diff --git a/src/datasources/accounts/accounts.datasource.ts b/src/datasources/accounts/accounts.datasource.ts
index 081bcf3adc..da7729550f 100644
--- a/src/datasources/accounts/accounts.datasource.ts
+++ b/src/datasources/accounts/accounts.datasource.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { IAccountsDatasource } from '@/domain/interfaces/accounts.datasource.int
 import { IEncryptionApiManager } from '@/domain/interfaces/encryption-api.manager.interface';
 import { ILoggingService, LoggingService } from '@/logging/logging.interface';
 import { asError } from '@/logging/utils';
-import { IpSchema } from '@/validation/entities/schemas/ip.schema';
+import { z } from 'zod';
 import {
   Inject,
   Injectable,
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ export class AccountsDatasource implements IAccountsDatasource, OnModuleInit {
    * @param clientIp - client IP address.
    */
   private async checkCreationRateLimit(clientIp: string): Promise<void> {
-    const { success: isValidIp } = IpSchema.safeParse(clientIp);
-    if (!clientIp || !isValidIp) {
+    const { success: isValidIp } = z.string().ip().safeParse(clientIp);
+    if (!isValidIp) {
       this.loggingService.warn(
         `Invalid client IP while creating account: ${clientIp}`,
       );
diff --git a/src/validation/entities/schemas/__tests__/ip.schema.spec.ts b/src/validation/entities/schemas/__tests__/ip.schema.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cf04d22943..0000000000
--- a/src/validation/entities/schemas/__tests__/ip.schema.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { IpSchema } from '@/validation/entities/schemas/ip.schema';
-
-describe('IpSchema', () => {
-  it('should validate a valid IP address', () => {
-    const value = '192.168.0.1';
-    const result = IpSchema.safeParse(value);
-
-    expect(result.success && result.data).toBe(value);
-  });
-
-  it('should not validate a non-IP address', () => {
-    const value = 'not-an-ip';
-    const result = IpSchema.safeParse(value);
-
-    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('should not validate an invalid IP address', () => {
-    const value = '192.168.0.256';
-    const result = IpSchema.safeParse(value);
-
-    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/validation/entities/schemas/ip.schema.ts b/src/validation/entities/schemas/ip.schema.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fc187e798..0000000000
--- a/src/validation/entities/schemas/ip.schema.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import { z } from 'zod';
-
-export const IpSchema = z.string().ip();