diff --git a/Lib/ipaddress.py b/Lib/ipaddress.py
index cb35685925c..90c69a4bbca 100644
--- a/Lib/ipaddress.py
+++ b/Lib/ipaddress.py
@@ -482,9 +482,6 @@ def __index__(self):
     def __int__(self):
         return self._ip
 
-    def __hex__(self):
-        return hex(self._ip)
-
     def __eq__(self, other):
         try:
             return (self._ip == other._ip