diff --git a/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go b/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go
index f5d2915..8085de7 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ func (m *Machine) applyWireguardInterfaceConfig(ring int, data wireguard.Interfa
 	ri := &RingInfo{
 		Ring:    ring,
 		Enabled: true,
-		Address: data.Address,
 		Keys: &wireguard.KeyPair{
 			PrivateKey: data.PrivateKey,
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/zones/rings.go b/pkg/zones/rings.go
index 763ae84..ac25bd1 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/rings.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/rings.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type RingInfo struct {
 	Ring    int                `toml:"ring"`
 	Enabled bool               `toml:"enabled,omitempty"`
 	Keys    *wireguard.KeyPair `toml:"keys,omitempty"`
-	Address netip.Addr         `toml:"address,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Merge attempts to combine two RingInfo structs
@@ -38,9 +37,6 @@ func (ri *RingInfo) Merge(alter *RingInfo) error {
 	case ri.Enabled && !alter.Enabled:
 		// can't disable via Merge
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %v → %v", "enabled", ri.Enabled, alter.Enabled)
-	case !canMergeAddress(ri.Address, alter.Address):
-		// different address
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %v ≠ %v", "address", ri.Address, alter.Address)
 	case !canMergeKeyPairs(ri.Keys, alter.Keys):
 		// incompatible keypairs
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %s ≠ %s", "keys", ri.Keys, alter.Keys)
@@ -69,29 +65,9 @@ func (ri *RingInfo) unsafeMerge(alter *RingInfo) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if addressEqual(ri.Address, netip.Addr{}) {
-		// assign address
-		ri.Address = alter.Address
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func canMergeAddress(ip1, ip2 netip.Addr) bool {
-	var zero netip.Addr
-
-	switch {
-	case addressEqual(ip1, zero) || addressEqual(ip2, zero) || addressEqual(ip1, ip2):
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-func addressEqual(ip1, ip2 netip.Addr) bool {
-	return ip1.Compare(ip2) == 0
-}
-
 func canMergeKeyPairs(p1, p2 *wireguard.KeyPair) bool {
 	switch {
 	case p1 == nil || p2 == nil: