diff --git a/app/forms/floating-ip-create.tsx b/app/forms/floating-ip-create.tsx
index 017c9ec096..3682cc1803 100644
--- a/app/forms/floating-ip-create.tsx
+++ b/app/forms/floating-ip-create.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import * as Accordion from '@radix-ui/react-accordion'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
-import type { SetRequired } from 'type-fest'
 
 import {
   useApiMutation,
@@ -22,14 +21,12 @@ import { AccordionItem } from '~/components/AccordionItem'
 import { DescriptionField } from '~/components/form/fields/DescriptionField'
 import { ListboxField } from '~/components/form/fields/ListboxField'
 import { NameField } from '~/components/form/fields/NameField'
-import { TextField } from '~/components/form/fields/TextField'
 import { SideModalForm } from '~/components/form/SideModalForm'
 import { useForm, useProjectSelector } from '~/hooks'
 import { addToast } from '~/stores/toast'
 import { Badge } from '~/ui/lib/Badge'
 import { Message } from '~/ui/lib/Message'
 import { pb } from '~/util/path-builder'
-import { validateIp } from '~/util/str'
 
 const toListboxItem = (p: SiloIpPool) => {
   if (!p.isDefault) {
@@ -50,11 +47,10 @@ const toListboxItem = (p: SiloIpPool) => {
   }
 }
 
-const defaultValues: SetRequired<FloatingIpCreate, 'ip'> = {
+const defaultValues: Omit<FloatingIpCreate, 'ip'> = {
   name: '',
   description: '',
   pool: undefined,
-  ip: '',
 }
 
 export function CreateFloatingIpSideModalForm() {
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ export function CreateFloatingIpSideModalForm() {
   })
 
   const form = useForm({ defaultValues })
-  const isPoolSelected = !!form.watch('pool')
 
   const [openItems, setOpenItems] = useState<string[]>([])
 
@@ -88,13 +83,7 @@ export function CreateFloatingIpSideModalForm() {
       formType="create"
       resourceName="floating IP"
       onDismiss={() => navigate(pb.floatingIps(projectSelector))}
-      onSubmit={({ ip, ...rest }) => {
-        createFloatingIp.mutate({
-          query: projectSelector,
-          // if address is '', evaluate as false and send as undefined
-          body: { ip: ip || undefined, ...rest },
-        })
-      }}
+      onSubmit={(body) => createFloatingIp.mutate({ query: projectSelector, body })}
       loading={createFloatingIp.isPending}
       submitError={createFloatingIp.error}
     >
@@ -124,16 +113,6 @@ export function CreateFloatingIpSideModalForm() {
             control={form.control}
             placeholder="Select pool"
           />
-          <TextField
-            name="ip"
-            label="IP address"
-            control={form.control}
-            disabled={!isPoolSelected}
-            transform={(v) => v.replace(/\s/g, '')}
-            validate={(ip) =>
-              ip && !validateIp(ip).valid ? 'Not a valid IP address' : true
-            }
-          />
         </AccordionItem>
       </Accordion.Root>
     </SideModalForm>
diff --git a/test/e2e/floating-ip-create.e2e.ts b/test/e2e/floating-ip-create.e2e.ts
index 47f579a8a0..d8dd2c9ea7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/floating-ip-create.e2e.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/floating-ip-create.e2e.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@
  * Copyright Oxide Computer Company
  */
 
-import {
-  clickRowAction,
-  expect,
-  expectNotVisible,
-  expectRowVisible,
-  expectVisible,
-  test,
-} from './utils'
+import { clickRowAction, expect, expectRowVisible, expectVisible, test } from './utils'
 
 const floatingIpsPage = '/projects/mock-project/floating-ips'
 
@@ -36,28 +29,19 @@ test('can create a floating IP', async ({ page }) => {
     .fill('A description for this Floating IP')
 
   const poolListbox = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'IP pool' })
-  const ipTextbox = page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'IP address' })
 
   // accordion content should be hidden
-  await expectNotVisible(page, [ipTextbox])
+  await expect(poolListbox).toBeHidden()
 
   // open accordion
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Advanced' }).click()
 
   // accordion content should be visible
-  await expectVisible(page, [poolListbox, ipTextbox])
+  await expect(poolListbox).toBeVisible()
 
-  // test that the IP validation works
+  // choose pool and submit
   await poolListbox.click()
   await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'ip-pool-1' }).click()
-  await ipTextbox.fill('256.256.256.256')
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create floating IP' }).click()
-  await expect(page.getByText('Not a valid IP address').first()).toBeVisible()
-
-  // correct IP and submit
-  await ipTextbox.clear()
-  await ipTextbox.fill('12.34.56.78')
-
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create floating IP' }).click()
 
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(floatingIpsPage)