pub struct Config {
 	pub metadata_dir: PathBuf,
 	pub data_dir: PathBuf,
 
-	#[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_addr")]
 	pub rpc_bind_addr: SocketAddr,
 
 	#[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_vec_addr")]
@@ -50,14 +49,12 @@ pub struct TlsConfig {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ApiConfig {
-	#[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_addr")]
 	pub api_bind_addr: SocketAddr,
 	pub s3_region: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct WebConfig {
-	#[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_addr")]
 	pub bind_addr: SocketAddr,
 	pub root_domain: String,
 	pub index: String,
@@ -87,19 +84,6 @@ pub fn read_config(config_file: PathBuf) -> Result<Config, Error> {
 	Ok(toml::from_str(&config)?)
 }
 
-fn deserialize_addr<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<SocketAddr, D::Error>
-where
-	D: de::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-	use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
-
-	<&str>::deserialize(deserializer)?
-		.to_socket_addrs()
-		.map_err(|_| de::Error::custom("could not resolve to a socket address"))?
-		.next()
-		.ok_or(de::Error::custom("could not resolve to a socket address"))
-}
-
 fn deserialize_vec_addr<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<SocketAddr>, D::Error>
 where
 	D: de::Deserializer<'de>,