diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index 0e08efe14a..bb5ab4f3fc 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (tab *Table) addIP(b *bucket, ip netip.Addr) bool {
 }
 
 func (tab *Table) removeIP(b *bucket, ip netip.Addr) {
-	if !ip.IsValid() || ip.IsUnspecified() || netutil.AddrIsLAN(ip) {
+	if netutil.AddrIsLAN(ip) {
 		return
 	}
 	tab.ips.RemoveAddr(ip)