diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4dc54c8b..c8abb07d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1070,15 +1070,6 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
-    "@types/ip": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ip/-/ip-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dwNe8gOoF70VdL6WJBwVHtQmAX4RMd62M+mAB9HQFjG1/qiCLM/meRy95Pd14FYBbEDwCq7jgJs89cHpLBu4HQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "@types/node": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/istanbul-lib-coverage/-/istanbul-lib-coverage-2.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b962dff..2bed38b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/google.analytics": "0.0.40",
     "@types/ioredis": "^4.28.0",
-    "@types/ip": "^1.1.0",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.162",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime.ts b/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f53ac54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ISettings } from '../../types';
+
+// For client-side SDKs, machine IP and Hostname are not captured and sent to Split backend.
+export function validateRuntime(): ISettings['runtime'] {
+  return {
+    ip: false,
+    hostname: false
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime/browser.ts b/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime/browser.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8da6ac6a..00000000
--- a/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime/browser.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { ISettings } from '../../../types';
-
-export function validateRuntime(): ISettings['runtime'] {
-  return {
-    ip: false,
-    hostname: false
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime/node.ts b/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime/node.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fa97772d..00000000
--- a/src/utils/settingsValidation/runtime/node.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import osFunction from 'os';
-import ipFunction from 'ip';
-
-import { UNKNOWN, NA, CONSUMER_MODE } from '../../constants';
-import { ISettings } from '../../../types';
-
-export function validateRuntime(settings: ISettings): ISettings['runtime'] {
-  const isIPAddressesEnabled = settings.core.IPAddressesEnabled === true;
-  const isConsumerMode = settings.mode === CONSUMER_MODE;
-
-  // If the values are not available, default to false (for standalone) or "unknown" (for consumer mode, to be used on Redis keys)
-  let ip = ipFunction.address() || (isConsumerMode ? UNKNOWN : false);
-  let hostname = osFunction.hostname() || (isConsumerMode ? UNKNOWN : false);
-
-  if (!isIPAddressesEnabled) { // If IPAddresses setting is not enabled, set as false (for standalone) or "NA" (for consumer mode, to  be used on Redis keys)
-    ip = hostname = isConsumerMode ? NA : false;
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ip, hostname
-  };
-}