diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 4a51032106..f0f5de5f50 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "test:electron-main": "aegir test -t electron-main"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@achingbrain/ip-address": "^8.1.0",
+    "@chainsafe/is-ip": "^2.0.2",
     "@libp2p/interface": "^0.1.1",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^3.0.1",
     "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^12.1.5",
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ip-port-to-multiaddr.ts b/packages/utils/src/ip-port-to-multiaddr.ts
index 8c0538a092..11020c85d2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ip-port-to-multiaddr.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ip-port-to-multiaddr.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Address4, Address6 } from '@achingbrain/ip-address'
+import { isIPv4, isIPv6 } from '@chainsafe/is-ip'
 import { CodeError } from '@libp2p/interface/errors'
 import { logger } from '@libp2p/logger'
 import { type Multiaddr, multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
@@ -27,21 +27,15 @@ export function ipPortToMultiaddr (ip: string, port: number | string): Multiaddr
     throw new CodeError(`invalid port provided: ${port}`, Errors.ERR_INVALID_PORT_PARAMETER)
   }
 
-  try {
-    // Test valid IPv4
-    new Address4(ip) // eslint-disable-line no-new
+  if (isIPv4(ip)) {
     return multiaddr(`/ip4/${ip}/tcp/${port}`)
-  } catch {}
-
-  try {
-    // Test valid IPv6
-    const ip6 = new Address6(ip)
-    return ip6.is4()
-      ? multiaddr(`/ip4/${ip6.to4().correctForm()}/tcp/${port}`)
-      : multiaddr(`/ip6/${ip}/tcp/${port}`)
-  } catch (err) {
-    const errMsg = `invalid ip:port for creating a multiaddr: ${ip}:${port}`
-    log.error(errMsg)
-    throw new CodeError(errMsg, Errors.ERR_INVALID_IP)
   }
+
+  if (isIPv6(ip)) {
+    return multiaddr(`/ip6/${ip}/tcp/${port}`)
+  }
+
+  const errMsg = `invalid ip:port for creating a multiaddr: ${ip}:${port}`
+  log.error(errMsg)
+  throw new CodeError(errMsg, Errors.ERR_INVALID_IP)
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/ip-port-to-multiaddr.spec.ts b/packages/utils/test/ip-port-to-multiaddr.spec.ts
index 2e1631743f..7042d373ea 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test/ip-port-to-multiaddr.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/test/ip-port-to-multiaddr.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('IP and port to Multiaddr', () => {
   it('creates multiaddr from valid IPv4 in IPv6 IP and port', () => {
     const ip = '0:0:0:0:0:0:101.45.75.219'
     const port = '9090'
-    expect(ipPortToMultiaddr(ip, port).toString()).to.equal(`/ip4/101.45.75.219/tcp/${port}`)
+    expect(ipPortToMultiaddr(ip, port).toString()).to.equal(`/ip6/::652d:4bdb/tcp/${port}`)
   })
 
   it('creates multiaddr from valid IPv6 IP and port', () => {